The Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Balance in the Earth’s Atmosphere

1975 ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis S. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Balance

A get-away special experiment to measure the carbon dioxide content of the earth's atmosphere

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 871-878
Author(s):  
H.J. Bornemann ◽  
A. Seidel
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Content ◽  
Special Experiment ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere

Carbon dioxide gas in the Earth's atmosphere

1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 978-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris M Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Gas ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere

First Satellite Measurements of Carbon Dioxide in the Earth’s Atmosphere (From the SI-1 Spectrometer Aboard the Meteor Satellite in 1979)

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-404
Author(s):  
Yu. M. Timofeev ◽  
A. V. Polyakov ◽  
Ya. A. Virolainen ◽  
W. Döhler ◽  
D. Oertel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Satellite Measurements ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere

scholarly journals Understanding the Unseen: CO2's Connections in Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 470-476
Author(s):  
Rick Martin ◽  
Eun Ju Lim
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Real World ◽  
General Public ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
Photosynthesis And Respiration

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas that makes up a small fraction of Earth's atmosphere. Despite its inconspicuous nature, CO2 plays an integral part in sustaining life on Earth, a part that is largely unknown or underappreciated by the general public. We present a set of activities designed to help students overcome the most common misunderstandings about CO2, from its sheer existence as a mass-containing molecule to its complementary roles in photosynthesis and respiration. Through these activities, students will be able to apply their knowledge to real-world phenomena, including weight loss and global warming.

scholarly journals Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) X<sub>CO<sub>2</sub></sub> measurements with TCCON

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Wunch ◽  
Paul O. Wennberg ◽  
Gregory Osterman ◽  
Brendan Fisher ◽  
Bret Naylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Surface Properties ◽  
Bias Correction ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Dry Air ◽  
Earth’S Atmosphere ◽  
Aerosol Scattering ◽  
Earth's Atmosphere

Abstract. NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) has been measuring carbon dioxide column-averaged dry air mole fractions, XCO2, in the Earth’s atmosphere for almost two years. In this paper, we describe the comparisons between the OCO-2 version 7Br retrievals and XCO2 estimates from OCO-2's primary ground-based validation network: the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). The OCO-2 XCO2 retrievals, after bias correction, agree well globally with the TCCON for nadir, glint, and target observations, with median differences less than 0.5 ppm and RMS differences typically below 1.5 ppm. Target observations over TCCON stations correlate best with the TCCON data (R2 = 0.83) on a global scale. At local scales, the target comparisons reveal residual biases likely related to surface properties and aerosol scattering. It is thus crucial to continue measurement comparisons with TCCON to monitor and evaluate the OCO-2 XCO2 data quality throughout its mission.

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