Measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory stopped after the 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano, when lava flow crossed the access road and took out power lines to the facility. The observatory remains inaccessible by vehicle and without power from the local utility company.
Observatory staff has established limited solar power in four observatory buildings and restored approximately 33 percent of the measurements onsite, including the Global Monitoring Laboratory and Scripps critical CO2 records and other atmospheric measurements.
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Organization(s):
US Department of Homeland Security
(previously US Department of Energy)
What does this program measure?
The Global Fallout Program instituted a global network of sampling sites to determine the global transport and fate of radionuclides released into the atmosphere during the testing of nuclear weapons. In recent years, the program focused on the global deposition of the naturally occurring radionuclides, beryllium-7 and lead-210.
How does this program work?
A funnel attached to an ion-exchange column. The project sampled quarterly at Mauna Loa.
Why is this research important?
Are there any trends in the data?
How does this program fit into the big picture?
What is it's role in global climate change?
Comments and References
This project is no longer active.
Lead Investigator(s):
Dr. Matthew Monetii
212-620-3625
MLO Contact(s):
Darryl Kuniyuki
808-933-6965 (x236)
Web Site(s)
http://www.eml.doe.gov/
databases/fallout
Date Started
January, 1998
RETIRED
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