Boulder Atmospheric Observatory 2008 Ongoing GMD Instrumentation

Measurement Period: ongoing, continuous
Contact: Arlyn Andrews, 303-497-6773
Data download links:
CO and CO2 data:
O3 data:
Meteorological data:

Measurement Sampling Height Averaging/Sampling Frequency Investigator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 22, 100, 300 m 15 min. Arlyn Andrews
Carbon monoxide (CO) 22, 100, 300 m 15 min. Arlyn Andrews
Met. data 10, 100, 300 m 1min. Arlyn Andrews, Dan Wolfe
Ozone (O3) 0, 300 m 1 min. Sam Oltmans
PFP flasks* 300 m about 12 flasks/week various groups

*PFP flasks are collected at tower and analyzed for numerous compounds by 3 groups:
1) GMD Carbon Cycle Group: CO, CO2, CH4, SF6, N2O, H2

2) GMD HATS Group:

CFCs
Hydrocarbons
CFC-13 Propane
CFC-115 n-Butane
CFC-12 Isopentane
CFC-114 n-Pentane
CFC-11 Acetylene
CFC-113 Benzene
HFCs Other Chlorinated Haloalkanes
HFC-23 Methyl chloride
HFC-125 Chloroethane
HFC-143a Dichloromethane
HFC-134a Chloroform
HFC-152a Carbon tetrachloride
HFC-227ea Methyl Chloroform
HFC-365mfc Trichloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene
HCFCs Other Brominated Haloalkanes
HCFC-22 Methyl bromide
HCFC-142b Dibromomethane
HCFC-141b Bromoform
HCFC-124
HCFC-21 Others
Iodomethane
Halons
H-1301 Sulfur Compounds
H-1211 OCS
H-2402 Carbon disulfide

Red means that these are newer compounds for us--any potential sampling or analysis artifacts have not been explored or characterized. For many of the compounds indicated in red text we do not have calibration scales (exceptions include propane, pentanes and acetylene)

3) CU INSTAAR: 13C of CO2, 18O of CO2, 13C of CH4