Continuous measurements of atmospheric CO2 at Jubany Station, Antarctica

Luigi Ciattaglia; Tiziano Colombo; Kenneth A. Masarie

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v51i3.16470

Continuous measurements of atmospheric CO2 at Jubany Station, Antarctica

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 51 (1999): Issue 3

By: Luigi Ciattaglia, Tiziano Colombo and Kenneth A. Masarie

Open Access

|Jan 1999

Abstract

The first 4 years (1994–1997) of continuous atmospheric CO₂ measurements from Jubany station located on the Antarctic peninsula are presented. Details are given on the station environment, meteorological conditions, instrumentation, and data selection strategy. The average seasonal cycle and annual growth rate are characterized and compared with other independent Antarctic CO₂ measurement records. An analysis of diurnal behaviour and local meteorology and statistical variability in the measurements suggests that Jubany is a suitable site for making systematic observations of CO₂ that are representative of large well-mixed air masses.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v51i3.16470 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 713 - 721

Submitted on: Dec 15, 1997

Accepted on: Dec 28, 1998

Published on: Jan 1, 1999

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1999 Luigi Ciattaglia, Tiziano Colombo, Kenneth A. Masarie, published by Stockholm University Press
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