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Ground based in situ observations of sulphur_dioxide at Bassum (DE0012R) using abs_solution. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: sulphur_dioxide in air (mass_concentration_of_sulphur_dioxide_expressed_as_sulphur_in_air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Zingst (DE0009R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP, HELCOM and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: antimony in precip (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_precipitation), arsenic in precip (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_precipitation), cadmium in precip (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_precipitation), chromium in precip (mass_concentration_of_chromium_in_precipitation), cobalt in precip (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_precipitation), copper in precip (mass_concentration_of_copper_in_precipitation), iron in precip (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_precipitation), lead in precip (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_precipitation), manganese in precip (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_precipitation), molybdenum in precip (mass_concentration_of_molybdenum_in_precipitation), nickel in precip (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_precipitation), selenium in precip (mass_concentration_of_selenium_in_precipitation), thallium in precip (mass_concentration_of_thallium_in_precipitation), titanium in precip (mass_concentration_of_titanium_in_precipitation), vanadium in precip (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_precipitation), zinc in precip (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_precipitation), ammonium in precip (mass_concentration_of_ammonium_in_precipitation), ammonium in precip (mass_concentration_of_ammonium_in_precipitation), calcium in precip (mass_concentration_of_calcium_in_precipitation), chloride in precip (mass_concentration_of_chloride_in_precipitation), conductivity in precip (conductivity_in_precipitation), magnesium in precip (mass_concentration_of_magnesium_in_precipitation), nitrate in precip (mass_concentration_of_nitrate_in_precipitation), nitrate in precip (mass_concentration_of_nitrate_in_precipitation), pH in precip (mass_concentration_of_pH_in_precipitation), potassium in precip (mass_concentration_of_potassium_in_precipitation), sodium in precip (mass_concentration_of_sodium_in_precipitation), sulphate_corrected in precip (mass_concentration_of_sulphate_corrected_for_seaspray_expressed_as_sulphur_in_precipitation), sulphate_corrected in precip (mass_concentration_of_sulphate_corrected_in_precipitation), sulphate_total in precip (mass_concentration_of_sulphate_total_in_precipitation), sulphate_total in precip (mass_concentration_of_sulphate_total_in_precipitation)
Ground based in situ observations of susp_part_matter at Schmücke (DE0008R) using high_vol_sampler. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: susp_part_matter in aerosol (mass_concentration_of_suspended_particulate_matter_in_dry_aerosol_particles_in _air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of nitrogen_dioxide at Neuglobsow (DE0007R) using abs_solution. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects sel_GEOmon2.1, EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: nitrogen_dioxide in air (mass_concentration_of_nitrogen_dioxide_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_air)
License : sel_GEOmon2.1: Data policy will be presented upon request, EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of pH at Waldhof (DE0002R) using bulk_sampler. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: pH in precip (mass_concentration_of_pH_in_precipitation)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Schauinsland (DE0003R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: antimony in precip (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_precipitation), arsenic in precip (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_precipitation), cadmium in precip (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_precipitation), chromium in precip (mass_concentration_of_chromium_in_precipitation), cobalt in precip (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_precipitation), iron in precip (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_precipitation), lead in precip (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_precipitation), manganese in precip (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_precipitation), nickel in precip (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_precipitation), selenium in precip (mass_concentration_of_selenium_in_precipitation), thallium in precip (mass_concentration_of_thallium_in_precipitation), vanadium in precip (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_precipitation), zinc in precip (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_precipitation)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of nitrogen_dioxide at Schmücke (DE0008R) using chemiluminescence_photolytic. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: nitrogen_dioxide in air (mole_fraction_of_nitrogen_dioxide_in_air), nitrogen_dioxide in air (mass_concentration_of_nitrogen_dioxide_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of low_vol_sampler at Schauinsland (DE0003R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: antimony in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_pm10_in_air), arsenic in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_pm10_in_air), cadmium in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_pm10_in_air), cobalt in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_pm10_in_air), copper in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_copper_in_pm10_in_air), iron in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_pm10_in_air), lead in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_pm10_in_air), manganese in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_pm10_in_air), molybdenum in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_molybdenum_in_pm10_in_air), nickel in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_pm10_in_air), vanadium in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_pm10_in_air), zinc in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_pm10_in_air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of mercury_TGM at Schauinsland (DE0003R) using Hg_mon. These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: mercury_TGM in air (mass_concentration_of_total_gaseous_mercury_in_air)
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Waldhof (DE0002R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects HELCOM, EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: calcium in precip (mass_concentration_of_calcium_in_precipitation), magnesium in precip (mass_concentration_of_magnesium_in_precipitation), potassium in precip (mass_concentration_of_potassium_in_precipitation), sodium in precip (mass_concentration_of_sodium_in_precipitation)
License : HELCOM: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy)., EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of low_vol_sampler at Waldhof (DE0002R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: antimony in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_pm10_in_air), arsenic in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_pm10_in_air), cadmium in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_pm10_in_air), cobalt in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_pm10_in_air), copper in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_copper_in_pm10_in_air), iron in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_pm10_in_air), lead in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_pm10_in_air), manganese in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_pm10_in_air), nickel in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_pm10_in_air), thallium in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_thallium_in_pm10_in_air), vanadium in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_pm10_in_air), zinc in pm10 (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_pm10_in_air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of high_vol_sampler at Schmücke (DE0008R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP, CAMPAIGN and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: HCB in air (mass_concentration_of_hexachlorobenzene_in_air), PCB_101 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_101_in_air), PCB_118 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_118_in_air), PCB_138 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_138_in_air), PCB_153 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_153_in_air), PCB_180 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_180_in_air), PCB_28 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_28_in_air), PCB_52 in air (mass_concentration_of_polychlorinated_biphenyl_52_in_air), aldrin in air (mass_concentration_of_aldrin_in_air), alpha_HCH in air (mass_concentration_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_in_air), anthracene in air (mass_concentration_of_anthracene_in_air), benz_a_anthracene in air (mass_concentration_of_benz_a_anthracene_in_air), benz_a_anthracene in aerosol (mass_concentration_of_benz_a_anthracene_in_dry_aerosol_particles_in _air), benzo_a_pyrene in air (mass_concentration_of_benzo_a_pyrene_in_air), benzo_bjk_fluoranthenes in air (mass_concentration_of_benzo_bjk_fluoranthenes_in_air), benzo_ghi_perylene in air (mass_concentration_of_benzo_ghi_perylene_in_air), chrysene_triphenylene in air (mass_concentration_of_chrysene_triphenylene_in_air), dibenzo_ah_anthracene in air (mass_concentration_of_dibenzo_ah_anthracene_in_air), dieldrin in air (mass_concentration_of_dieldrin_in_air), endrin in air (mass_concentration_of_endrin_in_air), fluoranthene in air (mass_concentration_of_fluoranthene_in_air), gamma_HCH in air (mass_concentration_of_gamma_hexachlorocyclohexane_in_air), heptachlor in air (mass_concentration_of_heptachlor_in_air), inden_123cd_pyrene in air (mass_concentration_of_inden_123cd_pyrene_in_air), op_DDD in air (mass_concentration_of_op_dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane_in_air), op_DDE in air (mass_concentration_of_op_dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene_in_air), op_DDT in air (mass_concentration_of_op_dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane_in_air), phenanthrene in air (mass_concentration_of_phenanthrene_in_air), pp_DDD in air (mass_concentration_of_pp_dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane_in_air), pp_DDE in air (mass_concentration_of_pp_dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene_in_air), pp_DDT in air (mass_concentration_of_pp_dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane_in_air), pyrene in air (mass_concentration_of_pyrene_in_air)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy)., CAMPAIGN: For scientific purposes, access to the data is limited. Data will be given access to after approval from the data producer or owner.
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Westerland (DE0001R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects CAMP, EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: mercury in precip (mass_concentration_of_mercury_in_precipitation), antimony in precip (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_precipitation), arsenic in precip (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_precipitation), cadmium in precip (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_precipitation), chromium in precip (mass_concentration_of_chromium_in_precipitation), cobalt in precip (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_precipitation), iron in precip (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_precipitation), lead in precip (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_precipitation), manganese in precip (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_precipitation), nickel in precip (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_precipitation), thallium in precip (mass_concentration_of_thallium_in_precipitation), vanadium in precip (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_precipitation), zinc in precip (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_precipitation)
License : CAMP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy)., EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Waldhof (DE0002R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: antimony in precip (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_precipitation), arsenic in precip (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_precipitation), cadmium in precip (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_precipitation), chromium in precip (mass_concentration_of_chromium_in_precipitation), cobalt in precip (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_precipitation), copper in precip (mass_concentration_of_copper_in_precipitation), iron in precip (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_precipitation), lead in precip (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_precipitation), manganese in precip (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_precipitation), nickel in precip (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_precipitation), vanadium in precip (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_precipitation), zinc in precip (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_precipitation)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).
Ground based in situ observations of wet_only_sampler at Schauinsland (DE0003R). These measurements are gathered as a part of the following projects EMEP and they are stored in the EBAS database (http://ebas.nilu.no/). Parameters measured are: precipitation_amount in precip (lwe_thickness_of_precipitation_amount), antimony in precip (mass_concentration_of_antimony_in_precipitation), arsenic in precip (mass_concentration_of_arsenic_in_precipitation), cadmium in precip (mass_concentration_of_cadmium_in_precipitation), chromium in precip (mass_concentration_of_chromium_in_precipitation), cobalt in precip (mass_concentration_of_cobalt_in_precipitation), copper in precip (mass_concentration_of_copper_in_precipitation), iron in precip (mass_concentration_of_iron_in_precipitation), lead in precip (mass_concentration_of_lead_in_precipitation), manganese in precip (mass_concentration_of_manganese_in_precipitation), molybdenum in precip (mass_concentration_of_molybdenum_in_precipitation), nickel in precip (mass_concentration_of_nickel_in_precipitation), selenium in precip (mass_concentration_of_selenium_in_precipitation), strontium in precip (mass_concentration_of_strontium_in_precipitation), thallium in precip (mass_concentration_of_thallium_in_precipitation), vanadium in precip (mass_concentration_of_vanadium_in_precipitation), zinc in precip (mass_concentration_of_zinc_in_precipitation)
License : EMEP: Public open access. We encourage contacting data originators if substatial use of individual time series is planned (fair use data policy).