Coordinates:
51.29000° N,
0.44000° E
Elevation: 33.0 m
Site Description
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.
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
Site Manager(s):
Tim Allot
Email:
Tim Allot Upper Air Remote Sensing Team Leader Met Office Operational Observations Met Office, Fitzroy Rd EX1 3PB, Exeter UK
Responsible
Institution(s):
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.