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Atmospheric carbon dioxide variations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

Keeling, Charles D., Bacastow, Robert B., Bainbridge, Arnold E., Ekdahl, Carl A., Guenther, Peter R., Waterman, Lee S., Chin, John F. S.·1976·Tellus

DOI 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1976.tb00701.x

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The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii is reported for eight years (1964-1971) of a long term program to document the effects of the combustion of coal, petroleum, and natural gas on the distribution of CO, in the atmosphere. The new data, when combined with earlier data, indicate that the annual average CO, concentration rose 3.4 '% between 1959 and 1971. The rate of rise, however, has not been steady. In the mid-1960's it declined. Recently it has accelerated. Similar changes in rate have been observed at the South Pole and are evidently a global phenomenon.

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Authors: Keeling, C. D., Bacastow, R. B., Bainbridge, A. E., Ekdahl, C. A., Guenther, P. R., Waterman, L. S., & Chin, J. F. S.
Venue: Tellus
Publisher: Stockholm University Press
Published: 1976-12
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
Pages: 538-551
ISSN: 0040-2826 (ISSN-L)
2153-3490
DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1976.tb00701.x
OpenAlex: W2162066053
Cited by: 794
References: 20
Citations by year: 2026: 26 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 32 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 38.01
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Tellus (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
Keywords: atmospheric CO2, Mauna Loa Observatory, fossil fuel combustion, anthropogenic CO2 emissions, CO2 concentration increase

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