********************************************************************** *** Atmospheric H2 concentrations (ppbv) derived from flask *** *** samples collected at Cape Ferguson, Australia *** *** Source: L.P. Steele *** *** P.B. Krummel *** *** R.L. Langenfelds *** *** Commonwealth Scientific, *** *** and Industrial Research Organisation, *** *** Aspendale, Victoria, *** *** Australia 3195 *** *** *** *** March 2003 *** *** *** ********************************************************************** Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann. Ave. 1992 529.15 522.83 516.51 496.59 487.05 499.19 498.56 501.37 514.2 521.59 522.77 1993 521.73 520.14 517.94 516.51 513.54 508.76 501.28 502.8 513.69 517.62 517.12 516.09 513.94 1994 519.72 524.49 522.6 515.09 498.79 489.44 502 514.38 518.16 521.37 525.98 531.24 515.27 1995 530.38 526.98 524.41 522.28 520.99 513.65 504.45 510.08 519.08 526.73 535.68 536.23 522.58 1996 531.41 524.84 522.61 522.2 519.72 516.9 516.42 518.7 522.84 526.99 524.96 525.01 522.72 1997 531.36 533.4 533.81 529.04 514 507.42 507.04 508.73 517.03 525.58 533.77 536.81 523.17 1998 535.43 535.89 534.16 528.03 523.22 510.01 505.53 523.03 531.74 531.15 535.12 538.64 527.66 1999 539.54 540.14 535.8 522.01 517.43 522.22 519.13 521.42 533.33 539.87 538.93 536.26 530.51 2000 536.81 537.48 535.56 532.33 527.39 518.96 510.27 512.19 523.18 533.08 534.88 532.99 527.93 2001 532.41 530.24 530.23 528.6 519.48 507.96 511.66 527.22 534.25 536.81 532.23 528.62 526.64 Monthly values are expressed in parts per billion per volume (ppbv) and reported in the CSIRO94 H2 scale. Monthly values were calculated as the mean of the daily values from a smooth curve fit to the data using the curve-fitting routines described by Thoning et al., 1989 (J. Geophys Res. 94, 8549-8565). Annual values are the arithmetic means of the 12 monthly values.