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Palmer Station, Antarctica, United States [PSA]

Location

  • Country: United States Country Flag
  • Latitude: 64.7742° South
  • Longitude: 64.0527° West
  • Elevation: 10.00 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Standard Time + 3.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

Cooperating Agencies

GML Projects at Palmer Station, Antarctica

Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1978-01-27 Ongoing
Methane CH4 1983-01-01 Ongoing
Carbon Monoxide CO 1990-08-20 Ongoing
Molecular Hydrogen H2 1990-08-20 Ongoing
Nitrous Oxide N2O 1997-04-22 Ongoing
Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 1997-04-22 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide d13C (CO2) 1994-06-20 Ongoing
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide d18O (CO2) 1994-06-20 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Methane d13C (CH4) 2001-01-08 Terminated - 2003-07-28
Methyl Chloride CH3Cl 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Benzene C6H6 2006-11-21 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Methylbenzene C7H8 2006-11-21 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Ethane C2H6 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Ethylene C2H4 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Propane C3H8 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Propylene C3H6 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Isobutane i-C4H10 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
n-Butane n-C4H10 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
isopentane i-C5H12 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
n-Pentane n-C5H12 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
n-Hexane n-C6H14 2005-09-14 Terminated - 2018-03-29
isoprene C5H8 2006-11-21 Terminated - 2018-03-29
Acetylene C2H2 2007-08-30 Terminated - 2018-03-29

HATS Flask Sampling

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
HFC-134a CH2FCF3 1997-12-04 Ongoing
HCFC-22 CHF2Cl 1997-12-04 Ongoing
CFC-12 CCl2F2 2010-01-11 Ongoing
Methyl Chloride CH3Cl 1997-12-04 Ongoing
HCFC-142b CH3CF2Cl 1997-12-04 Ongoing
Halon-1211 CBrClF2 1997-12-04 Ongoing
Methyl Bromide CH3Br 1997-12-04 Ongoing
CFC-113 CCl2FCClF2 1997-12-04 Ongoing
Dichloromethane CH2Cl2 1997-12-04 Ongoing
Carbonyl Sulfide COS 2000-05-08 Ongoing
HFC-152a CH3CHF2 2000-05-08 Ongoing
Halon-2402 CBrF2CBrF2 2009-04-06 Ongoing
HFC-227ea CF3CHFCF3 2011-02-23 Ongoing
HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 2009-04-06 Ongoing
Methyl Chloroform CH3CCl3 1997-12-04 Ongoing
CFC-11 CCl3F 2010-01-11 Ongoing

Spectral UV Irradiance