CO2HawaiiR Documentation

CO2 Readings in Hawaii

Description

Monthly carbon dioxide readings at Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Format

A data frame with 360 observations on the following 4 variables.

Year

Year (1988 - 2017)

Month

Month (1=Jan. to 12=Dec.)

CO2

Atmospheric carbon dioxide level (ppm)

t

Time interval (t=1 to 360)

Details

Monthly average carbon dioxide readings (1988 - 2017) at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. Data collected and disseminated by ERSL (Earth System Research Laboratory) of the U.S. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Source

Data downloaded for MOL (Mauna Loa) from the ESRL/GMD data page at https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/data.html