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Cold Bay, Alaska, United States [CBA]

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Location

  • Country: United States Country Flag
  • Latitude: 55.2100° North
  • Longitude: 162.72° West
  • Elevation: 21.34 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Standard Time + 9.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

Cooperating Agencies

GML Projects at Cold Bay, Alaska

Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
Carbon Dioxide CO2 1978-08-21 Ongoing
Methane CH4 1983-05-16 Ongoing
Carbon Monoxide CO 1990-11-26 Ongoing
Molecular Hydrogen H2 1990-11-26 Ongoing
Nitrous Oxide N2O 1995-12-21 Ongoing
Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 1995-12-21 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide d13C (CO2) 1992-04-09 Ongoing
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide d18O (CO2) 1992-04-09 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Methane d13C (CH4) 2000-08-27 Ongoing
D/H in Methane dD (CH4) 2005-05-05 Terminated - 2010-03-20
Methyl Chloride CH3Cl 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Benzene C6H6 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Toluene C7H8 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Ethane C2H6 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Ethene C2H4 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Propane C3H8 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Propene C3H6 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
i-Butane i-C4H10 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
n-Butane n-C4H10 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
i-Pentane i-C5H12 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
n-Pentane n-C5H12 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
n-Hexane n-C6H14 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
isoprene C5H8 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05
Acetylene C2H2 2000-12-28 Terminated - 2018-07-05