Bibcode
Sánchez, M. L.; Pérez, I. A.; García, M. A.; Pardo, N.
Referencia bibliográfica
EGU General Assembly 2012, held 22-27 April, 2012 in Vienna, Austria., p.1879
Fecha de publicación:
4
2012
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Descripción
Since May 2009, the continuous CO2 measurements performed from 2000 in a
rural area in the Spanish plateau (CIBA station) have been extended to
other greenhouse gases in the framework of the CCGG NOAA/ESRL
cooperative network. Current measurements are performed using a Picarro
cavity ring down spectroscopy analyzer together with those provided from
NOAA, through the flasks weekly air sampling data. Available data
include CO2, CH4, N2O, CO, H2, SF6 and the δ13C and δ18O
isotopic fractions. The inter-comparison results of CO2 and CH4 recorded
by the Picarro analyser and those concurrently obtained in the flasks
weekly data, showed very satisfactory results revealing the low drift of
the continuous analyser, especially for the CO2 concentrations. This
paper presents the most salient results obtained, namely, background
concentrations, seasonal cycle and preliminary annual trends. The main
results obtained can be summarized as follows: a) A high annual
increasing CO2trend from 2000, 2.82 ppm/y, a value consistent with the
increase in CO2emissions in Spain during the last decade. The slight
decline observed over the last two years, in agreement with the decline
in Spanish emissions, supports the interpretation given. b) The expected
"anticorrelation" between CO2 and δ13C and CO2 ambient
concentrations as well as the annual trends. c) Relatively high CH4 mean
concentrations, 1888.6 ppb, featured by a significant impact in the
SE-SSE sectors, proving the local influence of a non-verified emitting
source yet. d) N2O and SF6 mean concentrations consistent with those
reported in other continental sites across the Northern Hemisphere,
324.1 ppb and 7.3 ppt, respectively. Both exhibited evident linear
increasing trends of 1.00 ppb/y and 0.26 ppt/y, respectively. Due to the
still limited available temporal series, additional measurements are
necessary in order to confirm the future evolution of the trends
currently reported during the coming years.