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Bukit_Kototabang (Sumatra, Indonesia)

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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: 0.20194° South Longitude: 100.31805° East Elevation: 864.5 Meters Site Description: The instrument is installed on the rooftop of the observatory, about 4 m from the ground level. The observatory itself is located in Bukit Kototabang, a background area in the equatorial Sumatra. The closest city is Bukittinggi (approx. 20 km NE of the site). The sources of aerosol are considerably limited, with low frequency of traffic from and to the site, and less intensive farming activities nearby the site. The biomass burning episodes in the region, however, are responsible for the increase of aerosol concentrations during certain periods of the year. In addition, the site is bordered by two volcanoes, Mount Marapi and Mount Singgalang in the vicinity of the location. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Pawan Gupta E-mail: Pawan.Gupta@nasa.gov Code 618 Building 33 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,MD 20771 USA Ph: 256-961-7913 Fax: 1-301-614-6695 Elena Lind E-mail: Elena.Lind@nasa.gov Code 618, Building 33 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,MD 20771 USA Ph: 301-614-0362 Fax: 1-301-614-6695 Site Manager(s) Information: No Site Manager Information Available Managing Staff Information: Harika Utri Email: harika.utri@bmkg.go.id Harika Utri The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Station Bukit Kototabang - Indonesia Office: Jl. Raya Bukittinggi-Medan Km. 15 Palupuh W. Sumatra - Indonesia E-mail: harika.utri@bmkg.go.id AND Wan Dayantolis Email: stagaw.kototabang@bmkg.go.id Wan Dayantolis The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Station Bukit Kototabang - Indonesia Office: Jl. Raya Bukittinggi-Medan Km. 15 Palupuh W. Sumatra - Indonesia Email: wan.dayantolis@bmkg.go.id Responsible Institution(s): Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics http://bmkg.go.id/ http://gaw.kototabang.bmkg.go.id/

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