******************************************************************* *** Atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios (ppmv) derived from in situ *** *** air samples collected at Cape Matatula, American Samoa *** *** *** *** Source: Kirk W. Thoning *** *** Pieter P. Tans *** *** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *** *** Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory *** *** Boulder, Colorado USA 80303 *** *** *** *** February 2000 *** *** *** ******************************************************************* Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual 1976 332.24 331.90 331.32 331.09 330.67 331.17 331.14 331.15 331.29 331.45 332.03 331.93 331.45 1977 331.82 331.95 332.05 332.09 332.60 332.67 332.23 333.03 332.82 333.16 -99.99 -99.99 -99.99 1978 -99.99 334.76 335.15 335.33 335.00 335.15 335.00 335.76 335.75 -99.99 -99.99 -99.99 -99.99 1979 -99.99 336.13 335.86 336.57 335.81 336.03 336.28 336.33 336.32 336.62 336.73 336.87 -99.99 1980 337.44 337.60 337.89 337.34 337.77 337.99 338.39 338.30 338.19 338.11 338.54 338.83 338.03 1981 339.04 339.25 338.98 339.51 338.72 339.27 338.99 339.09 339.11 338.90 339.42 339.83 339.18 1982 340.39 340.38 340.33 340.20 339.99 339.87 340.55 340.71 340.36 339.90 340.31 340.23 340.27 1983 340.41 340.61 340.82 340.67 341.20 341.70 341.94 342.05 342.05 342.18 342.53 342.75 341.58 1984 343.08 343.39 343.45 343.37 342.47 342.85 343.20 343.33 343.39 343.37 343.46 344.07 343.29 1985 344.05 344.50 344.56 344.41 344.74 344.41 344.77 344.69 344.41 344.39 344.76 345.23 344.58 1986 345.56 345.71 345.76 345.85 345.55 346.29 346.23 345.89 345.98 346.06 346.05 346.21 345.93 1987 346.58 346.94 346.80 346.44 347.89 347.83 348.24 347.76 347.93 348.06 348.23 348.79 347.62 1988 349.30 349.75 349.67 350.63 349.62 349.65 349.93 349.97 349.59 349.92 350.40 351.03 349.96 1989 351.38 351.70 351.47 351.48 351.75 350.82 351.13 351.23 351.12 351.23 351.61 351.59 351.38 1990 352.20 353.10 -99.99 -99.99 352.08 352.78 352.64 352.71 352.77 352.59 352.74 353.26 -99.99 1991 353.84 354.52 354.17 353.55 353.48 353.95 353.91 353.58 353.54 353.65 354.26 354.69 353.93 1992 354.20 354.56 354.78 354.58 354.63 354.87 355.35 355.31 354.96 355.05 354.78 355.25 354.86 1993 355.38 355.34 355.93 355.59 354.67 355.42 355.41 356.10 355.74 355.82 356.14 356.63 355.68 1994 357.00 357.37 357.10 357.35 356.76 357.02 357.60 357.32 357.33 357.63 358.16 358.59 357.44 1995 358.54 359.30 359.31 359.03 359.43 359.28 359.50 359.31 359.17 359.47 359.89 360.15 359.37 1996 361.10 361.37 361.20 360.13 360.80 360.94 360.60 360.76 360.62 360.74 361.17 361.58 360.92 1997 361.77 362.06 362.37 361.87 361.12 361.12 361.93 361.89 361.90 -99.99 362.98 363.24 -99.99 1998 363.72 363.25 363.44 363.04 -99.99 -99.99 364.83 364.89 364.98 365.14 365.72 366.15 -99.99 Atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios are expressed in parts per million by volume (ppmv) and reported relative to the dry air WMO mole fraction scale. Monthly means are derived from hourly and daily means that represent baseline (background) conditions. Annual means are the arithmetic means of the monthly values calculated by CDIAC. Annual means are provided only for years with complete monthly records. Missing values are denoted by -99.99.