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Red_Mountain_Pass (Silverton, CO)

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AERONET's own Wayne Newcomb (left), Thomas Painter (standing), and Chris Landry (kneeling).
View of instrument after a 3 day snow storm.
Image 1 - AERONET's own Wayne Newcomb (left), Thomas Painter (standing), and Chris Landry (kneeling).
Image 2 - View of instrument after a 3 day snow storm.
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 37.90745° North
  • Longitude: 107.71092° West
  • Elevation: 3376.0 Meters

Site Description:

  • The Red Mountain Pass AERONET installation is located at the Swamp Angel Study Plot operated by the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies near Silverton, Colorado. Red Mountain Pass is located on US Hwy. 550 between Silverton and Ouray, CO. The Swamp Angel Study Plot is named for an historic mine and includes an extensive micro-met array and snow study plot in addition to the AERONET equipment.

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:

  • Thomas H. Painter
  • E-mail: tpainter@jifresse.ucla.edu
  • Thomas H. Painter
    Scientist
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    MS 300-233 California Institute of Technology
    4800 Oak Grove Drive
    Pasadena, CA 91109
    Mobile +1 626.319.3111
    Office +1 818.393.8226
    Fax +1 818.354.9476
    Email: tpainter@jifresse.ucla.edu



Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Jerry Derry
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Responsible Institution(s):
  • National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
    Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES)
    University of Colorado at Boulder

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Image 3 - Photo of the Swamp Angel Study Plot in winter. Photo of the Swamp Angel Study Plot in winter.

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