BackForward Variable: CO2 mole fraction

Definition
Full name CO2 mole fraction
Definition 3D field of amount of CO2 (Carbon dioxide, expressed in moles) divided by the total amount of all constituents in dry air (also expressed in moles)
Measuring Units ppm Uncertainty Units ppm
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units m
Stability Units ppm (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2024-06-25
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Atmospheric chemistry
      • Variable: CO2 mole fraction
        • Measured in Layers:
          • PBL
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for CO2 mole fraction  (8)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
87 CO2 mole fraction FT Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 1 ppm
1.5 ppm
2 ppm 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		1 m
1.5 m
2 m 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		7 d
14 d
60 d 		Global reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min
88 CO2 mole fraction MUS
M 		Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 1 ppm
1.3 ppm
2 ppm 		250 km
350 km
500 km 		2 m
3 m
4 m 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		30 d
60 d
180 d 		Global reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min
89 CO2 mole fraction UTLS Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 1 ppm
1.3 ppm
2 ppm 		250 km
350 km
500 km 		1 m
2 m
4 m 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		30 d
60 d
180 d 		Global reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min
90 CO2 mole fraction PBL Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 1 ppm
1.3 ppm
2 ppm 		10 km
50 km
500 km 		0.5 m
1 m
2 m 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		7 d
14 d
60 d 		Global firm 2007-07-19 AOPC 3 ppm Acc goal and 6 ppm Acc Min
91 CO2 mole fraction TC Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 1 ppm
1.3 ppm
2 ppm 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		30 d
60 d
180 d 		Global reasonable 2007-07-19 AOPC
156 CO2 mole fraction PBL Atmospheric Chemistry (deprecated) 2 ppm
2.7 ppm
5 ppm 		50 km
100 km
500 km 		6 h
10 h
24 h 		3 d
4 d
7 d 		Global firm 2002-05-24 GAW Report No. 159 C budget, bdry
796 CO2 mole fraction 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.1 ppm
0.2 ppm
0.5 ppm
0.5 		0.1 ppm
0.1 ppm
0.3 ppm
0.5 		100 km
500 km
2000 km
0.5 		100 m
1000 m
3000 m
0.5 		60 min
24 h
7 d
0.5 		24 h
30 d
180 d
0.5 		Global firm 2023-05-03 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirement for uncertainty is at 2-sigma
870 CO2 mole fraction PBL 2.7 Atmospheric Composition Information Services in Urban and Populated Areas 0.5 ppm
1 ppm
2 ppm 		0.1 ppm
0.15 ppm
0.2 ppm 		0.5 km
2 km
4 km 		20 m
100 m
500 m 		6 min
24 h
7 d 		24 h
30 d
182 d 		Local firm 2022-01-05 GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution Uncertainties are provided as 2 sigma. They represent the sum of random and systematic error.