CAO Mission
The Carnegie Airborne Observatory combines spectroscopic and 3D laser imaging with unique scientific approaches to study, explore and conserve ecosystems at large geographic scales.
Project Videos
Andes-to-Amazon 2012
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Peru Ministry of Env 2012
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African Savannas 2011
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Western Amazon 2011
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Colombian Amazon at Night 2011
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Madagascar 2010
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Southern Amazon 2009
Special video: CAO at American Geophysical Union 2012
Adriane Colburn Art based on CAO Imagery
Media Coverage
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Our Sponsors
Andrew Mellon Foundation
Avatar Alliance Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Mary Anne Nyburg Baker and G. Leonard Baker Jr.
W. M. Keck Foundation
William R. Hearst III