Tower S – background

From towwer looking East

From tower looking East.

Latitude:  41.4662N
Longitude:  76.4188W
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Elevation: 591 m ASL
Installation Date: 7 May 2015
Sampling Height: 61 m AGL
In-situ CH4 Instrument: CFBDS2042 (15 September 2023 – current); FCDS2046 (7 May 2015 – 15 September 2023)
(CFBDS2042 was installed ~ May until ~July 2016 for side by side testing.)
NOAA Flasks

Reference Tank CH4 (ppb) x2004a 12CH4 (ppb) 13CH4 (ppb) δ (per mil) CO2 (ppm) Pressure (psi)/ Date
TARGET: CB10727 (NOAA/INSTAAR)  1868.33  1848.6  19.7  -47.241 399.68 1900 May 2015;1675 Jan 2016; 1300 Dec 2017; 750 Oct 2018; 350 June 2019; empty, not plumbed Sept 2021
LOW: CC114999 (Scott-Marrin/PSU)  1999.2  1977.6  21.6  -23.72  2000 Jan 2016; 1200 Dec 2017; 500 Oct 2018; 300 Jan 2019 (not sampling), not plumbed Sept 2021
LOW: CA06438 (Scott-Marrin/PSU) 2064.6 2042.3 22.3 -23.8  398.25*  1400 Jan 2019; 1300 June 2019; 450 Sept 2021; 300 April 2022; no longer sampling
HIGH: CA05330 (Scott-Marrin/PSU)  10152  10044  107.9  -38.68  1980 Jan 2016; 1200 Dec 2017; 1100 Oct 2018; 900 June 2019 (not sampling as of July 2020), not plumbed Sept 2021
TARGET: CC339515 (NOAA)  1862.77  395.36  1800 July 2020; 1550 Sept 2021; 1400 April 2022

Photos

From tower looking West

From tower looking West.

From tower looking South

From tower looking South.

From tower looking North

From tower looking North.

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