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Image 1 - View of the sunphotometer. Image 2 - View of the sunphotometer. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 0.89540° South Longitude: 89.60879° West Elevation: 22.0 Meters Site Description: Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ, Ecuador) has a campus in the island of San Cristobal, Galapagos. The AERONET sun photometer is placed on the roof of the Galapagos Science Center, a facility that faces Playa Mann beach, in the south east of San Cristobal. USFQ Galapagos campus is located in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital of the province of Galapagos in Ecuador.  Principal Investigator(s) Information: Maria del Carmen Cazorla E-mail: mcazorla@usfq.edu.ec Maria del Carmen Cazorla, PhD USFQ Professor Department of Environmental Engineering Universidad San Francisco de Quito Edificio Maxwell BS 211 Av. Interoceánica s/n y Pampite Quito, Ecuador Phone: (593) 2 2971700 ext. 1128 or 1576 Email: mcazorla@usfq.edu.ec Site Manager(s) Information: Luis Tasipanta Email: ltasipanta@usfq.edu.ec Luis Tasipanta IT Engineer USFQ Extension Galapagos Playa Mann s/n San Cristobal-Galapagos, Ecuador Phone: (593) 2 2971700 ext. 5017 Email: ltasipanta@usfq.edu.ec AND Maria del Carmen Cazorla Email: mcazorla@usfq.edu.ec Maria del Carmen Cazorla, PhD USFQ Professor Department of Environmental Engineering Universidad San Francisco de Quito Edificio Maxwell BS 211 Av. Interoceánica s/n y Pampite Quito, Ecuador Phone: (593) 2 2971700 ext. 1128 or 1576 Email: mcazorla@usfq.edu.ec AND Sylvia Sotamba Email: ssotamba@usfq.edu.ec Sylvia Sotamba Station Engineer USFQ Campus cumbaya Av, Interoceanica y Pampite Quito, Ecuador Phone: (593) 2 2971700 ext. 1576 Email: ssotamba@usfq.edu.ec AND Edgar Herrera Email: ema@usfq.edu.ec Edgar Herrera Station Engineer USFQ Campus cumbaya Av, Interoceanica y Pampite Quito, Ecuador Phone: (593) 2 2971700 ext. 1576 E-mail: ema@usfq.edu.ec Responsible Institution(s): Universidad San Francisco de Quito www.usfq.edu.ec www.usfq.edu.ec/programas_academicos/colegios/politecnico/institutos/iia

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Image 3 - View of the sunphotometer.
Image 4 - Left to right : Luis Tasipanta, Maria del Carmen Cazorla and Julieta Juncosa

Last Generated: 28 MAY 2024