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Pallas-Sammaltunturi
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| Station Characteristics |
| Name |
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Pallas-Sammaltunturi |
| Country |
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Finland |
| GAW Category |
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Global |
| Platform |
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Ground base |
| Location |
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67.97ºN 24.12ºE 560m a.m.s.l.
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| Time Zone |
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+2 |
| Address |
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Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
P.O. BOX 503 FI-00101 HELSINKI FINLAND |
| Organization |
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Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Description |
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Pallas lies in northern Finland in the subarctic region at the northernmost limit of the northern boreal forest zone. The area is free of large local and regional pollution sources with the nearest town, Muonio with some 2500 inhabitants, being 19 km to the west. The second-nearest town, Kittila, with 6000 inhabitants, is 46 km to the south-east. The main measurement site Sammaltunturi is on top of a fjeld (an arctic hill), ca. 300 m above the surrounding area and some 100 m above the tree line. The vegetation on the fjeld top consists mainly of low vascular plants, moss, and lichen. The region is hilly with the highest elevations of 600-800 m within 3-6 km from the station. The sectors 180°-330° and 100-130° are very open. Also part of this global station is the FMI's Arctic Research Centre at Sodankyla (67°22'N 26°38'E, 178 m a.s.l.) where the upper air observations are made. See the web site http://fmigaw.fmi.fi |
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| submitted by Finnish Meteorological Institute |
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