Oulanka, EMEP station, Northern Finland

Updated 2013-01-26

Monitoring of air quality and deposition.

This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

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Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1989 -
Data collection: 1989 -
Data processing: 1989 -
Data reporting: 1989 -

Contact information

Contact person: Jussi Paatero
Address: Finnish Meteorological Institute Sahaajankatu 20 E FIN-00810 Helsinki Finland
Phone: +358500 441560
Email: if.imf@emantsal.emantsri

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Acidification parameters

Heavy metals

Other metals/elements

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Precipitation/snow

Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

Heavy metals: Bulk sampling of precipitation monthly. As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, Zn Acidifying compounds: Daily sampling of precipitation for major ions. Conductivity, pH, Cl, NO3, SO4, Mg, Ca, NH4, Na, K Daily filter sampling for sulphate, sulphur dioxide, nitrate+nitric acid and ammonium+ammonia in air. Continuous monitoring of SO2, NO2, O3

Geography

Regions studied: Atmospheric TDC; Atmospheric TDC; Atmospheric TDC; Atmospheric TDC
Stations or areas where observations are made: Oulanka 66 deg. 19 min. N, 29 deg. 24 min. E, 310 m a.s.l.

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?: yes-all

Data centres: Atmospheric TDC

References to key publications (or planned publications) and data reports

The yearbook of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Air Quality Research, e.g. Leinonen, L. 2000. Ilmanlaatumittauksia - Air Quality Measurements 1999. Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki. 254 p. EMEP Reports AMAP Reports

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Heavy metals: Bulk samples of precipitation. Analysis: ICP-MS. Laboratory: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Acidifying compounds: Bulk precipitation samples for major ions. Filter sampling for sulphate, sulphur dioxide, nitrate+nitric acid, ammonium+ammonia. The methods are from the EMEP manual. Laboratory: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).
QA/QC Information (what QA/QC procedures are implemented, laboratories involvment in QA/QC activities, model verification/validation routines, etc.): The laboratory of FMI is accredited for analysis of heavy metals and major ions.

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: Yes
Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?: EMEP
Other related projects: Pallas, AMAP station, Northern Finland Pallas-Sodankylä, GAW station, Northern Finland National deposition monitoring, Northern Finland