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Image 1 - Fresno-Garland cimel is located on the north-east corner of the roof. Image 2 - The instrument is co-located with many other air monitoring sensors operated by the California Air Resources Board. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 36.78537° North Longitude: 119.77302° West Elevation: 100.0 Meters Site Description: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) maintains an air quality monitoring site near downtown Fresno, CA. NASA/ JPL has maintained an AERONET-affiliated sunphotometer at this site since 2002. On January 13, 2012, the CARB facility moved 400 m north to the intersection of First and Garland. The new CARB site name is Fresno-Garland, and is located at 3727 N. First Suite, Suite 104, Fresno, CA 93726. The instrument is on the roof of this building.The site monitors a mix of rural and urban pollutants. It is located within California's Central Valley, which often contains some of the worst air quality in North America. Fifty miles to the northeast is Yosemite Valley. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Carol J. Bruegge E-mail: Carol.J.Bruegge@Jpl.Nasa.Gov Carol J. Bruegge, Ph.D. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth Remote Sensing Science Mail Stop 183-601 4800 Oak Grove Dr. Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 Phone: 818-354-4956 Fax: 818-393-4445 Email : Carol.J.Bruegge@Jpl.Nasa.Gov Site Manager(s) Information: Scott Scheller Email: sschelle@arb.ca.gov Scott Scheller California Air Resources Board (CARB) 3727 N. First St., #104 Fresno, CA 93726 Email: sschelle@arb.ca.gov Office: 559-228-0854 Responsible Institution(s): NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

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