Atmospheric CO2, delta(O-2/N-2) and delta(CO2)-C-13 measurements at Jungfraujoch, Switzerland: results from a flask sampling intercomparison program

van der Laan-Luijkx, I. T., van der Laan, S., Uglietti, C., Schibig, M. F., Neubert, R. E. M., Meijer, H. A. J., Brand, W. A., Jordan, A., Richter, J. M., Rothe, M. and Leuenberger, M. C. (2013) Atmospheric CO2, delta(O-2/N-2) and delta(CO2)-C-13 measurements at Jungfraujoch, Switzerland: results from a flask sampling intercomparison program. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 6 (7). pp. 1805-1815. ISSN 1867-1381

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Abstract

We present results from an intercomparison program of CO2, delta(O-2/N-2) and delta(CO2)-C-13 measurements from atmospheric flask samples. Flask samples are collected on a biweekly basis at the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch in Switzerland for three European laboratories: the University of Bern, Switzerland, the University of Groningen, the Netherlands and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany. Almost 4 years of measurements of CO2, delta(O-2/N-2) and delta(CO2)-C-13 are compared in this paper to assess the measurement compatibility of the three laboratories. While the average difference for the CO2 measurements between the laboratories in Bern and Jena meets the required compatibility goal as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, the standard deviation of the average differences between all laboratories is not within the required goal. However, the obtained annual trend and seasonalities are the same within their estimated uncertainties. For delta(O-2/N-2) significant differences are observed between the three laboratories. The comparison for delta(CO2)-C-13 yields the least compatible results and the required goals are not met between the three laboratories. Our study shows the importance of regular intercomparison exercises to identify potential biases between laboratories and the need to improve the quality of atmospheric measurements.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	isotope-ratio,mass-spectrometry,greenhouse gases,carbon sinks,air samples,tall tower,oxygen,network,o-2,delta-c-13
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2015 11:43
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55741
DOI:	10.5194/amt-6-1805-2013

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