Carbon Dioxide Measurements Near a Major Road in Kawasaki

Carbon dioxide concentration data was collected from a sampling site facing Japan's National Route 1 in Kawasaki City. The data provides a snapshot of CO2 levels in a heavily industrialized and high-traffic urban area. The dataset was created by the organization SCIOPS and its last known update was in March 1991.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal variation in CO2 concentration near a major national road.
• Correlating CO2 levels with traffic patterns on Route 1 in an industrialized setting.
• Establishing a historical baseline for urban atmospheric CO2 in Kawasaki City.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific, relevant location: a main national road in an industrialized city.
• Explicitly targets analysis of pollution in a high-traffic urban environment.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 1991.
• The sample size, temporal resolution, and specific measurement units are unknown.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Observed concentration at a fixed sampling site.

Time Range

Specific observation period unknown; last updated 1991-03-31.

Geography

Kawasaki City, Japan, at a site facing National Route 1.