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Keeling Curve Data

Curran Kelleher

Last edited Feb 05, 2024
Created on Feb 01, 2024

The Keeling Curve Dataset, manually processed to be valid CSV and parsed in code.

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" Atmospheric CO2 concentrations (ppm) derived from in situ air measurements                "
" at Mauna Loa, Observatory, Hawaii: Latitude 19.5°N Longitude 155.6°W Elevation 3397m      "
" Since December 2022 sampling has temporarily been relocated to MaunuaKea, Hawaii          "
" Latitude 19.8°N Longitude 155.5°W Elevation 4145m      "
"                                                                                           "
" Source: R. F. Keeling, S. J. Walker, S. C. Piper and A. F. Bollenbacher                   "
" Scripps CO2 Program ( http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu )                                        "
" Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)                                                 "
" University of California                                                                  "
" La Jolla, California USA 92093-0244                                                       "
"                                                                                           "
" Status of data and correspondence:                                                        "
"                                                                                           "
" These data are subject to revision based on recalibration of standard gases. Questions    "
" about the data should be directed to Dr. Ralph Keeling (rkeeling@ucsd.edu), Stephen Walker"
" (sjwalker@ucsd.edu) and Stephen Piper (scpiper@ucsd.edu), Scripps CO2 Program.            "
"                                                                                           "
" Baseline data in this file through 07-Jan-2024 from archive dated 08-Jan-2024 14:25:05    "
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" Please cite as:                                                                           "
"                                                                                           "
" C. D. Keeling, S. C. Piper, R. B. Bacastow, M. Wahlen, T. P. Whorf, M. Heimann, and       "
" H. A. Meijer, Exchanges of atmospheric CO2 and 13CO2 with the terrestrial biosphere and   "
" oceans from 1978 to 2000.  I. Global aspects, SIO Reference Series, No. 01-06, Scripps    "
" Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, 88 pages, 2001.                                   "
"                                                                                           "
" If it is necessary to cite a peer-reviewed article, please cite as:                       "
"                                                                                           "
" C. D. Keeling, S. C. Piper, R. B. Bacastow, M. Wahlen, T. P. Whorf, M. Heimann, and       "
" H. A. Meijer, Atmospheric CO2 and 13CO2 exchange with the terrestrial biosphere and       "
" oceans from 1978 to 2000: observations and carbon cycle implications, pages 83-113,       "
" in "A History of Atmospheric CO2 and its effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems",     "
" editors, Ehleringer, J.R., T. E. Cerling, M. D. Dearing, Springer Verlag,                 "
" New York, 2005.                                                                           "
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" The data file below contains 10 columns.  Columns 1-4 give the dates in several redundant "
" formats. Column 5 below gives monthly Mauna Loa CO2 concentrations in micro-mol CO2 per   "
" mole (ppm), reported on the 2012 SIO manometric mole fraction scale.  This is the        "
" standard version of the data most often sought.  The monthly values have been adjusted    "
" to 24:00 hours on the 15th of each month.  Column 6 gives the same data after a seasonal  "
" adjustment to remove the quasi-regular seasonal cycle.  The adjustment involves           "
" subtracting from the data a 4-harmonic fit with a linear gain factor.  Column 7 is a      "
" smoothed version of the data generated from a stiff cubic spline function plus 4-harmonic "
" functions with linear gain.  Column 8 is the same smoothed version with the seasonal      "
" cycle removed.  Column 9 is identical to Column 5 except that the missing values from     "
" Column 5 have been filled with values from Column 7.  Column 10 is identical to Column 6  "
" except missing values have been filled with values from Column 8.  Missing values are     "
" denoted by -99.99                                                                         "
"                                                 "
" Column 11 is the 3-digit sampling station identifier.  MLO refers to the Mauna Loa Observatory."
" MKO refers the summit of nearby Maunakea. MKO data are used to a fill a gap created by the 2022"
" eruption of Mauna Loa, which led to the shutdown measurements by the Scripps CO2 program at MLO"
" from Dec 2022 through Feb 2023"
"                                                                                           "
" CO2 concentrations are measured on the '12' calibration scale                             "
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