Sampling Stations Page

Site Description
Station Information
Category: Baseline Station
Status: Operational - 1976, Major upgrade - October, 1997
Photos and Drawings: Photos of MLO system
Station flow diagram
Links: WMO/GAW station information page
The Mauna Loa system was upgraded in April 2000. The new aerosol system was run in tandem with the old system for a year so measurements could be compared. The current system improvements include: size cuts (1 and 10 um), humidity control, a nephelometer capable of back scatter measurements and replacement of the aethalometer with a Particle Soot/Absorption Photometer (PSAP).

MLO Aerosol Properties Plots

Statistical Summary Plots - Multi-year record of final aerosol and atmospheric property data.

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Atmospheric Properties

These plots are designed to provide a quick look at the measured aerosol properties. They display raw unedited data, but known corrections for instrument errors have been applied.

Short-Term Status Plots (last 48 hours) Long-Term Averaged Plots (hourly averages, last 30 days)
Extensive Parameter SummaryExtensive Parameter Summary
Spectral CoefficientsSpectral Coefficients
Spectral Coefficients (Humidified) Plot Not AvailableSpectral Coefficients (Humidified) Plot Not Available
Intensive Parameter SummaryIntensive Parameter Summary
Intensive Parameter Summary (Humidified) Plot Not AvailableIntensive Parameter Summary (Humidified) Plot Not Available
f(RH) Plot Not Availablef(RH) Plot Not Available
CCN Fit Parameters Plot Not AvailableCCN Fit Parameters Plot Not Available
Wind Speed and DirectionWind Speed and Direction
CNC Status/FlowsCNC Status/Flows
CCN Status Plot Not AvailableCCN Status Plot Not Available
PSAP StatusPSAP Status
CLAP AbsorptionCLAP Absorption
CLAP StatusCLAP Status
Nephelometer Background ReferenceNephelometer Background Reference
Nephelometer Background Reference (Humidified) Plot Not AvailableNephelometer Background Reference (Humidified) Plot Not Available
Nephelometer StatusNephelometer Status
Nephelometer Status (Humidified) Plot Not AvailableNephelometer Status (Humidified) Plot Not Available
FlowsFlows
PressuresPressures
Temperature, Humidity and Dew PointTemperature, Humidity and Dew Point
Filter Status Plot Not AvailableFilter Status Plot Not Available
uMAC StatusuMAC Status
Aethalometer EBCAethalometer EBC
Aethalometer StatusAethalometer Status

Summary Status Plots

One Year Summary Status Plots Time Series (Entire Record) Summary Status Plots
Nephelometer StatusNephelometer Status
Wet Nephelometer Status Plot Not AvailableWet Nephelometer Status