********************************************************************** *** Atmospheric H2 concentrations (ppbv) derived from flask *** *** samples collected at Cape Grim, Australia *** *** Source: L.P. Steele *** *** P.B. Krummel *** *** R.L. Langenfelds *** *** Commonwealth Scientific, *** *** and Industrial Research Organisation, *** *** Aspendale, Victoria, *** *** Australia 3195 *** *** *** *** March 2003 *** *** *** ********************************************************************** Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann. Ave. 1992 527.28 525.13 522.97 519.56 515.34 512.62 510.93 510.89 514.08 517.21 518.25 1993 521.66 523.46 521.76 519.47 515.31 511.02 509.12 508.27 508.25 510.9 515.71 520.7 515.47 1994 523.59 523.77 522.61 519.51 516.26 513.31 511.45 511.37 512.39 517.34 523.06 527.24 518.49 1995 532.52 534.37 531.4 528.45 525.37 521.45 517.84 516.48 518.83 524.37 529.92 533.34 526.20 1996 535.6 535.97 534.34 531.06 525.76 521.74 520.11 518.88 520.26 523.01 525.44 529.23 526.78 1997 533.09 534.1 531.53 528.98 527.12 522.61 519.15 518.11 518.86 524.1 529.68 532.18 526.63 1998 536.15 538.93 539.06 537.1 532.92 530 528.98 528.5 528.83 532.9 538.05 540.48 534.33 1999 542.7 544.21 542.06 537.99 533.9 528.55 525.79 525.78 527.45 531.89 537.09 539.45 534.74 2000 539.91 541.92 539.99 534.72 530.8 527.14 525.56 524.48 522.87 524.07 528.08 532.07 530.97 2001 534.75 535.2 533.82 532.31 528.8 523.98 520.88 520.09 520.83 524.1 529.25 532.46 528.04 Monthly values are expressed in parts per billion per volume (ppbv) and reported in the CSIRO94 H2 scale. Monthly values were calculated as the mean of the daily values from a smooth curve fit to the data using the curve-fitting routines described by Thoning et al., 1989 (J. Geophys Res. 94, 8549-8565). Annual values are the arithmetic means of the 12 monthly values.