GMD Site Description: PSA
Palmer Station, Antarctica, United States [PSA]

Location

  • Country: United States Country Flag
  • Latitude: 64.92° South
  • Longitude: 64° West
  • Elevation: 10.00 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Time + 3.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

Cooperating Agencies



GMD Projects at Palmer Station, Antarctica

Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1978-01-30 Ongoing
Methane CH4 1983-01-01 Ongoing
Carbon Monoxide CO 1994-06-20 Ongoing
Molecular Hydrogen H2 1994-06-20 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 Ongoing
Benzene C6H6 2006-11-21 Ongoing
toluene C7H8 2006-11-21 Ongoing
ethane C2H6 2005-09-14 Ongoing
ethene C2H4 2005-10-20 Ongoing
propane C3H8 2005-09-14 Ongoing
propene C3H6 2005-09-23 Ongoing
i-butane i-C4H10 2005-09-14 Ongoing
n-butane n-C4H10 2005-09-14 Ongoing
i-pentane i-C5H12 2005-09-14 Ongoing
n-pentane n-C5H12 2005-09-14 Ongoing
n-hexane n-C6H14 2005-09-23 Ongoing
Wind Speed ws 1992-05-28 Ongoing
Wind Direction wd 1992-05-28 Ongoing
isoprene C5H8 2006-11-21 Ongoing

HATS Flask Sampling

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
HFC-134a CH2FCF3 1997-12-04 Ongoing
HCFC-22 CHF2Cl 1997-12-04 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
HCFC-141b CH3CCl2F 2010-11-01 Ongoing
CFC-113 CCl2FCClF2 1997-12-04 Ongoing
dichloromethane CH2Cl2 1997-12-04 Ongoing
tetrachloroethylene C2Cl4 2000-05-08 Ongoing
carbonyl sulfide COS 2000-05-08 Ongoing
HFC-152a CH3CHF2 2000-05-08 Ongoing
Halon 2402 CBrF2CBrF2 2009-04-06 Ongoing
Methyl Chloroform CH3CCl3 1997-12-04 Ongoing

Antarctic UV