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Dioxide-in-Nitrogen Carbon for System Calibration Gas Reference Scripps 1999 of Revision Standards: Dioxide-in-air Carbon and Calibrations 1985-1999 of Formulation Alternate Addendum: Manometer Mercury of Volume Chamber cc 4 of Re-calibration after by Keeling D. C. and Emanuele, G. Guenther, R. P. Oceanography of Institution Scripps Diego San California, of University 92093 CA Jolla, La 2002 February,

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Page 1: Scripps Reference Gas Calibration System for Carbon ... · manometer, configured as a pressure delivery source. This quartz spiral is mechani-cally immobile, held in place by an opposing

Dioxide-in-NitrogenCarbonforSystemCalibrationGasReferenceScripps

1999ofRevisionStandards:Dioxide-in-airCarbonand

Calibrations1985-1999ofFormulationAlternateAddendum:

ManometerMercuryofVolumeChambercc4ofRe-calibrationafter

by

KeelingD.C.andEmanuele,G.Guenther,R.P.

OceanographyofInstitutionScripps

DiegoSanCalifornia,ofUniversity

92093CAJolla,La

2002February,

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ContentsofTable

1.....................................................................................BackgroundandIntroduction1.

3Volumes..............................................................................PlenumofRecalibration2.

4................................ManometerElectronictheofVolumeChamberofCalibration3.

COArchivedofMeasurements4. 2 theofVolumetheInfertoSamples

5.......................................................................................CMMtheofChambercc4

9......................CMMtheofChambercc4theofVolumesInferredofComparison5.

11.............ScaleX99BEquations:CalibrationCubicofFormulationAlternativeAn6.

12...................................................................................................................Conclusion7.

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BackgroundandIntroduction1.

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inchangeproposedasuchcorroboratetoevidenceclearprovidenotdohowever,24),

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VolumesPlenumCalibratedA1.Table

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