NCAR/ACOM FTIR Atmospheric Composition Dataset

The NCAR/ACOM Optical Techniques Project operates three high spectral resolution, solar viewing FTIR instruments at Thule, Greenland (76.5ºN, 291.3ºE, 225 masl), Boulder Colorado (40.03ºN, 254.7ºE, 1612 masl) and Mauna Loa Observatory Hawaii (19.5ºN, 204.4ºE, 3396 masl). These instruments operate within the framework of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition change (NDACC). The raw data are recorded autonomously and downloaded to ACOM servers daily. They are processed at ACOM and produce vertical profiles of several trace atmospheric constituents: O3, HNO3, HCl, HF, CO, N2O, CH4, HCN, C2H6, OCS, H2CO, H2O and ClONO2. These data constitute a long-term reference dataset for tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry investigations.