La Jolla Pier, California


Station Name Station Code Latitude Longitude Elevation (m)
La Jolla Pier, California LJO 32.9 °N 117.3 °W 10

Description

In-situ CO2, flask CO2, and isotopic data sets taken at La Jolla Pier: Latitude 32.9°N Longitude 117.3°W Elevation 10m.

These data are subject to revision based on recalibration of standard gases.


Individual Data sets


In-situ CO2 Data

Measurement Frequency Data File Dates
CO2 half-hourly Early_LaJolla_CO2_halfhourly_1958-1962.csv 1958 - 1962
CO2 weekly Early_LaJolla_CO2_weekly_minima_1957-1962.csv 1957 - 1962
CO2 monthly Early_LaJolla_CO2_weekly_monthly_1957-1962.csv 1957 - 1962

Merged In Situ and Flask CO2 Data

Measurement Frequency Data File Dates
CO2 daily daily_merge_co2_ljo.csv 1957 - present
CO2 monthly monthly_merge_co2_ljo.csv 1969 - present

Flask Isotopic Data

Measurement Frequency Data File Dates
13C/12C daily daily_flask_c13_ljo.csv 1978 - present
13C/12C monthly monthly_flask_c13_ljo.csv 1978 - present
14C/C intermittent intermittent_flask_c14_ljo.csv 1992 - 2007
18O/16O daily daily_flask_o18_ljo.csv 1978 - present
18O/16O monthly monthly_flask_o18_ljo.csv 1978 - present

Combined Data sets


Flask CO2 and Isotopic Data

Measurement Frequency Data File Dates
CO2 and Isotopes daily daily_flask_co2_isotopes_ljo.csv 1957 - present

Supplemental Material

For early La Jolla CO2 data from 1957 - 1962


Citation

Please cite as:

C. D. Keeling, S. C. Piper, R. B. Bacastow, M. Wahlen, T. P. Whorf, M. Heimann, and H. A. Meijer, Exchanges of atmospheric CO2 and 13CO2 with the terrestrial biosphere and oceans from 1978 to 2000. I. Global aspects, SIO Reference Series, No. 01-06, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, 88 pages, 2001.

If it is necessary to cite a peer-reviewed article, please cite as:

C. D. Keeling, S. C. Piper, R. B. Bacastow, M. Wahlen, T. P. Whorf, M. Heimann, and H. A. Meijer, Atmospheric CO2 and 13CO2 exchange with the terrestrial biosphere and oceans from 1978 to 2000: observations and carbon cycle implications, pages 83-113, in "A History of Atmospheric CO2 and its effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems", editors, Ehleringer, J.R., T. E. Cerling, M. D. Dearing, Springer Verlag, New York, 2005.


Usage Restrictions

Scripps CO2 program data and graphics on scrippsco2.ucsd.edu are licensed under a CC BY license, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which clarifies appropriate uses and requirements, including that credit be given to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Some products from this site incorporate data from sources external to the Scripps CO2 program, as indicated. Additional credit must be given for these products, as appropriate for that source.

Ethical usage may also require disclosing intentions at early stages to avoid duplicating ongoing studies at Scripps or elsewhere. For applications supporting peer-reviewed scientific publications, coauthorship may sometimes be appropriate. An example would be if an important result or conclusion depends on this product, such as the first account of a previously unreported phenomenon.

Please direct queries to Ralph Keeling (rkeeling@ucsd.edu)