The Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) in Boulder, Colorado, conducts research related to atmospheric constituents that are capable of forcing change in the climate of the earth.

South Pole Observatory, APO AP, Antarctica [SPO] CMDL began operations here on 1977-01-01.

Home About CMDL Publications Organization Facilities Related Information Contact Us Data Figures Resources Photo Gallery Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases Group (CCGG) The use of fossil fuels and practice of deforestation to meet the world's energy demands has lead to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. Both gases absorb terrestrial infrared radiation and have ...

CMDL: Observatory Operations Group (OBOP) CMDL operates staffed atmospheric baseline observatories at Barrow, Alaska; Mauna Loa, Hawaii; Samoa; and the South Pole from which numerous in situ ...

Home About CMDL Data Publications Facilities Related Information Contact Us Samoa Observatory -- Cape Matatula, American Samoa Samoa Observatory is located on the eastern end of the island of Tutuila, American Samoa on a ridge overlooking the South Pacific Ocean. Established in 1973, the Samoa Observatory has survived two major hurricanes with only minor damage. A staff of 2 operates the year ...