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AERONET Site Information Database
Montsec (Montsec, Spain)
Site Index
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Image
1 - Cimel photometer on the measurement platform. |
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2 - Measurements cabin; on the roof is installed the CIMEL photometer, together with other aerosol samplers. |
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Image 1
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Image 2
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 42.05142° North
- Longitude: 0.72969° East
- Elevation: 1574.0 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The instrument is located at the Montsec Astronomic Observatory (www.parcastronomic.cat) in the Montsec mountain range. The altitude of the station avoids any horizon obstruction. The instrument is located on the roof of a measurement unit of the Network for monitoring and forecast pollution of the Generalitat de Catalunya equipped with different gas analysers (SO2, NOx, CO and O3). At the same unit, the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC) has installed some aerosol monitoring equipment to measure real-time levels of PM10, PM2.5, PM1 and black carbon. As ancillary data, the Meteorological Service of Catalonia has a wide variety of meteorological instruments to measure wind components, temperature, humidity, precipitation and global solar radiation. The station is far from polluted areas, so the aerosol sources are natural and it is often affected by long-range transport of Saharan dust particles.
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Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
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- Jerónimo Lorente
- E-mail: jeroni@am.ub.es
Jeronimo Lorente
Department of Astronomy and Meteorology
University of Barcelona
Marti i Franques 17th Floor
Barcelona, Spain
Phone#+34 93 402 11 23
fax: +34 93 402 11 33
Email: jeroni@am.ub.es
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Site
Manager(s) Information:
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- Yolanda Sola
- Email: ysola@am.ub.es
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Yolanda Sola
Department of Astronomy and Meteorology
University of Barcelona
Marti i Franques 17th Floor
Barcelona, Spain
Phone# +34 93 403 92 30
fax# +34 93 402 11 33
Email: ysola@am.ub.es
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Institution(s):
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Last Generated: 9 MAY 2024
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