GMD Site Description: WLG
Mt. Waliguan, Peoples Republic of China [WLG]
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Peoples Republic of China
Latitude:36.2879° North
Longitude:100.8964° East
Elevation: 3810.00 masl
Time Zone: Local Time + -8 hour(s) = UTC

Cooperating Agencies
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences

Atmospheric Transport
Most Recent Trajectory
Clustered summary of Trajectories

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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 Most Recent Sample Date
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1990-08-05 2009-07-27
Methane CH4 1991-05-07 2009-07-27
Carbon Monoxide CO 1990-08-05 2009-07-27
Molecular Hydrogen H2 1990-08-05 2009-07-27
Nitrous Oxide N2O 1997-04-16 2009-07-27
Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 1997-04-16 2009-07-27
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide d13C (CO2) 1990-08-05 2009-07-27
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide d18O (CO2) 1990-08-05 2009-07-27
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Methane d13C (CH4) 2001-07-23 2009-07-27
Carbon-14/Carbon in Carbon Dioxide D14C (CO2) 2004-06-25 2005-06-09
wind speed 1992-07-12 2009-07-27
wind direction 1992-07-12 2009-07-27

Aerosol Surface, Continuous Measurements

Trajectories