Colorado Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) Tall-Tower

The Colorado Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) Tall-Tower is located near Byers, Colorado and stands at 608 meters above ground level. The Global Monitoring Laboratory’s (GML) Atmospheric Measurement Network collects air samples at three heights on the tower (30m, 100m and top-of-tower) to monitor greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4, CO, and H2O. In addition to these samples, we are in the process of installing additional measurements to support boundary layer analysis.