********************************************************************** *** Atmospheric H2 concentrations (ppbv) derived from flask *** *** samples collected at Mawson, Antarctica *** *** 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 527.12 526.83 525.21 521.9 518.26 514.31 511.94 512.83 514.66 518 521.33 1993 522.58 523.76 524.14 522.34 517.92 513.09 510.06 507.67 508.24 512.52 517.16 521.9 516.78 1994 525.35 525.16 523.73 521.18 516.84 513.86 512.24 510.97 513.44 519.23 524.1 529.13 519.60 1995 534.04 535.34 532.84 530.43 528.93 524.81 520.83 518.46 518.55 523.4 529.87 535.82 527.78 1996 538.53 537.43 535.74 533.25 528.71 525.18 522.39 519.31 519.12 522.25 526.69 531.3 528.33 1997 535.99 537.07 533.68 530.15 528.01 524.98 520.84 518.48 520.7 525.4 529.17 533.32 528.15 1998 538.07 540.77 540.48 537.49 534.35 531.7 529.33 528.43 529 531.84 536.34 540.19 534.83 1999 543.92 544.96 543.16 540.01 535.33 531.76 528.27 524.85 525.71 530.27 535.71 541.31 535.44 2000 545.83 545.65 543.18 540.72 535.56 530.54 527.2 524.51 524.2 524.96 528.17 532.26 533.57 2001 534.26 535.28 535.38 533.76 529.56 524.58 521.52 520.17 520.56 523.07 526.01 530.07 527.85 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.