"# CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere since 1958\n",
"\n",
"This computational document analyzes the evolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration measured at Mauna Loa Observatory since 1958.\n",
"\n",
"The data come from NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory. The objective is to visualize the long-term trend, the seasonal cycle, and the annual increase in CO₂ concentration."
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"import pandas as pd\n",
"import numpy as np\n",
"import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
"from scipy.stats import linregress"
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"## 1. Loading the data\n",
"\n",
"We use the monthly mean CO₂ concentration data from Mauna Loa Observatory.\n",
"The concentration is expressed in parts per million, abbreviated ppm."
"The analysis shows a clear long-term increase in atmospheric CO₂ concentration at Mauna Loa since 1958. The monthly data also show a seasonal cycle, which is visible when averaging observations by month. The annual averages confirm that CO₂ concentration has increased steadily over the period covered by the dataset.\n",
"\n",
"This notebook is reproducible because it downloads the data from the original source, documents each transformation step, and produces the tables and figures directly from the code."