Tårnet skal indhente alle slags oplysninger om klimaet og overvåge indholdet af drivhusgasser i atmosfæren over verdens største sammenhængende regnskov- sladrehanken i stål skal give nye oplysninger om klimaforandringerne.
The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is expected to rise 325 meters from the ground, and is being constructed about 160 km from the Amazonian city of Manaus, writes BBC online Sunday.
Its instruments will gather data on greenhouse gases, aerosol particles and the weather.
Because of its height, the tower will make it possible to investigate the alteration and movement of air masses through the forest over a distance of several hundred kilometres.
The Amazon jungle is one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems, with a powerful influence on the intake and release of carbon (CO2) into the atmosphere.
“The tower will help us answer innumerable questions related to global climate change,” said Paulo Artaxo, from the University of Sao Paulo.
The tower will be integrated into an existing structure of smaller measuring towers in the region. When finished, it will complement a similar observatory built in 2006 that already stands in Central Siberia, notes BBC.
