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GML Dataset
Methane aircraft PFP Flask measurements at Howland, Maine, United States
| Site | Category | Parameter | Type | Frequency | Year |
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Howland, Maine, United States (HOW) CH4 measurements from aircraft air samples collected in glass flasks at Howland, Maine, United States. |
Greenhouse Gases | Methane (CH4) |
Aircraft PFP | Discrete | Multiple |
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Dataset updated
Sep 25, 2025
Time period covered
1996-12-21 - 1997-06-23
Citation
McKain, K., Sweeney, C., Baier, B., Baugh, K., Crotwell, A., Crotwell, M., Handley, P., Higgs, J., Kaiser, E., Madronich, Mauss, J., M., Miller, J. B., Moglia, E., Morris, S., Mund, J., Newberger, T., Petron, G., Verbeke, B., Wolter, S., & NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory. NOAA Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network Flask-Air PFP Sample Measurements of CO2, CH4, CO, N2O, H2, SF6 and isotopic ratios collected from aircraft vertical profiles [Data set]. Version: 2025-09-25. https://doi.org/10.15138/39HR-9N34
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