Halley Station, Antarctica, United Kingdom [HBA]
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Atmospheric Transport |
Description
Halley is built on a flat ice shelf - apart from sastrugi (only a few inches high) there is very little topography to mention! The site is 10 miles from the coast, and around 200 miles from the nearest mountains.
GMD Projects at Halley Station, Antarctica
Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks
| Parameter | Formula | First Sample Date | Most Recent Sample Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | CO2 | 1983-01-17 | 2008-02-06 |
| Methane | CH4 | 1983-01-17 | 2008-02-06 |
| Carbon Monoxide | CO | 1995-03-28 | 2008-02-06 |
| Molecular Hydrogen | H2 | 1995-03-28 | 2008-02-06 |
| Nitrous Oxide | N2O | 1996-02-15 | 2008-02-06 |
| Sulfur Hexafluoride | SF6 | 1997-01-24 | 2008-02-06 |
| Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide | d13C (CO2) | 1995-03-28 | 2008-02-06 |
| Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide | d18O (CO2) | 1995-03-28 | 2008-02-06 |
| methyl chloride | CH3Cl | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-28 |
| ethane | C2H6 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-11-02 |
| ethene | C2H4 | 2005-06-01 | 2005-06-01 |
| propane | C3H8 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-13 |
| propene | C3H6 | 2005-04-06 | 2005-12-28 |
| i-butane | i-C4H10 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-13 |
| n-butane | n-C4H10 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-13 |
| i-pentane | i-C5H12 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-13 |
| n-pentane | n-C5H12 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-13 |
| n-hexane | n-C6H14 | 2005-02-16 | 2005-12-28 |
| wind speed | 1992-01-18 | 2008-02-06 | |
| wind direction | 1992-01-18 | 2008-02-06 |
