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Petrolina_SONDA (Petrolina, Brasil)

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Image 1 - Aeronet Detailed view over SONDA module. Image 2 - Sonda Module West side. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 9.06910° South Longitude: 40.32011° West Elevation: 381.0 Meters Site Description: Petrolina station is located in the Brazilian Northeast semi-arid region, where could be found one of the greatest incidences of solar radiation in the country. That region also have long drought periods in contrast to seldom heavy rain fall strongly affected by El Niño La Niña systems. The site is retired from urban areas on EMBRAPA-Agricultural Research Center for semi arid climate. There is also a network of 7 meteorological stations radio linked around the radiometric station run by local site manager. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Enio B. Pereira E-mail: enio.pereira@inpe.br Dr. Enio B. Pereira INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Av dos Astronautas 1758 Sao Jose Dos Campos SP Brasil 12.201-970 Phone: + 55 12 3945-6741 E-mail: enio.pereira@inpe.br Site Manager(s) Information: Magna Soelma Bezerra de Moura Email: magna@cpatsa.embrapa.br Dr. Magna Soelma Bezerra de Moura Embrapa Semi-árido Address: Rod. BR428 km 152 Zona Rural Petrolina PE Brasil 56302-970 Phone: + 55 87 3862-1711 or 3862-2980 E-mail: magna@cpatsa.embrapa.br Responsible Institution(s): MCT: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia www.mct.gov.br FINEP: Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos www.finep.gov.br INPE. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais www.inpe.br CPTEC: Centro de Previsão do Tempo e Estudos Climáticos www.cptec.inpe.br DMA: Divisão de Meio Ambiente LIM: Laboratório de Instrumentação Meteorológica

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Image 3 - Surrounding area, North view.
Image 4 - Surrounding area, East view.

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