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    • Observations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) mole fractions from the NIST Northeast Corridor urban testbed

    Metadata Updated: September 30, 2025

    NOTE: please see the latest (March 2025) update at https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3765 . This archive is from May 2023. See Updates document for specific major and minor changes. Here we provide hourly observations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) from tower-based sites in the NIST Northeast Corridor network. Each *.tgz (tar/gzip) archive contains data files for a given site location, named by its 3-letter code (see NEC_sites.csv for codes and locations). To extract on a unix platform, use "tar -xvzf ". Data files within the .tgz archives are comma delimited (CSV); data files within the _NC.tgz archives are in NetCDF format. Site locations, heights, and other information are in a separate ascii (CSV) file (NEC_sites.csv), and also within each data file. Data in this archive is reported for the years 2015-2022. An ASCII Readme file (NEC_Readme_05052023) is also posted, along with an Updates_05052023.txt file that includes additional information on updates. Note about calibrations: CO2 data are reported on the NOAA/WMO X2007 calibration scale. CH4 data are reported on the NOAA/WMO X2004A calibration scale; CO data, where available, are reported on the NOAA/WMO X2014 scale. This archive, with CO2 data on the X2007 scale, will no longer be updated. A full revision of all the data on the NOAA/WMO X2019 scale for CO2 is forthcoming, and will be linked here; that archive will maintain its own record and DOI, include CH4 and CO, and will be continually updated. This data is being freely distributed for research, academic and related non-commercial purposes consistent with NIST's mandate to further the science and the promulgation of appropriate standards. Current update: May 5, 2023.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-699-2020

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 30, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 30, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
    Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Maintainer
    Identifier ark:/88434/mds2-3012
    Data First Published 2023-05-08
    Language en
    Data Last Modified 2023-05-03 00:00:00
    Category Environment:Greenhouse gas measurements
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 006:55
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    Homepage URL https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-3012
    License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
    Old Spatial United States
    Program Code 006:047
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-699-2020
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    Temporal 2015-01-01/2022-12-31

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