AERONET Site Information Database

Messina (Messina, Italy)

Site Index

Image 1 - View of sunphotometer. Image 2 - Another view of the sunphotometer. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coodinates and Elevation: Latitude: 38.19750° North Longitude: 15.56683° East Elevation: 15.0 Meters Site Description: The Sun-photometer is located on the roof of the Institute for Coastal Marine Environment - Section of Messina (National Research Council of Italy). The site is facing the Straits of Messina which corresponds to the confluence of currents coming from Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas. Along the year Messina straits is commonly monitored with sea and remote sensing campaigns.  Principal Investigator(s) Information: Stefano Pignatti E-mail: stefano.pignatti@imaa.cnr.it Stefano Pignatti CNR IMAA Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100 00133 Roma - Italy Phone: + 39 06 45488023 Fax: +39 06 45488211 E-mail: stefano.pignatti@imaa.cnr.it Site Manager(s) Information: Angelo Palombo Email: palombo@imaa.cnr.it Angelo Palombo CNR IMAA Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100 00133 Roma - Italy Phone: +39 06 45488080 Fax: +39 06 45488211 email: palombo@imaa.cnr.it AND Michele Furnari Email: michele.furnari@iamc.cnr.it Michele Furnari CNR IAMC Spianata Ranieri 86 98122 Messina - Italy Phone: + 39 090 6015427 Fax +39 090 669007 E-mail: michele.furnari@iamc.cnr.it AND Cristiana Bassani Email: cristiana.bassani@iia.cnr.it Cristiana Bassani CNR IIA V. Salaria Km 29,300 Monterotondo (RM) - Italy Phone: + 39 06 90672803 Fax: + 39 06 90672472 E-mail: cristiana.bassani@iia.cnr.it Responsible Institution(s): Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico (CNR IIA) www.iia.cnr.itIstituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR IMAA) www.imaa.cnr.it

Email Amy Scully for content and picture updates.

Last Generated: 15 JUL 2018