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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 Izaña 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 Izaña Observatory (IZO) during a spectral UV instrument intercomparion
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 28.30932° North
  • Longitude: 16.49906° West
  • Elevation: 2401.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • Izana observatory (IZO) site, inaugurated in 1916, is a sun calibration site for the master Cimel instruments of AERONET-Spain (AEROSPAIN), AERONET-Europe, and CARSNET (China) networks. IZO is located on the island of Tenerife (The Canary Islands; Spain) at 2400 m asl. 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 Atmosphere Watch (GAW) station of global representativeness (five focal areas: greenhouse gases, radiation, aerosols, column ozone, and reactive gases) as well as a WMO Measurement Lead Centre (former Testbed) for Aerosol and Water Vapour Remote Sensing Instruments.

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

    AND

  • Africa Barreto
  • E-mail: abarretov@aemet.es
    • Dr. Africa Barreto
    (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: abarretov@aemet.es
    ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-585X
Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Ramón 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
Responsible Institution(s):
  • Izana Atmospheric Research Center (https://izana.aemet.es/)
    Meteorological State Agency of Spain (www.aemet.es)

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