<p>I'm working on a room air quality management algorithm, and many sensors seem to respond with <span class="math-container">$\small\mathsf{CO_2}$</span> measurements of as little as 200 ppm. Obviously a sensor giving off this value will be broken or badly calibrated, but I'm wondering about what deviations from the "average" <span class="math-container">$\small\mathsf{CO_2}$</span> content of the atmosphere (400-410 ppm) could be normal, for example, because the building is located in an area with little industry, vehicles and with lots of lush vegetation. Any information would be appreciated, since I, so far, had very little luck in acquiring decent sources on this issue. </p>

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2019-11-12T02:36:06.877Z
Typical CO2 levels chart in [this article](https://medium.com/@joeljean/im-living-in-a-carbon-bubble-literally-b7c391e8ab6).
Keith McClary
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2019-11-12T08:24:12.567Z
That's useful, thanks. However, in order to detect sensor malfunctions or bad calibration, I would be more curious about the other end of the spectrum ... areas of "low" co2 concentrations
cheesus
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2019-11-12T16:44:18.580Z
I found [this paper](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16000889.2018.1426316) which seems to show in Figure 5 a few ppm decrease in forests.
Keith McClary
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2019-11-12T17:10:49.000Z
Just what I was looking for. You can put this down as an answer.
cheesus
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Natural air-CO2 deviations in the troposphere
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# Natural air-CO2 deviations in the troposphere

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-11)

I'm working on a room air quality management algorithm, and many sensors seem to respond with $\small\mathsf{CO\_2}$ measurements of as little as 200 ppm. Obviously a sensor giving off this value will be broken or badly calibrated, but I'm wondering about what deviations from the "average" $\small\mathsf{CO\_2}$ content of the atmosphere (400-410 ppm) could be normal, for example, because the building is located in an area with little industry, vehicles and with lots of lush vegetation. Any information would be appreciated, since I, so far, had very little luck in acquiring decent sources on this issue.

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> **username_1**: Typical CO2 levels chart in [this article](https://medium.com/@joeljean/im-living-in-a-carbon-bubble-literally-b7c391e8ab6).  
> **username_0**: That's useful, thanks. However, in order to detect sensor malfunctions or bad calibration, I would be more curious about the other end of the spectrum ... areas of "low" co2 concentrations  
> **username_1**: I found [this paper](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16000889.2018.1426316) which seems to show in Figure 5 a few ppm decrease in forests.  
> **username_0**: Just what I was looking for. You can put this down as an answer.  

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