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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: 55.92397° North Longitude: 3.17915° West Elevation: 97.5 Meters Site Description: The sun photometer is mounted on the roof of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE). This is located near the top of Blackford Hill approximately 2 miles south of Edinburgh city centre. The north side of the hill is residential while the other sides include parkland and a golf course. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Paul Palmer E-mail: pip@ed.ac.uk Prof. Paul Palmer University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, EH9 3FF Tel: +44-131 650 7724 Email: pip@ed.ac.uk URL: http://www.palmergroup.org/ Site Manager(s) Information: Chris MacLellan Email: chris.maclellan@ed.ac.uk Chris MacLellan NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility University of Edinburgh Grant Institute Edinburgh, EH9 3FE United Kingdom Phone: +44 131 650 8596 Email: chris.maclellan@ed.ac.uk AND Ian Morrison Email: Ian Morrison Royal Observatory Edinburgh Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ Tel: +44-131 668 8100 Responsible Institution(s): Natural Environment Research Council Field Spectroscopy Facility Grant institute Edinburgh, EH9 3JW Tel: +44-131 650 5926 Email: fsf@nerc.ac.uk Web: www.fsf.nerc.ac.uk

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