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Hohenpeissenberg, Germany [HPB]

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Location

  • Country: Germany Country Flag
  • Latitude: 47.8011° North
  • Longitude: 11.0245° East
  • Elevation: 985.00 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Standard Time + -1.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

Cooperating Agencies

  • logo for cooperating agency Deutscher Wetterdienst

Hohenpeissenberg is an isolated mountain 40 km north of Zugspitze. It rises 300 m above the surrounding area that is populated to an extent typical for Central Europe and partly covered with meadows (70%) and forests (30%). The observatory is situated on top of the mountain. It has a long history of meteorological and climatological observations (since 1781).

GML Projects at Hohenpeissenberg

Carbon Cycle Surface Flasks

Parameter Formula First Sample Date Status
Carbon Dioxide CO2 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Methane CH4 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Carbon Monoxide CO 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Molecular Hydrogen H2 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Nitrous Oxide N2O 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide d13C (CO2) 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide d18O (CO2) 2006-04-06 Ongoing
Methyl Chloride CH3Cl 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Benzene C6H6 2006-11-27 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Toluene C7H8 2006-11-27 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Ethane C2H6 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Ethene C2H4 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Propane C3H8 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Propene C3H6 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
i-Butane i-C4H10 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
n-Butane n-C4H10 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
i-Pentane i-C5H12 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
n-Pentane n-C5H12 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
n-Hexane n-C6H14 2006-04-06 Terminated - 2018-06-11
isoprene C5H8 2006-11-27 Terminated - 2018-06-11
Acetylene C2H2 2008-03-25 Terminated - 2018-06-11