LBA-ECO CD-10: CO and CO2 Concentrations with Meteorology, Maxaranguape

30-minute average concentrations of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, along with wind direction, wind speed, and air temperature, were recorded at the Maxaranguape Atmospheric Observatory in northeast Brazil from January 4, 2003 to December 27, 2006. This data represents upstream atmospheric boundary conditions for the Amazon basin. It can be combined with other regional datasets to estimate gas budgets.

Use Cases

• Estimating regional carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide budgets based on upstream boundary condition data.
• Analyzing correlations between wind patterns and trace gas concentrations using the 30-minute averaged meteorological data.
• Validating atmospheric transport models for the Amazon basin using observed CO and CO2 time series.

Strengths

• Provides a continuous 4-year time series from 2003 to 2006.
• Data is temporally resolved with 30-minute averages, suitable for diurnal cycle analysis.
• Hosted by NASA, indicating a level of institutional curation.

Limitations

• Column names are not provided in any source, limiting precise understanding of data structure.
• Conflicting metadata exists: one platform lists a last update date in 2026, while another lists 2006.
• The license is ambiguously specified as 'other-license-specified' without further detail.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Instrumental measurements at the Maxaranguape Atmospheric Observatory.

Time Range

2003-01-04 to 2006-12-27

Freshness

2026-04-10 01:48:41.897498

Geography

Maxaranguape Atmospheric Observatory, northeast Brazil