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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 51.29000° North
- Longitude: 0.44000° East
- Elevation: 33.0 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The sun photometer is located on top of a brick plinth and is collocated to a lidar instrument. The site comprises a large 35m x 36m enclosure with a range Met Office sensors (Relative Humidity, Temperature, Radiation, Rain, Wind Direction, Wind Speed etc.). The enclosure also houses a number of instruments belonging to East Malling Research, an agricultural research institute. The site is located in Kent, England, ~20 miles from the coast to the north-east and 30 miles from London to the north-west. It is the easternmost instrument within the Met Office volcanic ash network.
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Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
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- Joelle Buxmann
- E-mail: joelle.c.buxmann@metoffice.gov.uk
Dr Joelle Buxmann Senior Scientist Met Office Observation Research and Development Met Office, Fitzroy Rd EX1 3PB, Exeter UK Tel: +44 (0)1392 885620 Email: joelle.c.buxmann@metoffice.gov.uk Alt Email: sunphotometer@metoffice.gov.uk
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Site
Manager(s) Information:
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- Tim Allot
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Tim Allot
Upper Air Remote Sensing Team Leader Met Office Operational Observations Met Office, Fitzroy Rd EX1 3PB, Exeter UK
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Responsible
Institution(s):
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MO (Met Office, United Kingdom, Website: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)
The instrument is funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and will be integrated in a combined Lidar-sun photometer network for volcanic ash detection. Data quality is checked in collaboration with PHOTONS, University of Lille, France.
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Last Generated: 10 MAY 2024
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