WMO WDCGG DVD No. 8

This is a brief description of WMO WDCGG DVD No. 8's content.

WMO WDCGG DVD No. 8, produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency in collaboration with the World 
Meteorological Organization, contains all metadata and observational data sent by around 330 stations to 
the WDCGG as of November 2015.

<< DVD content >>

The documents listed below are included for supporting users. 
Open the "index.html" file. 

(1) readme.txt: This document
(2) wdcgg_guide.PDF: WMO World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases Data Submission and Dissemination Guide
(3) code_file_list.txt: Filenames equivalent to the filename codes used in WMO WDCGG Data Summary No. 40
(4) renamed_file_list.txt: Differences from the filenames used on the previous DVD (No. 7)


Measurement parameters and parameter codes are listed in the table below. 
Each observational data file is named in line with the convention described in "wdcgg_guide.PDF (ANNEX 3)."

        Table: Gas measurement parameters
--------------------------------------------------------
        Measurement Parameter           Parameter code
--------------------------------------------------------
        Carbon Dioxide                  co2
        Methane                         ch4
        Nitrous Oxide                   n2o
        Bromomethane                    ch3br
        Carbon Monoxide                 co
        Chlorofluorocarbons             cfcs
        Chloromethane                   ch3cl
        Dichloromethane                 ch2cl2
        Hydrochlorofluorocarbons        hcfcs
        Hydrofluorocarbons              hfcs
        Hydrogen                        h2
        Hydrogen Peroxide               h2o2
        Perchloroethylene               c2cl4
        Radon                           222rn
        Stable Carbon Isotopes of CH4   13ch4
        Stable Carbon Isotopes of CO2   13co2
        Stable Oxygen Isotopes of CO2   c18o2
        Sulfurhexafluoride              sf6
        Tetrachloromethane              ccl4
        Trichloroethane                 ch3ccl3
        Trichloromethane                chcl3
        Nitrogen Dioxide                no2
        Nitrogen Monoxide               no
        Nitrogen Oxides                 nox
        Odd Nitrogen                    noy
        Organic Peroxides               rooh
        Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate           pan
        Surface Ozone                   o3
        Sulfur Dioxide                  so2
        Volatile Organic Compounds      vocs
        Total Inorganic Carbon          tic
        Bromochlorodifluoromethane      cbrclf2
        Trifluorobromomethane           cbrf3
        Iodomethane                     ch3i
        Dibromomethane                  ch2br2
        Radiocarbon isotopes of CO2     14co2
        Trichloroethylene               c2hcl3
        Sulfuryl Fluoride               so2f2
        Perfluorocompounds              pfcs
        Deuterated methane              ch3d
        Bromoform                       chbr3
        Nitrogen trifluoride            nf3
        Dibromotetrafluoroethane        c2br2f4
--------------------------------------------------------

<< Notes for users>>
  By using this DVD, you agree to the terms of the WDCGG data policy outlined below.

1) WMO WDCGG publications and data are to be used only for non-profit purposes.

2) All users accept the following conditions set forth by the Commission 
for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) WG and supported by the Thirteenth Session of CAS: 
"For scientific purposes, access to these data is unlimited and provided without charge. 
By their use, you accept that an offer of co-authorship will be made through personal contact 
with the data providers or owners whenever substantial use is made of their data. 
In all cases, an acknowledgement must be made to the data providers or owners and the data centre 
when these data are used within a publication."