The Boulder Atmospheric Observatory (BAO)
For more details contact Dan Wolfe, 303-497-6204
In Case of Emergency (including tower light outage), contact Security Dispatch Center: 303-497-3530
Completed in 1977, the BAO is a unique research facility for studying the planetary boundary layer and for testing and calibrating atmospheric sensors. The centerpiece of the facility is a 300-m tower instrumented at five levels with slow-response temperature and wind sensors, a variety of remote sensing systems, and a real-time processing and display capability that greatly reduces analysis time for scientists. The BAO has been the host of several large national and international experiments and numerous smaller ones.
Data
- Data Browser for BAO Tower Data
- FTP Site for BAO Tower Data
- ESRL/GMD Tall Towers CO2 Monitoring
- ESRL/GMD Solar & Thermal Atmospheric Radiation
- ESRL/GMD Surface Met
In the News
- Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado, NY Times, December 2008
- New Tower to Examine Front Range Colorado Carbon Emissions, Cherry Creek News, August 2008
- Towering Experiment, Colorado Springs Gazette, August 2007
- NOAA 'Tall Tower' to Track Front Range Carbon Emissions, Air Quality, NOAA Magazine, July 2007
- NOAA ESRL Scientists Unveil New Experiment to Track Front Range Carbon Emissions, Check Air Quality, NOAA Press Release, July 2007