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Sable_Island (Sable Island, Halifax N.S.)

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View of the sunphotometer.
View of the sunphotometer.
Image 1 - View of the sunphotometer.
Image 2 - View of the sunphotometer.
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 43.93300° North
  • Longitude: 60.01000° West
  • Elevation: 3.0 Meters

Site Description:

  • Sable Island is located approximately 300 km east-southeast of Halifax, N.S. It's approximately 45 km long and 1 km wide and composed entirely of sand. The Meteorological Service of Canada, a branch of Environment Canada, maintains a continuous presence on the island.

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:

  • Ihab Abboud
  • E-mail: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca
  • Ihab Abboud
    Measurement and Analysis Research Section
    Air Quality Research Division
    Science and Technology Branch
    Environment Canada
    Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE)
    6248 Eighth Line
    Egbert, Ontario, Canada L0L 1N0
    (705) 458-3302 (voice)
    (416) 802-1071 (mobile)
    (705) 458-3301 (fax)
    Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca

    AND

  • Vitali Fioletov
  • E-mail: vitali.fioletov@ec.gc.ca
  • Vitali Fioletov
    Senior Research Scientist
    Air Quality Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment Canada
    4905 Dufferin Street
    Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5T4
    Canada
    E-mail: vitali.fioletov@ec.gc.ca
    Phone: 416 739 4915
    Fax: 416 739 4281

Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Ihab Abboud
  • Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca
  • Ihab Abboud
    Measurement and Analysis Research Section
    Air Quality Research Division
    Science and Technology Branch
    Environment Canada
    Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE)
    6248 Eighth Line
    Egbert, Ontario, Canada L0L 1N0
    (705) 458-3302 (voice)
    (416) 802-1071 (mobile)
    (705) 458-3301 (fax)
    Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca

Responsible Institution(s):

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Image 3 - Local inhabitants of the island. Local inhabitants of the island.
Image 4 - Inhabitant of the island. Inhabitant of the island.
Image 5 - Aerial view of the island. Aerial view of the island.
Image 6 - n/a n/a

Last Generated: 28 MAR 2024

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