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Evidence for atmospheric carbon dioxide variability over the Gulf Stream
Author(s) -
Bufton Jack L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl011i011p01141
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , gulf stream , environmental science , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , oceanography , cold front , front (military) , altitude (triangle) , atmospheric sciences , east coast , climatology , geology , climate change , chemistry , organic chemistry , geometry , mathematics
Two airborne surveys of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration have been conducted over the Gulf Stream off the east coast of Virginia and North Carolina on September 7‐8, 1983. In‐situ CO 2 data were acquired at an aircraft altitude of 300 m on trajectories that transected the Gulf Stream near 36°N 73°W. Data show evidence of a CO 2 concentration increase by 4 ppm to 15 ppm above the nominal atmospheric background value of 345 ppm. These enhanced values were associated with the physical location of the Gulf Stream prior to the passage of a weak cold front.