High Altitude Observatory

High Altitude Observatory
Organization
Location
Coordinates19°32′10″N 155°34′34″W / 19.536°N 155.576°W / 19.536; -155.576
Established8 September 1940 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww2.hao.ucar.edu Edit this at Wikidata
High Altitude Observatory is located in Hawaii
High Altitude Observatory
Location of High Altitude Observatory
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The High Altitude Observatory (HAO) is a laboratory of the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).[1] HAO operates the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory on Hawaii and a research institute in Boulder, Colorado.

Its staff conduct research and provide support and facilities for the solar-terrestrial physics research community. Topics covered include solar physics, the heliosphere, and the effects of space weather on Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere.[1]

HAO was originally founded in 1940 as a branch of the Harvard College Observatory, was transferred to the University of Colorado in the late 1940s, before becoming part of NCAR when the latter was founded in 1960.

  1. ^ a b The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): Home