The 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano cut off road access to the Mauna Loa Baseline Observatory. Construction on the temporary Mauna Loa Access road was completed on 26 March, 2026.
At this time, there is no site access for the general public to the Mauna Loa Observatory and NOAA has not yet established a public opening date. GML and scientific partners are working together to bring mission critical scientific projects back online. It is still unclear when utility infrastructure will be replaced and power re-established to the site.
We will provide another update as more information becomes available.
Media contact: Theo Stein at (303) 819-7409 or theo.stein@noaa.gov.
Organization(s):
United States National Science Foundation (NSF)
Drexel University (DU)
What does this program measure?
Aerosol, Water Vapor, UV-A (Ultra-Violet-A)
How does this program work?
Sunphotometers and UV data loggers are brought and operated by Forrest Mims. Forrest will do all observations which consist of: 1) morning Langley calibrations of GLOBE sun photometers and infrared hygrometers; 2) UV-A (376 nm) data logged observations; 3) miscellaneous solar observations.
Why is this research important?
In order to perform calibrations of GLOBE’s handheld sunphotometers.
Are there any trends in the data?
How does this program fit into the big picture?
What is it's role in global climate change?
Comments and References
DISCLAIMER:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Lead Investigator(s):
Dr. David Brooks (DU) ,
215-895-6821
Forrest Mims
830-372-0548
MLO Contact(s):
Dr. John E. Barnes
808-933-6965 (x222)
Darryl Kuniyuki
808-933-6965 (x236)
Web Site(s)
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~brooksdr/DRB_ web_page/index.htm
http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
http://www.forrestmims.org