Coordinates:
22.57917° N,
120.57455° E
Elevation: 22.0 m
Site Description
The site is located on the rooftop in of two-storey building. The building is located in between the farm lands in Wanlun township of Pintung County. There are no higher building or tree within a range of 270 degrees from north through east, south to west. From west to North, the roof enclosure of the building lies up to 30-degree vertical angle from the surface. However, the roof enclosure does not block the sunpath from sunrise to sunset. The height of trees are below the position of instrument and the mountains are located at far distance which do not obstruct the measurement. The source of the aerosol near this site is biomass burning.
Dr. Sheng-Hsiang (Carlo) Wang Department of Atmospheric Sciences National Central University Taoyuan 320, TAIWAN Tel: +886-3-4227151 ext 65527 E-mail: carlo@g.ncu.edu.tw
Dr. Sheng-Hsiang (Carlo) Wang Department of Atmospheric Sciences National Central University Taoyuan 320, TAIWAN Tel: +886-3-4227151 ext 65527 E-mail: carlo@g.ncu.edu.tw
Responsible
Institution(s):
Taiwan Ministry of Environment
Web address: https://www.moenv.gov.tw/
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Taiwan
Web address: http://www.atm.ncu.edu.tw/
Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration and Training Center (APAC)