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Image 1 - View of CE318–T photometer in meteorological station of International Airport “Silvio Pettirossi” in Luque, Paraguay. Image 2 - View of CE318–T photometer in meteorological station of International Airport “Silvio Pettirossi” in Luque, Paraguay. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 25.23581° South Longitude: 57.51473° West Elevation: 83.0 Meters Site Description: The sun photometer is situated on the meteorological station of International Airport “Silvio Pettirossi” near of Cities of Luque and Asuncion, Paraguay. The metropolitan area exceeds 2.7 million, which makes it the most densely populated area with pollution episodes by aerosols generated by burning biomass from the Gran Chaco region. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Angel Rincón Rodriguez E-mail: angel.rincon.r@gmail.com Angel Rincon Rodriguez Consultora de Gestión Ambiental S.A. Músicos del Chaco N° 7394 – B° Villa Aurelia. Asunción, Paraguay Tel: (+595) 972400242 E-mail: angel.rincon.r@gmail.com Site Manager(s) Information: Fernando Pio Barrios Pedretti Email: fernando.pio@meteorologia.gov.py Fís. Fernando Pio Barrios Pedretti Centro Meteorológico Nacional Cnel. Francisco Lopez 1080 y De La Conquista +595 21 4381142 Email: fernando.pio@meteorologia.gov.py Responsible Institution(s): Direccion Nacional de Aeronautica Civil (DINAC) http://www.dinac.gov.py/ Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Paraguay (CONACYT) https://www.conacyt.gov.py/

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