Tall Tower Observations
(update 12/2003)
We are currently involved in a project of the Max Planck Society that aims to study the feedback
mechanisms of the Eurasian landmass to a changing climate. This project is led by the Max Planck Institute
for Biogeochemistry in Jena and it is in its initial phase. It is planned to conduct measurements from
tall towers of atmospheric mixing ratios and isotopic composition of
CO2, CH4, CO, of some other biogeochemically active and of some anthropogenic trace gases. Our group is in charge
of the carbon monoxide (CO) measurements. We have been testing a carbon monoxide analyzer in the laboratory and
in August 2003 we have moved it to the Ochsenkopf Observatory (eastern Germany) to test it under field conditions and to
collect CO data from this tower.
The picture shows Rajesh Agnihotri at the Ochsenkopf tower near
Fichtelberg/Bayreuth. Click on the image or filename
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