Keeling Curve
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The Keeling Curve is a long-term graph of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations measured at Mauna Loa Observatory that has become a key indicator of human-driven climate change.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atmospheric carbon dioxide record
ⓘ
climate change indicator ⓘ |
| dataSource | air samples at Mauna Loa Observatory ⓘ |
| dataType | in situ atmospheric measurements ⓘ |
| developedBy | Charles David Keeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Mauna Loa CO2 record NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
atmospheric science
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuous monitoring
ⓘ
high-precision measurements ⓘ long-term record ⓘ |
| hasGeographicContext | central Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments
ⓘ
climate science consensus ⓘ |
| hasMethod | infrared gas analysis ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
background atmospheric conditions
ⓘ
minimal local pollution influence ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCoverageStart | March 1958 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauna Loa Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mauna Loa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scripps Institution of Oceanography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementSite | Mauna Loa Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures | atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles David Keeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence of anthropogenic CO2 increase
ⓘ
first high-precision continuous CO2 record ⓘ |
| partOf | global greenhouse gas monitoring network ⓘ |
| shows |
CO2 concentration exceeding 400 parts per million in the 21st century
ⓘ
human-driven climate change signal ⓘ long-term increase in atmospheric CO2 ⓘ seasonal cycle of atmospheric CO2 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| timeResolution |
annual averages
ⓘ
daily averages ⓘ monthly averages ⓘ |
| unitOfMeasurement | parts per million ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climate modelers
ⓘ
environmental policymakers ⓘ science educators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change research
ⓘ
climate policy assessment ⓘ public communication of climate change ⓘ |
| visualizedAs | time series graph ⓘ |
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