The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore. Palmer Station is one of the three United States research stations located in Antarctica. It is on Anvers Island midway down the Antarctic Peninsula at latitude 64.7 South, longitude 64.0 West.
The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators. The Palmer LTER is one of more than 26 LTER research sites located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Tahiti; each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together constitute the LTER Network.
News from Palmer LTER
New Paper: Seasonal Variability of Surface Ocean Carbon Uptake and Chlorophyll‐a Concentration
Figure 2 from Turner et al., 2025, showing the seasonal cycles of Chlorophyll-a, pCO2 flux,…
Doney Receives UVA Distinguished Research Award
Congratulations to PAL Co-PI Scott Doney for being honored with a Distinguished Research Award from…
Seabird Research Featured in Bluedot Living
Darren Roberts, Victoria Hermanson, Ricky Robbins and Megan Roberts are based at Palmer Station conducting…
Palmer Station Live Calls to Classrooms Kickoff for 2025
This week, we successfully relaunched our Palmer LTER Live Calls from Antarctica videoconference series with…
Palmer penguin data included in a new Global Seabird Research Hub
Observing Seabirds: Understanding Oceans is a new resource for exploring the fascinating world of seabird…
Carlos Moffat selected as co-chair of SOOS WAPSA
Congratulators to PAL Co-PI Carlos Moffat, who was recently selected as a new co-chair of…
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