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South Pole
-O3-
| Observation |
| Category |
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Air sampling observation |
| Situation |
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ongoing |
| Time zone |
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UTC |
| Sampling |
| Sampling height |
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6 |
| Description |
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continuous |
| Sampling and analysis frequency |
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Continuous |
| Sampling environment |
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clean air facility
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| Description for sampling analysis |
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teflon inlet with PTFE filter membrane
1-3 lpm sample flow rate |
| Instrument and Analysis |
| Measurement method |
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Light absorption analysis (UV) |
| Current status and history of instrument |
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1975.01-1975.12 : ECC ( Electrochemical concentration cell ozone meter )
1976.01-2004.07 : DASIBI (UV- Photometer)
2004.08-: TEI 49C (UV- Photometer) |
| Description of instrument |
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1.0 ppb precision
+/- 1.0% full scale linearity |
| Calibration |
| Current scale employed in the measurement |
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the NIST standard |
| Measurement calibration |
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0-200 ppb calibration scale
sample gas produced from NIST standard |
| Scale and calibration(treasability) |
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Calibration standard February 2012 |
| Data Processing |
| Measurement unit |
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ppb |
| Data processing |
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1 hour records with instrument details
5 minute data average file
All data is scrutinized to only remove data that has been directly influenced by an outside affect (ie. power outages, zero span checks...) |
| Processing for averaging |
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Processing for Hourly Data:
all data
Processing for Daily Data:
all data
Processing for Monthly Data:
all data |
| Data flag |
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| Data remarks |
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| Other Information |
| Scientific aim |
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Background surface ozone
Antarctic depletion
Summer ozone variability |
| Reference |
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Oltmans, SJ and Levy II, H, Surface ozone measurements from a global network,
Atmos. Environ., 28, 9-24, 1994.
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ozwv/surfoz/index.html |
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| submitted by Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA |
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