GMD Site Description: WLG
Mt. Waliguan, Peoples Republic of China [WLG]

Location

  • Country: Peoples Republic of China Country Flag
  • Latitude: 36.2879° North
  • Longitude: 100.8964° East
  • Elevation: 3810.00 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Time + -8.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

Cooperating Agencies


Description
The station is situated on the top of Mt. Waligaun, on the Tibetan plateau in Western China. The annual average temperature is -0.9°C. The predominant wind directions are from SW to NW (summer) and from ESE to NE (winter). Yearly average wind speed is 4.6 m/s. Annual precipitation (mostly in summer months) averages 350 mm. Mt. Waligaun is a remote site, located away from major industrial sources. The closest major settlement is Quiapuqia with a population of 30000, located 30 km to the west. The surrounding area is covered with grass (no trees), and the overall region is sparsely covered with vegetation. The building was reconstructed in 1999.

GMD Projects at Mt. Waliguan

Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1990-08-05 Ongoing
Methane CH4 1991-05-07 Ongoing
Carbon Monoxide CO 1990-08-05 Ongoing
Molecular Hydrogen H2 1990-08-05 Ongoing
Nitrous Oxide N2O 1997-04-16 Ongoing
Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 1997-04-16 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide d13C (CO2) 1990-08-05 Ongoing
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide d18O (CO2) 1990-08-05 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Methane d13C (CH4) 2001-07-23 Ongoing
Carbon-14/Carbon in Carbon Dioxide D14C (CO2) 2004-06-25 Terminated - 2005-06-09
Wind Speed ws 1992-07-12 Ongoing
Wind Direction wd 1992-07-12 Ongoing

Aerosol Surface In-Situ

Trajectories

GAW Radiation