Figure 3. Time series plots of channel b chromatographic peak areas for air samples injected at Barrow, Alaska from 10/27/90 to 12/26/90 (i.e. days 300 - 360 of the year 1990). CFC-11 (F11 in the right-hand margin of each plot) is shown in red, CFC-113 (F113) in green, CH₃CCl₃ (MC) in blue, and CCl₄ (CT) in black. From day 326 to day 339 CFC-11 was mistakenly identified as CFC-113 (top frame). Concurrently, CFC-113 was completely missed (see also Figure 4). A thorough visual scan of the database using plots such as these revealed numerous episodes, usually of lesser duration, where the peak analysis software committed peak identification errors similar to that illustrated here. The chromatograms (examples) were reanalyzed to correct the problem (bottom frame).