BackForward Variable: CO

Definition
Full name CO
Definition 3D field of amount of CO (Carbon monoxide, expressed in moles) divided by the total amount of all constituents in dry air (also expressed in moles)
Measuring Units ppb Uncertainty Units ppb
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units km
Stability Units ppb (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2022-05-19
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Atmospheric chemistry
      • Variable: CO
        • Measured in Layers:
          • UTLS
          • FT
          • PBL
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for CO  (5)

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
153 CO FT
PBL
Atmospheric Chemistry (deprecated) 5 ppb
6.3 ppb
10 ppb
50 km
100 km
500 km
1 km
1.6 km
4 km
6 h
12 h
24 h
3 d
4 d
7 d
Global firm 2002-05-24 GAW Report No. 159 Oxidizing cap
815 CO UTLS
FT
PBL
2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 1 ppb
5 ppb
10 ppb
0.5
1 ppb
1 ppb
3 ppb
0.5
10 km
30 km
100 km
0.5
1 km
3 km
5 km
0.5
60 min
24 h
30 d
0.5
24 h
7 d
30 d
0.5
Global firm 2023-05-03 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are at 2-sigma Goal for stability less than 1ppb
890 CO Forecasting Atmospheric Composition Global firm GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution
891 CO 2.6 Atmospheric Composition Forecasting and Monitoring Global firm GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution
892 CO 2.7 Atmospheric Composition Information Services in Urban and Populated Areas Global firm GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution