The station is located on the summit (plateau) of the second highest point of the Hoggar mountain range in the Saharan desert. The site is very remote at a distance of 50 km from Tamanrasset. Touristic activities in the area are limited due to difficult access to a few dozen visitors per day. Vegetation is extremely sparse.
Parameter | Formula | First Sample Date | Status |
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Carbon Dioxide | CO2 | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Methane | CH4 | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Carbon Monoxide | CO | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Molecular Hydrogen | H2 | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Nitrous Oxide | N2O | 1996-12-04 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Sulfur Hexafluoride | SF6 | 1996-12-04 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide | d13C (CO2) | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide | d18O (CO2) | 1995-09-12 | Terminated - 2021-03-21 |
Methyl Chloride | CH3Cl | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Benzene | C6H6 | 2006-11-11 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Methylbenzene | C7H8 | 2006-11-11 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Ethane | C2H6 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Ethylene | C2H4 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Propane | C3H8 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Propylene | C3H6 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Isobutane | i-C4H10 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
n-Butane | n-C4H10 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
isopentane | i-C5H12 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
n-Pentane | n-C5H12 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
n-Hexane | n-C6H14 | 2006-02-18 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
isoprene | C5H8 | 2006-11-11 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |
Acetylene | C2H2 | 2007-10-27 | Terminated - 2018-04-22 |