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Image 1 - An image of the sun photometer that is set up on the roof of the main administration building of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In the background, you can see the radome of the precipitation radar on the roof of the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research. Image 2 - Another image of the sun photometer, also showing the 200 m meteorological tower where wind, turbulence, temperature, and other measurements are carried out. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 49.09330° North Longitude: 8.42790° East Elevation: 140.0 Meters Site Description: The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is situated approximately 10 km north of the city center of Karlsruhe, Germany, in the upper Rhine valley. Karlsruhe is a major city with a population of about 300,000. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Andreas Wieser E-mail: andreas.wieser@kit.edu Dr. Andreas Wieser KITcube Science Director Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Tel: +49 721 608 22841 Cell: +49 151 20009897 Fax: +49 721 608 24377 mailto:andreas.wieser@kit.edu Site Manager(s) Information: Stephan Kraut Email: stephan.kraut@kit.edu Stephan Kraut Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Tel: +49 721 608 23916 Fax: +49 721 608 24377 Email:stephan.kraut@kit.edu Responsible Institution(s): Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) http://www.imk-tro.kit.edu/

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