BEO Moussala – A New Facility for Complex Environment Studies

The main areas of research at the Basic Environmental Observatory (BEO) Moussala, Rila Mountain, are the aerospace and terrestrial environment. The interactions between cosmic rays and Earth atmosphere, global change parameters and climate research, natural hazards and technological risks are the objectives of the investigations. Real-time measurements of basic parameters of space and atmosphere are carried out. The information is transmitted via a high frequency radio-telecommunication system to the Internet and is stored in a database for further analysis within GAW, EURDEP, EUSAAR and UNBSS international programmes. Ecotoxicological investigations are performed to study the mountain ecosystems. On-line data and detailed information about BEO Moussala are available at: http://beo-db.inrne.bas.bg