SCRIPPS O2 ,CO2 and APO

"The Scripps O₂Program measures changes in atmospheric oxygen levels from air samples collected at stations around the world. This sampling network provides a global and hemispheric perspective on oxygen variability. " Stations include:

Alert, NWT, Canada
Cold Bay, Alaska
Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii
La Jolla Pier, California
Mauna Loa Observatory,Hawaii
American Samoa
Cape Grim, Australia
Palmer Station, Antarctica
South Pole

Key Strengths

High quality observations

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Dataset DOIs

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Hosted Climate Index Files

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Data Access

CO2 Data

Usage Restrictions

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Acknowledgement of any material taken from or knowledge gained from this page is appreciated:

National Center for Atmospheric Research Staff (Eds). Last modified 2025-12-11 "The Climate Data Guide: SCRIPPS O2 ,CO2 and APO.” Retrieved from https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/scripps-o2-co2-and-apo on 2026-04-25.

Citation of datasets is separate and should be done according to the data providers' instructions. If known to us, data citation instructions are given in the Data Access section, above.

Acknowledgement of the Climate Data Guide project is also appreciated:

Schneider, D. P., C. Deser, J. Fasullo, and K. E. Trenberth, 2013: Climate Data Guide Spurs Discovery and Understanding. Eos Trans. AGU, 94, 121–122, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013eo130001