NOAA

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Samoa Observatory -- Cape Matatula, American Samoa

U.S. Dept. of Commerce / NOAA / OAR / CMDL / OBOP

The CMDL American Samoa Observatory maintains monitoring programs in greenhouse and other trace gases, atmospheric aerosols, solar radiation variability and meteorological parameters. The staff consists of 2 federal employees.
 

Aerosols

Carbon Cycle-Greenhouse Gases

Halocarbons & other Atmospheric Trace Species

Opservatory Operations

Ozone & Water Vapor

Solar & Thermal Atmospheric Radiation

CMDL

 

Station Information

Latitude:-14.232 Longitude:170.563
Elevation:77 m Time Zone:GMT-11
Telephone: 011 (684)622-7455
Fax: 011 (684)699-4440
Postal Address: U.S. Dept of Commerce
NOAA - CMDL Samoa Observatory
P.O. Box 2568
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Station Chief: Doug Holt dholt@cmdl.noaa.gov
Engineer: Eric Sandberg esandberg@cmdl.noaa.gov

Programs

View from the instrument tower
Main building
View of the instrument tower

Observatory Operations Group
325 Broadway R/E/CG
Boulder, CO 80303
Group Chief: Russ Schnell
(303) 497-6676