Carbon Tracker 2004

This is an animation of the daily distribution of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere in 2004. The colors represent different CO2 concentrations. The black and white dots show where NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab and its collaborators collect samples of air, to analyze the contents for CO2 and other gases.

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atmosphere, carbon, tracker, change, climate, concentrations, dioxide, Mauna Loa, photosynthesis, plants, tracking