Project Title

Collection of atmospheric air for the NOAA/GMD worldwide flask-sampling network

Summary

Event Number:
O-264-P
NSF/NOAA Agreement

Program Manager:
Dr. Peter Milne

ASC POC/Implementer:
John Rand / Jamee Johnson

Principal Investigator(s)

Dr. James Hall Butler
james.h.butler@noaa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Global Monitoring Division (GMD)
Boulder, Colorado

Project Web Site:
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/

Location

Supporting Stations: Palmer Station
Research Locations: Terra Lab

Description

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Monitoring Division (GMD) team will continue long-term measurements of trace constituents that influence climate and the ozone layer. The work done at Palmer Station is in conjunction with the ongoing worldwide measurements of carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide, aerosols, water vapor, surface and stratospheric ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, and the ozone layer. This is part of NOAA's effort to determine and assess long-term buildup of global pollutants in the atmosphere. Measurements will be used for time-series analysis of multi-year data records that focus on the stratospheric ozone depletion; trans-Antarctic transport and deposition; interplay of trace-gas aerosols with polar plateau solar and terrestrial radiation fluxes; magnitude of seasonal and temporal variations in greenhouse gases; and polar stratospheric cloud development over Antarctica.

Field Season Overview

Air sampling will be conducted by the research associate at Palmer Station, and sent as samples back to the NOAA/GMD network stateside for analysis. This project supports GMD and the Halocarbon and other Atmospheric Trace Gasses (HATS) sampling components.