Measurements of Atmospheric Methane and ¹³C/¹²C of Atmospheric Methane from Flask Air Samples (1999)

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Investigators

Paul Quay and Johnny Stutsman
School of Oceanography,
University of Washington)

DOI

10.3334/CDIAC/atg.026

Description

This database offers precise measurements of atmospheric methane and ¹³C/¹²C in atmospheric methane from flask air samples collected at eight sites worldwide and aboard NOAA cruises in the Pacific Ocean. The eight sites include Olympic Peninsula, Washington; Cape Grim, Tasmania; Fraserdale, Ontario; Marshall Islands; Baring Head, New Zealand; Mauna Loa, Hawaii; Point Barrow, Alaska; and American Samoa. The measurements span the period 1988 to mid-1996. These data are useful for global methane budget analyses and for determining the atmospheric isotopic composition of methane. All isotopic measurements have been corrected for standard drift.