Requirement #141 

Values

For variable: CH4

In application: Atmospheric Chemistry (deprecated)

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 2 ppb 3.4 ppb 10 ppb
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 50 km 100 km 500 km
Vertical Resolution 1 m 1.6 m 4 m
Observing Cycle 6 h 10 h 24 h
Timeliness 3 d 4 d 7 d

 

Validated: 5/24/02 Source: GAW Report No. 159
General Comment: Ozone chem Confidence: firm
Def: :Result of impact studies of actual data used in actual applications of numerical or conceptual models
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Subdomain: Atmospheric chemistry
      • Variable: CH4
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • MUS
          • UTLS
          • FT
          • PBL
          • M
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global