Climate change have occurred
in past naturally including global warming,
destruction of ozone layer and acid rain.
With respect to this, we are faced to have
a great responsibility for Earth environmental
conservation based on the scientific monitoring.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established
Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory (GAW)
in 1989 for monitoring the global climate
change. For participating to the international
program and producing the global climate change
monitoring data, KMA established Korea Global
Atmosphere Observatory (KGAWO) in 1990 which
is based on the experiments of Sobaek Mountain
Meteorological Observatory had been established
in 1989.
Since 1998, KGAWO has been constructed the
observation system adding the functions for
the measurements of greenhouse gases, air
quality monitoring, aerosol optical depth
and LIDAR system (ozone & aerosol).
Monitoring and analysis
for atmospheric physical properties
and chemical composition to climate
watch
Monitoring and analysis for
Acid Rain, Ultraviolet and Asian
Dust, etc.
Main
Tasks
Background
Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
International Intercomparison
Data Exchange with WMO/WDCGG
Measurement
Elements
Carbon Dioxide
(CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Tri & Dichlorofluomethane
(CFC11 & CFC12)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Main
Tasks
Monitoring
of indirect Greenhouse Gases
Monitoring of Background
Air Pollution
Main
Tasks
Sulfur Dioxide
(SO2)
Nitrous Oxide (NOx)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Surface Ozone (O3 )
Main
Tasks
Measurement
for Particulate Matters
Physical, Optical and
Chemical Properties Analysis
Monitoring of Vertical
Profile of Tropospheric
Aerosol
Measurement
Elements
PM10 Mass
Concentration
Aerosol Optical Depth
and Size Distribution
Scattering and Absorption
Properties
Tropospheric Aerosol Extinction
Coefficient from 0.5 km
to 10 km using Aerosol LIDAR
Main
Tasks
Monitoring
of Vertical Profile of Stratospheric
Ozone
Operation of Ultraviolet
Radiation Network
Analysis of the Local
EUV-B irradiance data
Measurement
Elements
Stratospheric
Ozone Number Density from
12 km to 40 km
