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Atmospheric Trace Gases, Carbon Isotopes, Radionuclides, and Aerosols

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Isotopes
Atmospheric carbon dioxide record from Mauna Loa, (2008)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide record from flask measurements at Lampedusa Island, (2001)
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations--Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, 1958-2003 (revised 2004), NDP-001 - Abstract
Monthly atmospheric CO₂ mixing ratios from the NOAA/CMDL network
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Mixing Ratios from the NOAA CMDL Carbon Cycle Cooperative Global Air Sampling Network (2004) NDP-005 - Abstract
CSIRO GASLAB Network: Individual Flask Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Gases (2003)
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations from the CSIRO GASLAB Flask Sampling Network
Atmospheric CO₂ record from continuous measurements at Jubany Station, Antarctica, (2004)
Atmospheric CO₂ records from 10 sites in the SIO air sampling network (2005)
Atmospheric CO₂ from flask air samples at 10 sites in the SIO air sampling network (2004), NDP-001A >
Atmospheric carbon dioxide records from sites in the NOAA/CMDL continuous monitoring network, (2000)
Historical atmospheric CO₂ record from the extended Vostok ice core, (2003)
Historical CO₂ record from the Siple Station ice core, (1997)
Historical atmospheric CO₂ records from the Law Dome DE08, DE08-2, and DSS ice cores, (1998)
The Increasing Concentration of Atmospheric CO₂ : How Much, When, and Why? (2001)
(Presented at Erice International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, 26th Session, Erice, Sicily, Italy, 19-24 August 2001.)
AmeriFlux - Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Balance Measurements
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations from in situ Measurements at Amsterdam Island, 1980-1995, (1997)
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations--The Canadian Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network (1993), NDP-034 | Abstract
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations Derived from Flask Samples Collected at U.S.S.R.-Operated Sampling Sites (1991), NDP-033 | Abstract | PDF
Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations--The CSIRO (Australia) Monitoring Program from Aircraft for 1972-1981 (1984), NDP-007 | Abstract | PDF
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Surface Water and the Atmosphere During 1986-1989 NOAA/PMEL Cruises in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (1995), NDP-047 | PDF
Surface Water and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide Observations by Shipboard Automated Gas Chromatography: Results from Expeditions Between 1977 and 1990 (1992), NDP-044 | Abstract | PDF
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group 1, 1994: Modelling Results Relating Future Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations to Industrial Emissions (1995), DB1009 | Abstract

Atmospheric Methane

The ALE/GAGE/AGAGE Network (updated December 2008) DB1001 | Abstract
Atmospheric CH₄ Concentrations from the CSIRO GASLAB Flask Sampling Network, (2003)
Methane, Nonmethane Hydrocarbons, Alkyl Nitrates, and Chlorinated Carbon Compounds including 3 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11, CFC-12, and CFC-113) in Whole-air Samples, (2003)
Historic CH ₄ records from Antarctic and Greenland ice cores, Antarctic firn data, and archived air samples from Cape Grim, Tasmania, (2002)
Atmospheric Methane at Cape Meares, Oregon, U.S.A.: A High-Resolution Data Base for the Period 1979-1992 (1994), DB1007 | Abstract
Atmospheric Methane Mixing Ratios--The NOAA/CMDL Global Cooperative Air Sampling Network, 1983-1993 (1994), DB1008 | Abstract
Measurements of Atmospheric Methane and ¹³C/¹²C of Atmospheric Methane from Flask Air Samples (1999), Abstract
Carbon-13 Isotopic Abundance and Concentration of Atmospheric Methane for Background Air in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres from 1978 to 1989 (1995), NDP-049 | Abstract | PDF

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide

The ALE/GAGE/AGAGE Network (updated December 2008) DB1001 | Abstract
Atmospheric CO Concentrations from the CSIRO GASLAB Flask Sampling Network
MAPS 1994 Correlative Atmospheric CO Mixing Ratios (1998), DB1020 | Abstract
Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Mixing Ratios NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory Cooperative Air Sampling Network, 1988-1993 (1994), DB1011 | Abstract

Atmospheric Hydrogen

Atmospheric H₂ Concentrations from the CSIRO GASLAB Flask Sampling Network
The ALE/GAGE/AGAGE Network (updated December 2008) DB1001 | Abstract

Isotopes in Greenhouse Gases

Monthly atmospheric ¹³C/¹²C isotopic ratios for 10 SIO stations, (2005)
Mixing ratios of CO, CO₂, CH₄ and isotope ratios of associated ¹³C, ¹⁸O, and ²H in air samples from Niwot Ridge, Colorado, and Montaña de Oro, California, USA (2004), DB1022 | Abstract
Estimates of Monthly CO₂ Emissions and Associated ¹³C/¹²C Values from Fossil-Fuel Consumption in the U.S.A., (2004)
δ¹³C in CO₂ from the CSIRO GASLAB Flask Sampling Network
In Situ δ¹³CO₂ from Cape Grim, Tasmania, Australia: 1982-1993 (2001),
In situ Carbon 13 and Oxygen 18 Ratios of Atmospheric CO₂ from Cape Grim, Tasmania, Australia: 1982-1993 (1995), DB1014 | Abstract
Carbon-13 Isotopic Abundance and Concentration of Atmospheric Methane for Background Air in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres from 1978 to 1989 (1995), NDP-049 | Abstract | PDF
Measurements of Atmospheric Methane and ¹³C/¹²C of Atmospheric Methane from Flask Air Samples (1999), Abstract
¹⁴CO₂ Observations from Schauinsland, Germany, (1997)
Carbon-14 Measurements in Atmospheric CO₂ from Northern and Southern Hemisphere Sites, 1962-1992 (1996), NDP-057 | PDF
Carbon-14 Measurements in Surface Water CO₂ from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, 1965-1994 (1998), NDP-057A | PDF

Radionuclides

EML's Stratospheric Radionuclide (RANDAB) and Trace Gas (TRACDAB) Databases (1997), DB1019 | Abstract

Aerosols

Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory (46.4° N, 119.6° W) Multispectral Optical Depth Measurements: 1979-1994 (1996), NDP-053 | Abstract | PDF
Volcanic Loading: The Dust Veil Index (1985), NDP-013 | Abstract | PDF

Other Trace Gases

The ALE/GAGE/AGAGE Network (updated December 2008) DB1001 | Abstract
Atmospheric CFC, CCl4, and SF6 Historical Update (2008)
Methane, Nonmethane Hydrocarbons, Alkyl Nitrates, and Chlorinated Carbon Compounds including 3 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11, CFC-12, and CFC-113) in Whole-air Samples, (2003)
Atmospheric Fluoroform (CHF₃, HFC-23) at Cape Grim, Tasmania, (2000)
Atmospheric Methyl Chloride (2000)
Trifluoromethyl Sulfur Pentafluoride (SF₅ CF₃ ) and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF₆ ) from Dome Concordia, (2000)
EML's Stratospheric Radionuclide (RANDAB) and Trace Gas (TRACDAB) Databases (1997), DB1019 | Abstract
Globally Averaged Atmospheric CFC-11 Concentrations: Monthly and Annual Data for the Period 1975-1992 (1996), DB1010 | Abstract
Surface Water and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide Observations by Shipboard Automated Gas Chromatography: Results from Expeditions Between 1977 and 1990 (1992), NDP-044 | Abstract | PDF
Annual and Seasonal Global Variation in Total Ozone and Layer-Mean Ozone, 1958-1989 (revised 1992), NDP-023 | Abstract

Carbon Cycle

Terrestrial Carbon Management Data Sets
Area and Carbon Content of Sphagnum Since Last Glacial Maximum (2002)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Consumption and Cement Manufacture, (2008)
Estimates of Monthly CO₂ Emissions and Associated ¹³C/¹²C Values from Fossil-Fuel Consumption in the U.S.A., (2004)
Estimates of Annual Fossil-Fuel CO₂ Emitted for Each State in the U.S.A. and the District of Columbia for Each Year from 1960 through 2001
Global, Regional, and National Annual CO₂ Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Cement Production, and Gas Flaring: 1751-2005 (updated 2008), NDP-030 | Abstract
Geographic Patterns of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Hydraulic Cement Production, and Gas Flaring on a One Degree by One Degree Grid Cell Basis: 1950 to 1990 (1997), NDP-058 | Abstract | PDF
Carbon Dioxide Emission Estimates from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Hydraulic Cement Production, and Gas Flaring for 1995 on a One Degree Grid Cell Basis (1998), NDP-058A
AmeriFlux - Terrestrial Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Balance Measurements
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group 1, 1994: Modelling Results Relating Future Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations to Industrial Emissions (1995), DB1009 | Abstract
Interannual Variability in Global Soil Respiration on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1980-1994) (2003), NDP-081 | PDF
Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide emissions from Soils on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1996), DB1015
Carbon Flux to the Atmosphere from Land-use Changes: 1850 to 1990 (2001), NDP-050 | PDF
Northern Hemisphere Biome- and Process-Specific Changes in Forest Area and Gross Merchantable Volume: 1890-1990 (1997), DB1017 | Abstract
Historic Land Use and Carbon Estimates for South and Southeast Asia: 1880-1980 (1994), NDP-046 | Abstract | PDF
New IPCC Tier-1 Global Biomass Carbon Map for the Year 2000 (2008)
Geographical Distribution of Biomass Carbon in Tropical Southeast Asian Forests: A Database (2001), NDP-068 | PDF
Tropical Africa: Land Use, Biomass, and Carbon Estimates for 1980 (1996), NDP-055 | PDF
Geographical Distribution of Woody Biomass Carbon in Tropical Africa: An Updated Database for 2000 (2007), NDP-055b
Worldwide Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (1986), NDP-018 | Abstract | PDF
A Global 1 Degree by 1 Degree Distribution of Atmospheric - Soil CO₂ Consumption by Continental Weathering and of Riverine HCO₃ Yield (1995), DB1012 | Abstract
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) 3-Dimensional (3-D) Global Tracer Transport Model (1993), DB1006 | Abstract

Climate

Global Temperature, Precipitation, Sea Level Pressure, and Station Pressure Data

Temperature
The Global Historical Climatology Network: Long-Term Monthly Temperature, Precipitation, Sea Level Pressure, and Station Pressure Data (1992), NDP-041 | Abstract | PDF
Historical Isotopic Temperature Record from the Vostok Ice Core , (2000)
740,000-year Deuterium Record in an Ice Core from Dome C, Antarctica , (2004)
Global, hemispheric, and zonal temperature deviations derived from radiosonde records, (2006)
Global and hemispheric temperature anomalies-land and marine instrumental records, (2006)
Radiosonde Temperature Anomalies in the Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere for the Globe, Hemispheres, and Latitude Zones, (2007)
Monthly surface air temperature time series area-averaged over the 30-degree latitudinal belts of the globe, (2006)
Global and Hemispheric Annual Temperature Variations Between 1861 and 1991 (revised 1994), NDP-022 | Abstract
An Updated Global Grid Point Surface Air Temperature Anomaly Data Set: 1851-1990 (revised 1991), NDP-020 | Abstract
Global Paleoclimatic Data for 6000 Yr B.P. (1985), NDP-011 | Abstract | PDF
A Computer-Based Atlas of Global Instrumental Climate Data (1994), DB1003 | Abstract
A Comprehensive Precipitation Data Set for Global Land Areas (1991), TR051 | Abstract

United States Temperature, Precipitation, and Snow Data

United States Historical Climatology Network, Long-Term Daily and Monthly Climate Records from Stations Across the Contiguous United States (revised 2006). Daily data (NDP-070) through 2005, and monthly data (NDP-019) through 2002.
Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (HCN) Serial Temperature and Precipitation Data (1994), DB1004 | Abstract
Daily Snow Depth Measurements from 195 Stations in the United States (1997), NDP-059 | Abstract | PDF

Climate Data - U.S.S.R.

Daily Temperature and Precipitation Data for 223 U.S.S.R. Stations (1993), NDP-040 | Abstract | PDF
Six- and Three-Hourly Meteorological Observations from 223 U.S.S.R. Stations (1998), NDP-048 | PDF

Climate Data - People's Republic of China

Two Long-Term Instrumental Climatic Data Bases of the People's Republic of China (1997), NDP-039 | PDF
Climate Data Bases of the People's Republic of China 1841-1988 (1993), TR055 | Abstract

Cloud and Sunshine Data

Climatological Data for Clouds Over the Globe from Surface Observations (1988), NDP-026 | Abstract
Climatological Data For Clouds Over the Globe From Surface Observations, 1982-1991:The Total Cloud Edition (1994), NDP-026A | Abstract | PDF
Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports from Ships and Land Stations Over the Globe, 1982-1991 (1995), NDP-026B | PDF
Extended Edited Synoptic Cloud Reports from Ships and Land Stations Over the Globe, 1952-1996 (1999), NDP-026C | Abstract | PDF
Cloud Climatology for Land Stations Worldwide, 1971-1996 (2003), NDP-026D | Abstract | PDF
Historical Sunshine and Cloud Data in the United States (revised 1991), NDP-021 | Abstract
Trends in Total Cloud Amount Over China (1999)

Other Climatic Data

Area Averaged Temperature Time Series for China, India, and the United States (1999)
A Databank of Antarctic Surface Temperature and Pressure Data (2001), NDP-032 | Abstract
Monthly Mean Pressure Reconstructions for Europe (1780-1980) and North America (1858-1980) (1987), NDP-025 | Abstract
Tree Ring Chronology Indexes and Reconstructions of Precipitation in Central Iowa, USA (1984), NDP-002 | Abstract
An Annotated Inventory of Climatic Indices and Data Sets (1986), TR035 | Abstract
A Global Geographic Information System Data Base of Storm Occurrences and Other Climatic Phenomena Affecting Coastal Zones (1991), NDP-035 | Abstract | PDF

Coastal Sensitivity to Sea Level

A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992), NDP-043A | Abstract
A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. Gulf Coast (1993), NDP-043B | Abstract
A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast (1997), NDP-043C | PDF

Energy and Socioeconomic Systems

Global Population Distribution (1990), Terrestrial Area and Country Name Information on a One by One Degree Grid Cell Basis (1998), DB1016 | Abstract
The IEA/ORAU Long-Term Global Energy- CO₂ Model: Personal Computer Version A84PC (1995), CMP-002/PC | Abstract | PDF

Land-Use and Ecosystems

Terrestrial Carbon Management Data Sets
New IPCC Tier-1 Global Biomass Carbon Map for the Year 2000 (2008)
National Land Cover Data 1992 (2005), and 2001 (2008)
Carbon Flux to the Atmosphere from Land-Use Changes (1850-2005), (2008)
Carbon Flux to the Atmosphere from Land-use Changes: 1850 to 1990 (2001), NDP-050 | PDF
AmeriFlux - Terrestrial Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Balance Measurements
Global Population Distribution (1990), Terrestrial Area and Country Name Information on a One by One Degree Grid Cell Basis (1998), DB1016 | Abstract
Northern Hemisphere Biome- and Process-Specific Changes in Forest Area and Gross Merchantable Volume: 1890-1990 (1997), DB1017 | Abstract
Interannual Variability in Global Soil Respiration on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1980-1994) (2003), NDP-081 | PDF
Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide emissions from Soils on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1996), DB1015
Geographical Distribution of Biomass Carbon in Tropical Southeast Asian Forests: A Database, (2001) NDP-068 | PDF
Historic Land Use and Carbon Estimates for South and Southeast Asia: 1880-1980 (1994), NDP-046 | Abstract | PDF
Tropical Africa: Land Use, Biomass, and Carbon Estimates for 1980 (1996), NDP-055 | PDF
Geographical Distribution of Woody Biomass Carbon in Tropical Africa: An Updated Database for 2000 (2007), NDP-055b
Major World Ecosystem Complexes Ranked by Carbon in Live Vegetation: A Database (1985), NDP-017 | PDF
Olson's Major World Ecosystem Complexes Ranked by Carbon in Live Vegetation: An Updated Database Using the GLC2000 Land Cover Product (2007), NDP-017b
Worldwide Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (1986), NDP-018 | Abstract | PDF

Solar and Atmospheric Radiation

Solar Records: The Wolf Sunspot Index and Umbral/Penumbral Ratio (1985), NDP-014 | Abstract
ICRCCM Infrared (Clear-Sky) Line-by Line Radiative Fluxes (1994), DB1002| Abstract
AmeriFlux - Terrestrial Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Energy Balance Measurements

Trace Gas Emissions

Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Consumption and Cement Manufacture, (2008)
Estimates of Monthly CO₂ Emissions and Associated ¹³C/¹²C Values from Fossil-Fuel Consumption in the U.S.A., (2004)
Estimates of Annual Fossil-Fuel CO₂ Emitted for Each State in the U.S.A. and the District of Columbia for Each Year from 1960 through 2001
Global, Regional, and National Annual CO₂ Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Cement Production, and Gas Flaring: 1751-2000 (revised 2003), NDP-030 | Abstract
Interannual Variability in Global Soil Respiration on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1980-1994) (2003), NDP-081 | PDF
Kyoto-Related Fossil-Fuel CO₂ Emission Totals, (2003)
Geographic Patterns of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Hydraulic Cement Production, and Gas Flaring on a One Degree by One Degree Grid Cell Basis: 1950 to 1990 (revised 1994), NDP-058 | Abstract | PDF
Carbon Dioxide Emission Estimates from Fossil-Fuel Burning, Hydraulic Cement Production, and Gas Flaring for 1995 on a One Degree Grid Cell Basis (1998), NDP-058A
Production of CO₂ from Fossil Fuel Burning by Fuel Type, 1860-1982 (1984), NDP-006 | Abstract | PDF
Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide emissions from Soils on a 0.5 Degree Grid Cell Basis (1996), DB1015

Methane

δ¹³C

Global and Latitudinal Estimates of δ¹³C from Fossil-Fuel Consumption and Cement Manufacture (1996), DB1013 | Abstract

Computer Model

The IEA/ORAU Long-Term Global Energy- CO₂ Model: Personal Computer Version A84PC (1995), CMP-002/PC | Abstract | PDF

Vegetation Response to CO₂ and Climate

Area and Carbon Content of Sphagnum Since Last Glacial Maximum (2002)
TDE Model Intercomparison Project Data Archive
Presentations and abstracts from the recent DOE Terrestrial Science Team Meeting (Argonne National Laboratory, October 29-31, 2001)
FACE (Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment)
Walker Branch Throughfall Displacement Experiment Data Report: Site Characterization, System Performance, Weather, Species Composition, and Growth (2001), NDP-078A | PDF
Bibliography on CO₂ Effects on Vegetation and Ecosystems: 1990-1999 Literature (2000), CDIAC-129
Direct effects of atmospheric CO₂ enrichment on plants and ecosystems: An updated bibliographic data base (1994), CDIAC-70
A Database of Herbaceous Vegetation Responses to Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ (1999), NDP-073 | PDF
A Database of Woody Vegetation Responses to Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ (1999), NDP-072 | PDF
Forest Responses to Anthropogenic Stress (FORAST) Database (1995), DB1005 | Abstract
Effects of CO₂ and Nitrogen Fertilization on Growth and Nutrient Content of Juvenile Ponderosa Pine (1998), NDP-061A | PDF
Carbon Dioxide Enrichment: Data on the Response of Cotton to Varying CO₂ Irrigation, and Nitrogen (1992), NDP-037 | Abstract | PDF
Growth and Chemical Responses to CO₂ Enrichment Virginia Pine (Pinus Virginiana Mill.) (1985), NDP-009 | Abstract | PDF