Coordinates:
54.56270° N,
0.86173° W
Elevation: 159.0 m
Site Description
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.
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
Site Manager(s):
Tim Allot
Email:
Tim Allot Upper Air Remote Sensing Team Leader Met Office Operational Observations Met Office, Fitzroy Rd EX1 3PB, Exeter 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