N: 71.2712 S: 58.0838 E: -111.572 W: -165.48
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This dataset provides atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), molecular hydrogen (H2), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and other trace gas mole fractions (i.e. "concentrations") from flights over Alaska and the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada during the Arctic Carbon Aircraft Profile (Arctic-CAP) monthly sampling campaigns from April-November 2017. The data were derived from laboratory measurements of whole air samples collected by Programmable Flask Packages (PFP) onboard the aircraft. During each of the six monthly campaigns, flights over the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) domain included 25 vertical profiles, from the surface up to 6 km altitude, at locations selected to complement regular long-term vertical profiles, remote sensing data, and ground-based flux tower measurements. Measurements were initiated by the aircraft pilot at predetermined locations within each profile in order to evenly distribute flask sampling points throughout each flight. A total of 408 flask samples were collected during 55 individual flights. The measurements included in this data set are crucial for understanding changes in Arctic carbon cycling and the potential threats posed by thawing of Arctic permafrost.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using atmospheric trace gas vertical profiles to evaluate model fluxes: a case study of Arctic-CAP observations and GEOS simulations for the ABoVE domain | Sweeney, Colm, Chatterjee, Abhishek, Wolter, Sonja, McKain, Kathryn, Bogue, Robert, Conley, Stephen, Newberger, Tim, Hu, Lei, Ott, Lesley, Poulter, Benjamin, Schiferl, Luke, Weir, Brad, Zhang, Zhen, Miller, Charles E. | Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Air Quality, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Industrial Emissions, Fossil Fuel Burning, Biomass Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Atmospheric Ozone, Upper Air Temperature, Methane, Humidity, Wind Speed, Nitrous Oxide, Molecular Hydrogen, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide |