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Weller, Rolf (2023): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica [dataset publication series]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961235

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Published: 2023-08-08 • DOI registered: 2023-08-08

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Abstract:
It is obvious that the atmosphere above Antarctica is the cleanest part of the Earth's troposphere and can be employed as a large clean air laboratory to study natural conditions comparable to atmospheric processes prevailed elsewhere in preindustrial times. The nearly completely ice covered Antarctic continent is virtually free of aerosol sources while the Southern Ocean is by far the dominant source to the Antarctic aerosol body, making atmospheric sea salt and biogenic sulfur the major aerosol components. Terrestrial sources are limited to some insular rocky regions (on the Antarctic Peninsula, in the coastal dry valleys and on high mountain ranges) and volcanic activity of Mt. Erebus. Nowadays, minor anthropogenic emissions arising from fossil fuel combustion during research and tourism activities may be considered as well. On the whole these natural and anthropogenic sources constitute local or regional trace element emissions of mineral dust and specific heavy metals which are of minor importance for the overall aerosol budget of Antarctica. Therefore, Antarctica offers an outstanding place to study the background composition and the natural biogeochemical cycling of aerosol.
The main task of the Neumayer Air Chemistry Observatory at Neumayer III Station is to provide continuous, year-round as well as long-term data records for important gaseous and particulate trace components of the troposphere. The data sets present the results of these long term observations for the respective over-wintering periods, new datasets will be added each year. For additional information about the observatory visit homepage: https://www.awi.de/en/science/long-term-observations/atmosphere/antarctic-neumayer/air-chemistry.html
Coverage:
Latitude: -70.650000 * Longitude: -8.250000
Date/Time Start: 1992-01-05T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2025-12-31T23:59:00
Change history:
2025-11-18T12:11:04 – Please note that the parameter names were changed. The parameters stay the same, just the naming was improved. "Total extinction coefficient" was changed to "Aerosol scattering coefficient" and " Extinction coefficient at xxx nm, backscattering mode" was changed to "Aerosol backscattering coefficient at xxx nm"
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1992. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271526
  2. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1993. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271527
  3. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1994. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271528
  4. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1995. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271529
  5. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1996. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271530
  6. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1997. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271531
  7. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1998. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271533
  8. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 1999. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271525
  9. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2000. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.269833
  10. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2001. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271115
  11. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2002. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.271114
  12. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2003. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.269662
  13. Weller, R (2005): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2004. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.338937
  14. Weller, R (2006): Airchemistry at Neumayer Station, Antarctica during the year 2005. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.475935
  15. Weller, R (2007): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2006. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.652740
  16. Weller, R (2008): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2007. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.701890
  17. Weller, R (2009): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2008. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.722916
  18. Weller, R (2010): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.754568
  19. Weller, R (2011): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2010. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761799
  20. Weller, R (2012): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2011. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.787837
  21. Weller, R (2013): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.815285
  22. Weller, R (2014): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2013. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833109
  23. Weller, R (2016): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2014. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.860936
  24. Weller, R (2016): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2015. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.860939
  25. Weller, R (2017): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2016. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.882136
  26. Weller, R (2018): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2017. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.893176
  27. Weller, R (2019): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2018. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.902238
  28. Weller, R (2020): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2019. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.922770
  29. Weller, R (2021): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2020. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935343
  30. Weller, R (2022): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2021. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.945533
  31. Weller, R (2026): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2022. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.992563
  32. Weller, R (2024): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2023. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965553
  33. Jurányi, Z; Bösch, T (2025): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2024. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987382
  34. Jurányi, Z; Weis, L (2026): Airchemistry at Neumayer station, Antarctica during the year 2025. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995757