Power and remote communication at the station were restored on June 22nd. Current measurements include:
Aerosol light scattering and backscattering at 3 wavelengths
Optical particle count at two sizes (>0.3 microns and >0.4 microns)
Ozone
Black carbon
Aerosol sample collection for off-line microscopy analysis
Other instruments are planned to be installed soon. The intensive field campaign period will take place in July.
The Pico Mountain caldera lying above the clouds as seen from the aircraft on the way to Horta (20 June 2017)Inspecting the power cable (21 June 2017)Beautiful day at the station (21 June 2017)
Dr. Helmig has been working at the Pico Mountain Observatory since 2004. His expertise involves measuring trace gases at very low concentrations in remote environments. His group’s most recent publication from research at the Pico Mountain Observatory is titled, “Climatology and Atmospheric Chemistry of Non-Methane Hydrocarbons Ethane and Propane over the North Atlantic” to be published in Elementa.
Detlev Helmig, Ph. D.