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Station Characteristics 2009-08-11/0
GAW ID ETL East Trout Lake (Canada)
station status established 2005 / full operation Regional fixed station in WMO RA IV - North/Central America
time zone UTC-6 54.35010°N 104.98340°W (492 m a.s.l.)
climate zone Dfc (Snow climate, fully humid, cool summer)
other affiliations
description The East Trout Lake observatory is located 150 km North of Prince Albert close to the southern edge of a boreal forest region in central Saskatchewan at 54°21'N, 104°59'W and at an elevation of 492m above sea level. This site has forest fire influence during the summer and it is influenced by Arctic airmasses during the winter. The observatory is situated in a small clearing of approximately 1 km2. 4 levels or meteorology and intake lines (95, 55, 33, 22m) are installed on a 105m SaskTel communication tower. Continuous measurements of CO2, CH4, CO, N2O and SF6 begun in September 2005 to compliment the ongoing CO2 and water flux measurements at number of flux sites in this region. The program also includes weekly flask-sampling for CO2, CH4, CO, N2O, H2, SF6, 13C and 18O in CO2 as well as and weekly aircraft vertical profile sampling by NOAA for the same trace species as part of the North American Carbon Program (NACP). Aerosol optical and chemical measurements are in operation since May 2006. The terrain in the surrounding area is slightly rolling with vegetation primarily consisting of black spruce but the forest also consists of deciduous-type larch and trembling aspen. Picture of East Trout Lake facility

Measurement Program
type parameter method contributor start end details
Aerosol Carbonaceous/organic material (fine) Thermo-optical analyzer (Sunset Labs) 2006-05-01
Light absorption coefficient Light absorption photometry 2006-05-01
Light scattering coefficient Nephelometry, integrating 2006-05-01
Major inorganic components (fine) Filter sampling + extraction + IC 2006-05-01
Number concentration Condensation particle counter (CPC) 2009-10-01
Greenhouse Gas CH4 GC-FID EC 2005-09-02
CH4 GC-FID EC 2005-11-05
CO2 Non-dispersive IR (NDIR) EC 2005-08-01 2008-12-31
CO2 ## Flask sampling EC 2005-11-05
CO2 [C-13] ## Flask sampling EC 2005-11-05
CO2 [O-18] ## Flask sampling EC 2005-11-05
N2O GC-ECD EC 2005-09-02
N2O ## Flask sampling EC 2005-11-05
SF6 GC-ECD EC 2005-09-02
SF6 GC-MS EC 2005-11-05
Meteo Humidity Thermometer/-element EC 2005-09-02
Pressure Barometer/Pressure sensor EC 2005-09-02
Temperature Thermometer/-element EC 2005-09-02
Wind direction Anemometer EC 2005-09-02
Wind speed Anemometer EC 2005-09-02
Reactive Gas CO GC-FID EC 2005-08-01 2008-12-31
CO ## Flask sampling EC 2005-11-05
H2 GC-HgO reduction/UV absorption EC 2005-11-05

Contact Person(s)
name Dr. Lin Huang
address Measurement and Analysis Research Division Meteorological Service of Canada
4905 Dufferin St.
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4
Canada
2005-12-21/1689207423
phone +1 (416) 739 58 21
fax
mailto lin.huang@ec.gc.ca
url
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station function Measurement leader [Aerosol: Carbonaceous/organic material (fine), Greenhouse Gas: CO2 [C-13], Greenhouse Gas: CO2 [O-18]]
name Sangeeta Sharma
address Climate Chemistry Measurements Research, Environment Canada
4905 Dufferin Street
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4
Canada
2009-08-05/0
phone +1 (416) 739 58 20
fax +1 (416) 739 57 04
mailto sangeeta.sharma@ec.gc.ca
url
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station function Measurement leader [Aerosol: Light absorption coefficient, Aerosol: Light scattering coefficient, Aerosol: Major inorganic components (fine), Aerosol: Number concentration]
name Mr. Doug Worthy
address Environment Canada, Climate Research Division
4905 Dufferin Street
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4
Canada
2009-06-25/0
phone +1 (416) 739 46 83
fax +1 (416) 739 46 64
mailto doug.worthy@ec.gc.ca
url http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/aqrb/arqm_page_worthy_e.cfm
GAW function
station function Measurement leader [Greenhouse Gas: CH4, Greenhouse Gas: CH4, Greenhouse Gas: CO2, Greenhouse Gas: CO2, Greenhouse Gas: N2O, Greenhouse Gas: N2O, Greenhouse Gas: SF6, Greenhouse Gas: SF6, Meteo: Humidity, Meteo: Pressure, Meteo: Temperature, Meteo: Wind direction, Meteo: Wind speed, Reactive Gas: CO, Reactive Gas: CO, Reactive Gas: H2]

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