Perched near the shoreline on the southwest coast of Bermuda, the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory is one of BIOS’s lesser-known gems, and the source for data used in two scientific papers published last year in leading scientific journals. The publications – Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres – feature collaborations among multiple researchers in the U.S., Germany, and Bermuda, including BIOS environmental chemist and Tudor Hill observatory lead scientist Andrew Peters.

After weathering more than two decades worth of tropical storms and hurricanes, BIOS’s Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory was dealt a serious blow by Hurricane Gonzalo in October.  The Category 2 hurricane’s direct path over Bermuda led to the collapse of the 23 meter tall aluminum walk-up tower. Luckily, standard storm protocols successfully protected the instruments that sample aerosols and meteorological data for the observatory’s long-term datasets.