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