Variations of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at Syowa Station (69°00’ S, 39°35’ E), Antarctica

M. Tanaka; T. Nakazawa; M. Shiobara; H. Ohshima; S. Aoki; S. Kawaguchi; T. Yamanouchi; Y. Makino; H. Murayama

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v39i1-2.15324

Variations of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at Syowa Station (69°00’ S, 39°35’ E), Antarctica

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 39 (1987): Issue 1-2

By: M. Tanaka, T. Nakazawa, M. Shiobara, H. Ohshima, S. Aoki, S. Kawaguchi, T. Yamanouchi, Y. Makino and H. Murayama

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|Jan 1987

Abstract

Precise measurements of the atmospheric CO₂ concentration were initiated at Syowa Station, Antarctica in 1983. Preliminary inspection of the data obtained up to the present showed that: (1) a regular diurnal variation is not observable; (2) irregular variations are sometimes observed with extremely small amplitudes of 0.2 ppmv at most; (3) a seasonal variation with the minimum concentration in mid-April and the maximum concentration in mid-October; and peak-to-peak amplitudes of about 1.2 ppmv are detected; (4) annual mean values of the CO₂ concentration are 341.2 and 342.6 ppmv for 1983 and 1984, respectively.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v39i1-2.15324 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 72 - 79

Submitted on: Nov 4, 1985

Accepted on: Jun 24, 1986

Published on: Jan 1, 1987

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1987 M. Tanaka, T. Nakazawa, M. Shiobara, H. Ohshima, S. Aoki, S. Kawaguchi, T. Yamanouchi, Y. Makino, H. Murayama, published by Stockholm University Press
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