Palmer Station LTER - United States of America

Basic Information
Platform Icon

Site Name
Palmer Station LTER
Short name
PAL LTER
Country
United States of America
Site Manager
Site Description
Palmer Station is located by Hero Inlet, South Arthur Harbor, a protected harbor on the southwest coast of Anvers Island off the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Palmer is one of three U.S. Antarctic stations governed by the Antarctic Treaty. The station, built on solid rock near a glacier, is a cluster of approximately five buildings. The station operates in conjunction with a research vessel. Since the late 1990s the ARSV Laurence M. Gould has conducted year-round polar operations, sailing frequently between Punta Arenas, Chile and Palmer Station. Approximately 40-45 people occupy Palmer in the summer. The winter-over population varies from 15 to 30.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:14

CC-BY-NC Logo

General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterchemical parameterwater parameterecosystem parameterairtemperatureprecipitationintensitysnowdepthwinddirectionwindspeeddissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterpercentcarbonpercentorganiccarbonwatersalinitychlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitywaterdepthinorganicnutrientcontent
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
US LTER (PAL)This site is a verified "US LTER" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
Marker
200 km
100 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -64.7743 Longitude: -64.0529

Size
ca. 20000000.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
-5000.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
Download

Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]