International comparison CCQM-K82: methane in air at ambient level (1800 to 2200) nmol/mol
International comparison CCQM-K82: methane in air at ambient level (1800 to 2200) nmol/mol
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国际比较CCQM-K82:环境水平空气中的甲烷(1800至2200)nmol/mol
DOI:
10.1088/0026-1394/52/1a/08001
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发表时间:
2015
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
P. Brewer
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作者:
E. Flores;J. Viallon;T. Choteau;P. Moussay;Robert I Wielgosz;N. Kang;Byung Moon Kim;E. Zalewska;Adriaan (A M H) van der Veen;L. Konopelko;Hai Wu;Q. Han;G. Rhoderick;Franklin R Guenther;Takuro Watanabe;T. Shimosaka;K. Kato;B. Hall;P. Brewer
The CCQM-K82 comparison was designed to evaluate the degrees of equivalence of NMI capabilities for methane in air primary reference mixtures in the range (1800 to 2200) nmol/mol. The balance gas for the standards was either scrubbed dry real air or synthetic air. CH4 in air standards have been produced by a number of laboratories for many years, with more recent developments focused on standards at atmospheric measurement concentrations and aimed at obtaining agreement between independently produced standards. A comparison of the differences in primary gas standards for methane in air was previously performed in 2003 (CCQM-P41 Greenhouse gases. 1 and 2) with a standard deviation of results around the reference value of 30 nmol/mol and 10 nmol/mol for a more limited set of standards. This can be contrasted with the level of agreement required from field laboratories routinely measuring atmospheric methane levels, set by Data Quality Objectives (DQO) established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to reflect the scientifically desirable level of compatibility for CH4 measurements at the global scale, currently set at 2 nmol/mol (1 sigma). The measurements of this key comparison took place from May 2012 to June 2012. Eight laboratories took part in this comparison coordinated by the BIPM and NIST. Key comparison reference values were calculated based on Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy Measurements performed at the BIPM, combined with participant's gravimetric values to identify a consistent set of standards. Regression analysis allowed predicted values for each standard to be calculated which acted as the KCRVs. In this comparison reported standard uncertainties by participants ranged from 0.50 nmol/mol to 2.4 nmol/mol and the uncertainties of individual KCRVs ranged from 0.68 nmol/mol to 0.71 nmol/mol. The standard deviation of the ensemble of standards about the KCRV value was 1.70 nmol/mol. This represents a greater than tenfold improvement in the level of compatibility of methane in air standards compared to that demonstrated in 2003. Further improvements in the compatibility of standards will require improved methods and uncertainties for the measurement of trace level methane in balance gases. Main text. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database kcdb.bipm.org/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by CCQM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).