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Research article
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28 Sep 2015
Research article |
| 28 Sep 2015
The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
O. C. Acevedo
Universidade Federal Santa Maria, Dept. Fisica, 97119900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
A. Araùjo
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Trav. Dr. Enéas Pinheiro, Belém-PA, CEP 66095-100, Brasil
P. Artaxo
Instituto de FÃsica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
C. G. G. Barbosa
Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
H. M. J. Barbosa
Instituto de FÃsica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Instituto de FÃsica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
S. Carbone
Instituto de FÃsica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
X. Chi
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
B. B. L. Cintra
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), MAUA group, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM CEP 69067-375, Brasil
N. F. da Silva
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), MAUA group, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM CEP 69067-375, Brasil
N. L. Dias
Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
C. Q. Dias-Júnior
Instituto Nacional de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará (IFPA/Bragança), Pará, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
R. Ditz
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
A. F. L. Godoi
Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
R. H. M. Godoi
Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
M. Heimann
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
T. Hoffmann
Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
J. Kesselmeier
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
T. Könemann
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
M. L. Krüger
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
J. V. Lavric
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
A. O. Manzi
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
A. P. Lopes
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), LBA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil
D. L. Martins
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), LBA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil
E. F. Mikhailov
Atmospheric Physics Department, Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
D. Moran-Zuloaga
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
B. W. Nelson
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), LBA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil
A. C. Nölscher
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
D. Santos Nogueira
Centro Gestor e Operacional do Sistema de Proteção da Amazônia (CENSIPAM), Belém, Pará
on leave from: Amazon Regional Center, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Belém, Pará
M. T. F. Piedade
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), MAUA group, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM CEP 69067-375, Brasil
C. Pöhlker
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
U. Pöschl
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
C. A. Quesada
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), LBA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil
L. V. Rizzo
Instituto de FÃsica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
C.-U. Ro
Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea
N. Ruckteschler
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
L. D. A. Sá
Centro Regional da Amazônia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Belém, Pará, Brazil
M. de Oliveira Sá
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), LBA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69067-375, Brazil
C. B. Sales
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
Centro de Estudos Superiores de Parintins (CESP/UEA), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
R. M. N. dos Santos
Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
J. Saturno
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
J. Schöngart
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), MAUA group, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM CEP 69067-375, Brasil
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
M. Sörgel
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
C. M. de Souza
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM/ICSEZ-Parintins), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
R. A. F. de Souza
Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
N. Targhetta
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), MAUA group, Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM CEP 69067-375, Brasil
J. Tóta
Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará – UFOPA, Santarém, Pará, Brazil
now at: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
S. Trumbore
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
A. van Eijck
Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
D. Walter
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
Z. Wang
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
J. Williams
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
J. Winderlich
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
F. Wittmann
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
A. M. Yáñez-Serrano
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Clima e Ambiente (CLIAMB), Av. André Araújo 2936, Manaus-AM, CEP 69083-000, Brazil
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Air Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, P.O. Box 3060, 55020, Mainz, Germany
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This paper describes the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO), a new atmosphere-biosphere observatory located in the remote Amazon Basin. It presents results from ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gas, and aerosol measurements collected at the ATTO site during the first 3 years of operation.
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