Latitude: 19.54° N
Longitude: 155.58° W
Elevation: 3397 msl
Status: Active
Website(s):
Station Representative(s):
Brian Vasel
Chief of Observatory Operations
NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory
Colorado
USA
NDACC Measurements at the Mauna Loa, HI, United States Station
Instrument | Status | Period | Parameter | Affiliations | Data Link | Metadata | |
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DobsonD076 | Active | 1963
–present
|
Ozone | NOAA/ESRL | AmesHDF | Metadata Summary
x
G. McConville (NOAA/ESRL) — Daily Dobson #076 observations beginning December 1963, with about 20 Umkehr retrievals per month. |
|
FTIR SpectrometerBruker 125HR | Active | 1995
–present
|
Column - multiple species, Profile - multiple species | NCAR | AmesHDF | Metadata Summary
x
J. Hannigan and I. Ortega and M. Coffey (ret) (NCAR) — Measurements resumed in 2009 with a new automated system operating older U. Denver Bruker 120HR (250cm OPD). In 2011 the instrument was upgraded to a Bruker 125HR (data lapse March 2010-August 2011). In 2017 a new automated observations system was installed. |
|
FTIR SpectrometerBomem DA3 | Inactive | 1991
–1995
|
Column - multiple species | U. Denver | Ames | Summary
x
D. Murcray and R. Blatherwick (U. Denver) – Bomem DA3 (0.002 cm 1 resolution) operated once per week from November 1991 to November 1995. Automated Bruker 120HR (0.0035 cm 1 resolution) installed August 1995. Operations suspended in 2001, resumed briefly for 2003, then resumed intermittently from 2006–2009. |
|
LidarNd-Yag | Active | 1994
–present
|
Aerosol, Temperature, Water Vapor | NOAA/ESRL | Ames *.5bl | Metadata Summary
x
J. E. Barnes (NOAA/ESRL) — Nd:YAG system began operations in April 1994. Temperature retrievals began in June 1994. The Nd:YAG began retrieving water vapor in October 2005. Only aerosol data continues is archived and continues to be active. |
|
LidarRayleigh/Raman/DIAL | Active | 1993
–present
|
Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature | JPL | AmesHDF | Metadata Summary
x
T. Leblanc (JPL) — Multi-wavelength system deployed in July 1993. Data up to Dec. 2013 archived under previous PI (McDermid). |
|
LidarAT | Campaign | 2012
–2013
2014
2015
|
Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | GSFC, SSAI | Ames mlt2*.mgl | Metadata Summary
x
J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The Aerosol and Temperature Lidar (AT Lidar) has been rebuilt, and now includes water vapor to ~15 km, temperature in the troposphere using rotational Raman backscatter, stratospheric temperature up to ~80 km, and aerosol parameters using elastic and Raman backscatter up to ~35 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in intercomparisons at Mauna Loa from November 2012–August 2013, January 2014 & 2015 and November 2015. Data up to 2015 is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee. |
|
LidarSTROZ | Campaign | 1995
–1996
|
Aerosol, Ozone, Temperature, Water Vapor | GSFC, SSAI | Ames mltg*.mgl | Metadata Summary
x
J. T. Sullivan (GSFC), L. Twigg (SSAI), and G. Sumnicht (SSAI) — The STROZ lidar retrieves ozone vertical profiles in the stratosphere from 10 to 50 km. Temperature to ~80 km and aerosols (at 355 nm) to 35 km also are measured. The instrument has also been modified to measure water vapor from near the ground to ~10 km. As a mobile intercomparator, it has participated in ozone and temperature intercomparisons at Mauna Loa from June 1995–February 1996, August 2002, November 2012–August 2013, and January 2014. The 1995-1996 data is archived in the name of the previous PI – McGee. |
|
LidarRuby | Inactive | 1974
–1998
|
Aerosol | NOAA/ESRL | Ames *.6bl | Metadata Summary
x
J. E. Barnes (NOAA/ESRL) — Ruby system operational from 1974 to January 1998. |
|
Microwave Radiometer | Active | 1995
–present
|
Ozone | NRL, BC Consulting, U. MA | AmesHDF | Metadata Summary
x
G. Nedoluha and R. M. Gomez (NRL), A. Parrish (U. MA) and I. S. Boyd (BC Consulting) — One of two Millitech-built systems; installed in 1995 following testing and intercomparisons at Table Mountain Facility (34.4˚N, 117.7˚W). Participated in intercomparison at Mauna Loa in July 1995. Retrieving profiles from 20 to 64 km from July 1995 to April 1996 and from August 1996 to May 2015. Measurements (20 – 72 km) with a new instrument began in 2016. |
|
Microwave Radiometer | Active | 1996
–present
|
Water Vapor | NRL, BC Consulting | HDF | Metadata Summary
x
G. Nedoluha and R. M. Gomez (NRL) and I. S. Boyd (BC Consulting) — NRL Water Vapor Microwave Spectrometer #3 (WVMS3) operating since March 1996 following testing at Table Mountain Facility. Measurements have been taken with the new WVMS6 since 2010 over the altitude range (40 – 80 km). |
|
UV Spectroradiometer | Active | 1995
–present
|
UV | NOAA/ESRL, NIWA | Ames | Metadata Summary
x
A. Geddes (NIWA), S. Stierle (NOAA/ESRL), B. Liley, M. Kotkamp (NIWA) — Global and scattered UV spectral irradiances (285 – 450 nm) since 1995. Data to 2014 archived under previous PI (McKenzie). |
|
UV/Visible SpectrometerDOAS | Inactive | 1996
–2009
|
Multiple Species | NIWA | Ames | Metadata Summary
x
R. Querel and A. Thomas (NIWA) — DOAS, measuring trace gases from global and scattered irradiance, since 1996. Current measurements, since late April 2009, of NO2 and BrO slant columns are made using a CCD detector. Spectrometer damaged in early 2014 and returned to Lauder. Measurements are unlikely to continue. Data up to 2009 are archived under previous PI (Johnston). Data from 2009–2013 not yet archived. |