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Image 1 - north west Image 2 - south Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 16.35014° South Longitude: 68.13150° West Elevation: 5233.0 Meters Site Description: The instrument is located above the roof of Chacaltaya Observatory building. The Chacaltaya Observatory is part of the Global Atmosphere Watch network. It is located at the Bolivian Andes (16°21.014'S, 68º07.886'W, 5240 masl) at Mount Chacaltaya 150 m below the summit facing southward towards the metropolitan area of La Paz and El Alto. This urban conglomerate has 1.7 million inhabitants and its influence can be monitored almost on a daily basis at the station. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Marcos F. Andrade, Ph.D. E-mail: mandrade@atmos.umd.edu Dr; Marcos Andrade Laboratorio de Fisica de la Atmosfera Universidad Mayor de San Andres Av. Villazon 1995 zl La Paz Bolivia Email: mandrade@atmos.umd.edu Tel. Fax. (+591)2799155 AND Philippe Goloub E-mail: philippe.goloub@univ-lille.fr Phillippe Goloub Universite de Lille Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique (LOA) Departement de Physique Faculte des Sciences et Technologies Bat P5 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - FRANCE Phone: 33.3.20.43.67.08 Email: philippe.goloub@univ-lille.fr Site Manager(s) Information: Fabricio Avila Email: fabricio.avila@chacaltaya.edu.bo Fabricio Avila Physics Atmosferic Laboratory 27 Cota Cota Campus Universitario UMSA FCPN building, 3rd floor La Paz, Bolivia Email: fabricio.avila@chacaltaya.edu.bo Tel. Fax. (+591-2)2799155 Responsible Institution(s): No Information Available

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