Boulder (BOU)
United States
GRUAN status
- active
- since 2012
- certified
- 2014
- recertified
- 2018, 2023
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- BOU Boulder
- -short
- Marshall
- -long, international
- National Center for Atmospheric Research - Marshall Field Test Site
- -long, national
- NCAR Marshall Field Test Site
- WMO (code, name)
- 72471
Location
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Latitude
- 39.95 °N
- Longitude
- 105.20 °W
- Altitude
- 1743 m
Map
Institution / Operator
- Name
- NOAA/ESRL/GMD
- -long, international
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Earth System Research Laboratory/Global Monitoring Division
- -long, national
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Earth System Research Laboratory/Global Monitoring Division
- Website
- www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd
- Description
Site Contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Asher
- Affiliation
- NOAA/ESRL/GMD
- Address
- 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 USA
- elizabeth.asher@noaa.gov
- Phone
- Fax
Site Description
- Foundation
- General type
- rural but proximate to city of Boulder
- Topography
- rolling hills
- Land use (within 10 km)
- start of prarie grass landscape with nearby urbanization
- Climate
- mid-latitude, mid-continental climate influence by mountains
- Website
Non Co-located Sites
- Boulder
- 10 km southeast from Marshall; site with GPS column water, Microwave profiler (WV, T, H2O), FTIR column water
- Table Mtn
- 12 km north from Boulder; site with full BSRN instrumentation
Relevant Documents
- ICM-15 (2024)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Elizabeth Asher
- ICM-14 (2022)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
- ICM-13 (2021)
GRUAN Station Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
- ICM-12 (2020)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
Progress on the development of a novel NOAA FPH cooled by dry ice + ethanol - Dale Hurst- ICM-11 (2019)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
- ICM-10 (2018)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
Anomalously Strong and Rapid Drying of the Tropical Lower Stratosphere in 2016: Connections to Both the QBO and ENSO - Dale Hurst- ICM-9 (2017)
GRUAN Site Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
- ICM-8 (2016)
GRUAN Station Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
NOAA/NWS/SFSC MODERNIZATION UPDATES AND PLANS - Jim Fitzgibbon and Dan Brewer- ICM-7 (2015)
GRUAN Station Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
- ICM-6 (2014)
GRUAN Station Report for Boulder - Dale Hurst
Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder stratospheric water vapor measurements by the NOAA frost point hygrometer - Dale Hurst- ICM-5 (2013)
Ascent‐Descent Differences in Radiosonde Pressure and Temperature Measurements - Dale Hurst
Boulder, Colorado - Dale Hurst- ICM-4 (2012)
Boulder, Colorado - Dale Hurst
Frost Point Hygrometers and GRUAN - Dale Hurst- ICM-3 (2011)
Site report: Boulder, USA - Dale Hurst and June Wang
Boulder, Colorado 2010 Site Report - Dale Hurst- ICM-2 (2010)
Site report: Boulder, Colorado, USA - Dale Hurst
Site Progress Report: Boulder, Colorado - Dale Hurst and June Wang- ICM-1 (2009)
Site Description: Boulder, Colorado - Dale Hurst
- Lindenberg (2008)
Boulder/Denver, Colorado as a GRUAN site - June Wang
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOU-GN-01 | GNSS Site P041 | ||||
| BOU-GN-02 | GNSS site TMS3 | ||||
| BOU-RS-01 | Marshall Radiosonde Launch Site | 2024-06-18 |
Current data flow
