Video: How Scientists Measure Carbon Dioxide

Robert MonroeKeeling Curve History, Measurement Notes, Videos

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Keeling Curve, Ralph Keeling of the Scripps CO2 Program shows how scientists make carbon dioxide measurements and gives a guided tour of the original instruments his father, Charles David Keeling, developed to start the famous record known as the Keeling Curve. In 2018, carbon dioxide levels are expected to exceed 410 parts … Read More

Note on Pause in Daily Readings

Robert MonroeDaily Measurements, Measurement Notes

Readings of CO2 from Mauna Loa have been unavailable for two weeks. According to technicians with the Scripps CO2 Group, the problem is a disk failure that handles the data buffering, which has broken the data stream and valve switching that impacts daily calibration.  The air data are recoverable, because the computer onboard the actual instrument is still working and … Read More