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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 54.56270° North
- Longitude: 0.86173° West
- Elevation: 159.0 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The site is located between Redcar to the north and Whitby to the south near a village called Loftus, it is out of the town located just under 600m from the north sea coast. The sun photometer is part of the volcanic ash lidar system network.
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Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
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- Joelle Buxmann
- E-mail: joelle.c.buxmann@metoffice.gov.uk
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
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Site
Manager(s) Information:
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- Tim Allot
- Email:
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Tim Allot
Upper Air Remote Sensing Team Leader
Met Office Operational Observations
Met Office, Fitzroy Rd
EX1 3PB, Exeter UK
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Responsible
Institution(s):
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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
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Last Generated: 10 MAY 2024
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