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Image 1 - No Photo Available Image 2 - No Photo Available Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 53.32583° North Longitude: 9.89944° West Elevation: 20.0 Meters Site Description: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) atmospheric research station at Mace Head is located on the west coast of Ireland. The observatory is mainly representative for the marine background atmosphere of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean.(http://macehead.physics.nuigalway.ie) Principal Investigator(s) Information: Christoph Kleefeld E-mail: christoph.kleefeld@nuigalway.ie Christoph Kleefeld Atmospheric Research Group Department of Experimental Physics National University of Ireland, Galway University Road Galway Ireland Phone: +353 91 524411 ext 3437; fax +353 91 750584 E-mail: christoph.kleefeld@nuigalway.ie Site Manager(s) Information: S. Gerard Jennings Email: gerard.jennings@nuigalway.ie Prof. Dr. S. Gerard Jennings Department of Experimental Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway University Road, Galway, Ireland Phone: +353 91 524411 E-mail: gerard.jennings@nuigalway.ie Responsible Institution(s): NASA'S AERONET http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov National University of Ireland, Galway http://www.nuigalway.ie/ WMO Global Atmosphere Watch http://www.wmo.ch/web/arep/gaw/gaw_home.html

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