Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea
In this research, the environmental behavior of carbon dioxide (CO2) was investigated in a mountainous site in the proximity of a highly industrialized megacity, Seoul, Korea. The concentration data of CO2 monitored routinely at hourly intervals at Mt. Gwan-Ak (GA), Seoul, Korea throughout 2009 were...
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description | In this research, the environmental behavior of carbon dioxide (CO2) was investigated in a mountainous site in the proximity of a highly industrialized megacity, Seoul, Korea. The concentration data of CO2 monitored routinely at hourly intervals at Mt. Gwan-Ak (GA), Seoul, Korea throughout 2009 were analyzed in several respects. The mean CO2 value was 405±12.1 ppm (median=403 ppm) with a range of 344 to 508 ppm (N=8548). The analysis of its seasonal trend indicated that the CO2 levels peaked in the winter but reached a minimum in fall. If the short-term trend is analyzed, the CO2 values generally peaked during daytime along with the presence of two shoulders; this is suspected to be indicative of strong man-made effects (e.g., traffic activities). It is seen that the general patterns of CO2 distribution in this study area are highly comparable to those typically found in urban areas with strong signals of anthropogenic activities. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b99168d91bb7425dbb42bfc1c0216a032023-09-02T20:13:14ZengSpringerAsian Journal of Atmospheric Environment1976-69122287-11602010-12-014316617610.5572/ajae.2010.4.3.166Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, KoreaSamik Ghosh 0Kweon Jung1Eui Chan Jeon 2Ki-Hyun Kim3Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 98 Goonja-dong, Seoul KoreaSeoul Metropolitan Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul KoreaDepartment of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 98 Goonja-dong, Seoul KoreaDepartment of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 98 Goonja-dong, Seoul KoreaIn this research, the environmental behavior of carbon dioxide (CO2) was investigated in a mountainous site in the proximity of a highly industrialized megacity, Seoul, Korea. The concentration data of CO2 monitored routinely at hourly intervals at Mt. Gwan-Ak (GA), Seoul, Korea throughout 2009 were analyzed in several respects. The mean CO2 value was 405±12.1 ppm (median=403 ppm) with a range of 344 to 508 ppm (N=8548). The analysis of its seasonal trend indicated that the CO2 levels peaked in the winter but reached a minimum in fall. If the short-term trend is analyzed, the CO2 values generally peaked during daytime along with the presence of two shoulders; this is suspected to be indicative of strong man-made effects (e.g., traffic activities). It is seen that the general patterns of CO2 distribution in this study area are highly comparable to those typically found in urban areas with strong signals of anthropogenic activities.http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1588&aidx=19986carbon dioxidemountaincontinuous monitoringurban areaanthropogenic |
spellingShingle | Samik Ghosh Kweon Jung Eui Chan Jeon Ki-Hyun Kim Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment carbon dioxide mountain continuous monitoring urban area anthropogenic |
title | Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea |
title_full | Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea |
title_fullStr | Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea |
title_short | Seasonal and Diurnal Trend of Carbon Dioxide in a Mountainous Site in Seoul, Korea |
title_sort | seasonal and diurnal trend of carbon dioxide in a mountainous site in seoul korea |
topic | carbon dioxide mountain continuous monitoring urban area anthropogenic |
url | http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1588&aidx=19986 |
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