CARVE: L2 Atmospheric Gas Concentrations, Airborne Flasks, Alaska, 2012-2015
CARVE: L2 Atmospheric Gas Concentrations, Tower-based Flasks, Alaska, 2012-2015
These data provide atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), molecular hydrogen (H2), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and other trace gas concentrations from airborne campaigns over the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic for the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE). The CARVE flight campaigns took place from 2012 to 2015 between the months of March and November to enable investigation of both seasonal and inter-annual variability in atmospheric gas abundances. The data were derived from laboratory measurements of whole air samples collected by a Programmable Flask Package (PFP) onboard the CARVE aircraft. The CARVE team also collected flask samples multiple times per month from 2012-2015 at the CARVE flux tower in Fox, Alaska. 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.
Data Acknowledgements
Data Authors: Sweeney, C., J.B. Miller, A. Karion, S.J. Dinardo, and C.E. Miller.
Data Set DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1404 and http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1405
Data center: ORNL DAAC
Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS
