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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 Coodinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 37.90833° North
  • Longitude: 107.72500° West
  • Elevation: 3368.0 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@nsidc.org
  • Thomas H. Painter, Ph.D.
    Research Scientist II
    National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
    Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES)
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0449
    Phone: 303.735.3743
    Fax: 425.740.9260
    URL: http://cires.colorado.edu/~tpainter/
Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Chris Landry
  • Email: clandry@snowstudies.org
  • Chris Landry
    Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
    PO Box 190
    Silverton, CO 81433 USA
    (970) 387-5080
    www.snowstudies.org

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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