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Image 1 - CIMEL #1287 photometer measuring at Yerba Loca site in March 2022. Image 2 - Yerba Loca site in March 2022. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 33.44990° South Longitude: 70.68157° West Elevation: 550.0 Meters Site Description: The instrument is on the roof of the tallest building on the University Campus (please see picture bellow), which is in Santiago downtown. Santiago de Chile is a mid-latitude city of6 million inhabitants with a complicated surrounding topography. Aerosol extinction in Santiago is determined by the semi-arid local climate, the urban pollution, a regional subsidence thermal inversion layer, and the boundary-layer wind airflow. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Raul R. Cordero E-mail: raul.cordero@usach.cl Dr. Raul R. Cordero Departamento de Física Universidad de Santiago de Chile Rosario Norte 399, Las Condes Santiago Chile Tel: +56 9 97352030 Email: raul.cordero@usach.cl Site Manager(s) Information: Jose Jorquera Email: jorqueratorres@gmail.com Jose Jorquera Departamento de Física Universidad de Santiago de Chile Av. Bernado Ohiggins 3363 Santiago – Chile Tel: +56 9 6587 3770 Email: jorqueratorres@gmail.com Responsible Institution(s): Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) Av. Bernado Ohiggins 3363 Santiago – Chile

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