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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: 35.33771° North Longitude: 25.66976° East Elevation: 258.0 Meters Site Description: The Finokalia atmospheric monitoring station is operated by the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL) of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete since 1993. The station is representative for the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere and has attracted strong scientific attention in the fields of atmospheric composition, air quality and climate change. Its participation in the most important international research infrastructures and networks of environmental research stations, like ACTRIS, ICOS, GAW, EMEP. (http://finokalia.chemistry.uoc.gr) Principal Investigator(s) Information: Nikolaos Mihalopoulos E-mail: nmihalo@noa.gr Nikolaos Mihalopoulos National Observatory of Athens, IERSD I. Metaxa & Vas. Pavlou St. Penteli, GR-15236, GREECE phone: +30 210 8109121 Email: nmihalo@noa.gr Site Manager(s) Information: Giorgos N. Kouvarakis Email: gkouvarakis@uoc.gr Dr. Giorgos N. Kouvarakis Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory ( ECPL ) Department of Chemistry University of Crete PO Box 2208 71003, Voutes, Heraklion, Greece e-mail: gkouvarakis@uoc.gr Lab web address: http://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr Finokalia web address: http://finokalia.chemistry.uoc.gr Responsible Institution(s): University of Crete, Department of Chemistry Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory Voutes Campus, 71003 Heraklion, Greece www.chemistry.uoc.gr ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr finokalia.chemistry.uoc.gr

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