Urban CO2 Concentration and Isotope Data from Palermo, Italy (2023-2025)

Palermo, Italy, is the location for a dataset of continuous, high-frequency atmospheric measurements. It contains 5-minute interval records of CO2 concentration, δ13C-CO2, and δ18O-CO2 from November 2023 to September 2025, alongside meteorological variables. The data was collected by Roberto M. R. Di Martino at the ACO-Pa1 station to evaluate anthropogenic emissions and biospheric processes.

Use Cases

• Source attribution of urban CO2 emissions based on stable carbon isotope (δ13C-CO2) signatures.
• Analyzing seasonal patterns of fossil fuel combustion and biospheric exchange using coupled CO2 concentration and isotope data.
• Investigating the role of hydrological processes and biosphere-atmosphere oxygen exchange using δ18O-CO2 signals.
• Evaluating the impact of residential heating and specific pollution episodes on urban atmospheric composition.

Strengths

• High-frequency 5-minute interval measurements provide detailed temporal resolution.
• Integrated monitoring of CO2 concentration and two stable isotopes (δ13C, δ18O) offers multiple analytical dimensions.
• Data collection spans a 22-month period from November 2023 to September 2025, capturing seasonal cycles.
• Includes a comprehensive set of meteorological variables for contextual analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is contained within a 960.5 KB PDF file, which may require extraction and structuring for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Roberto M. R. Di Martino via figshare.

Collection Method

Continuous high-frequency monitoring at the ACO-Pa1 station in Palermo, Italy.

Time Range

November 2023 to September 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 05:40:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palermo, Italy (ACO-Pa1 station)