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Capo_Verde (Capo Verde, Sal Island)

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A large view of the sunphotometer station (on a terrace, at the top of an INMG building).
A second larger view of the INMG station in the middle of Sal island.
Image 1 - A large view of the sunphotometer station (on a terrace, at the top of an INMG building).
Image 2 - A second larger view of the INMG station in the middle of Sal island.
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Image 2
  

Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 16.73250° North
  • Longitude: 22.93550° West
  • Elevation: 60.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • The instrument is situated on the roof of a building (8 -10 m high) of the’ Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica’ (INMG) of Cape Verde almost in the middle of Sal Island. A fencing is used to protect it against the strong North-eastern winds.

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
  • Philippe Goloub
  • E-mail: philippe.goloub@univ-lille.fr
    • Phillippe Goloub
    Universite de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique (LOA)
    Departement de Physique
    Faculte des Sciences et Technologies
    Bat P5
    59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE
    Phone: 33.3.20.43.67.08
    Email: philippe.goloub@univ-lille.fr
Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Francisco Evora
  • Email: francisco.evora@gmail.com
  • Francisco Evora
    Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica,
    Ilha do Sal – Cape Verde
    Tel: 00 238 241 40 58
    Email: francisco.evora@gmail.com


    • AND

  • Gael Dubois
  • Email: gael.dubois@univ-lille.fr
  • Universite de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique (LOA)
    Departement de Physique - Faculte des Sciences et Technologies - Bat P5 - Bureau 315
    Avenue Paul Langevin 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 67 96


    • AND

  • Luc Blarel
  • Email: luc.blarel@univ-lille.fr
  • Luc Blarel
    Universite de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique (LOA)
    Departement de Physique
    Faculte des Sciences et Technologies
    Bat P5
    59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE
    Phone: +33 (0)3 20 43 40 63
    Email: luc.blarel@univ-lille.fr
Responsible Institution(s):
  • Universite de Lille
    Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique (LOA)
    Departement de Physique - Faculte des Sciences et Technologies - Bat P5
    Avenue Paul Langevin 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE
    http://www-loa.univ-lille.fr/


    INMG (Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica)
    https://www.inmg.gov.cv/

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Additional Photographs and Images


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Image 3 - A view of the sun photometer site looking to the north. A view of the sun photometer site looking to the north.
Image 4 - Another view of the instrument site looking to the south. Another view of the instrument site looking to the south.
Image 5 - (Left to Right) L Blarel, F.Evora, Ester Araújo de Brito, José Manuel Pereira. (Left to Right) L Blarel, F.Evora, Ester Araújo de Brito, José Manuel Pereira.

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