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Izana (Izana, Spain)

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Photo of the sunphotometer on the roof of the Izana Obersvatory with Site Manager Ramon Ramos.
Terrace of the Izaqa Observatory (IZO) during a spectral UV instrument intercomparion
Image 1 - Photo of the sunphotometer on the roof of the Izana Obersvatory with Site Manager Ramon Ramos.
Image 2 - Terrace of the Izaqa Observatory (IZO) during a spectral UV instrument intercomparion
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Site Coodinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 28.30932° North
  • Longitude: 16.49906° West
  • Elevation: 2391.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • Izana observatory (IZO) site is the master-sun calibration site for PHOTONS-RIMA-AERONET Cimel sunphotometer network.
    IZO is located on the island of Tenerife (The Canary Islands) at 2367 m a.s.l. The observatory is situated on the top of a mountain plateau located in a pre-national park area protected by the sky law. IZO is normally above a temperature inversion layer, and so, free from local anthropogenic source influences. The sky is usually free of clouds and as a result is extremely clean and suitable for radiation measurements and sun calibrations. IZO is a World Meteorological Organization-Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) station of global representativeness.

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
  • Emilio Cuevas-Agullo
  • E-mail: ecuevasa@aemet.es
    • Dr. Emilio Cuevas-Agullo
    (Director of the Izana Atmospheric Research Center)
    Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMET)
    C/ La Marina, 20, Planta 6
    38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    SPAIN
    Tel: +34 922151718
    Fax: +34 922574475
    Email: ecuevasa@aemet.es

Co-Investigator(s)
Information
  • Philippe Goloub
  • E-mail: philippe.goloub@univ-lille1.fr
    • Philippe Goloub
    Universiti des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Amosphirique - Bbt P5
    59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq - Cedex FRANCE
    Phone: Voice: 33.3.20.33.61.88, Fax : 33.3.20.43.43.42
    e-mail : philippe.goloub@univ-lille1.fr
Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Ramsn Ramos
  • Email: rramosl@aemet.es
  • Ramon Ramos
    Izana Atmospheric Research Center
    Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMET)
    C/ La Marina, 20, Planta 6
    38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Spain
    E-Mail : rramosl@aemet.es


    • AND

  • Luc Blarel
  • Email: blarel@loa.univ-lille1.fr
  • Luc Blarel
    Universiti des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphirique
    Bbt P5 59655
    Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, FRANCE
    Phone: +33-3-20-43-40-63
    Fax: +33-3-20-43-43-42
    E-mail: blarel@loa.univ-lille1.fr


Responsible Institution(s):
  • Centro de Investigacisn Atmosfirica de Izana (www.aemet.izana.org)
    Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia (www.aemet.es)

    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphirique, Universiti des Sciences et
    Technologies de Lille
    http://www-loa.univ-lille1.fr/

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