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Escudero_Station (King George Island, Antarctica)
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 62.20150° South
- Longitude: 58.96570° West
- Elevation: 33.0 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The Transportable Antarctic Research Platform Number 2 (TARP-02) located in Fildes Bay (King George Island, Antarctica) is a radiometric laboratory attached to Chilean Antarctic Institute’s Escudero Station, with an outdoor platform of 3x4 meters, for solar radiation, aerosols and clouds measurements. Located at 120 meters west of Escudero Station and at 100 meters southwest of the Chilean Air Force’s Frei Station nearest building. Main aerosols sources are natural (sea aerosols), and occasionally burning from Air Force Station.
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Principal
Investigator(s)
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- 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
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Responsible
Institution(s):
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University of Santiago, Chile (USACH)
www.usach.cl – www.antarctica.cl
Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH)
www.inach.cl
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Last Generated: 10 MAY 2024
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