Sand Island, Midway, United States [MID]
Location
- Country: United States
- Latitude: 28.2100° North
- Longitude: 177.38° West
- Elevation: 11.00 masl
- Time Zone: Local Time + 11.0 hour(s) = UTC
Data
Cooperating Agencies
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSite is located at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.The Refuge is approximately 2,012 km NW of Honolulu, HI andconsists of three islands (Sand, Eastern, and Spit) whichare surrounded by a fringing coral reef. The entire Refugeis 120,749 ha in size and is home to over 2 million seabirds.
GMD Projects at Sand Island, Midway
| Parameter | Formula | First Sample Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | CO2 | 1985-05-03 | Ongoing |
| Methane | CH4 | 1985-05-03 | Ongoing |
| Carbon Monoxide | CO | 1990-11-27 | Ongoing |
| Molecular Hydrogen | H2 | 1990-11-27 | Ongoing |
| Nitrous Oxide | N2O | 1997-07-30 | Ongoing |
| Sulfur Hexafluoride | SF6 | 1997-07-30 | Ongoing |
| Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Carbon Dioxide | d13C (CO2) | 1992-01-28 | Ongoing |
| Oxygen-18/Oxygen-16 in Carbon Dioxide | d18O (CO2) | 1992-01-28 | Ongoing |
| Carbon-13/Carbon-12 in Methane | d13C (CH4) | 2015-12-23 | Ongoing |
| Methyl Chloride | CH3Cl | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| Benzene | C6H6 | 2007-01-01 | Ongoing |
| toluene | C7H8 | 2007-01-01 | Ongoing |
| ethane | C2H6 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| ethene | C2H4 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| propane | C3H8 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| propene | C3H6 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| i-butane | i-C4H10 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| n-butane | n-C4H10 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| i-pentane | i-C5H12 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| n-pentane | n-C5H12 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| n-hexane | n-C6H14 | 2006-02-27 | Ongoing |
| Wind Speed | ws | 1992-07-07 | Ongoing |
| Wind Direction | wd | 1992-07-07 | Ongoing |
| Temperature | temp | 2004-08-10 | Terminated - 2004-09-07 |
| isoprene | C5H8 | 2007-01-01 | Ongoing |
| Acetylene | C2H2 | 2007-10-09 | Ongoing |