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Image 1 - Photo of sunphotometer. Image 2 - View of the Santa Cruz Observatory (SCO). Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 28.47253° North Longitude: 16.24736° West Elevation: 52.0 Meters Site Description: The instrument is co-located to a Micropulse Lidar (MPL) at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Observatory on the roof of a 10-floor building (52 m a.s.l.) very near to the city harbour of Santa Cruz, capital of Tenerife island. This is named SCO. Meteorology, surface ozone, total ozone and spectral UV (Brewer spectrophotometer), global, diffuse and direct radiation,, particles (GRIMM-1108 spectrometer) and filter samples are part of an air quality program in the framework of GURME (WMO GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environmental Project). Meteorological soundings have been launched twice every day from Santa Cruz since 1960. ECC ozone soundings are performed once a week (Wednesdays). Principal Investigator(s) Information: Africa Barreto E-mail: abarretov@aemet.es Dr. Africa Barreto (Izana Atmospheric Research Center) Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMET) C/ La Marina, 20, Planta 6 38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife SPAIN Tel: +34 922151718 Fax: +34 922574475 Email: abarretov@aemet.es ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-585X Site Manager(s) Information: Ramón Ramos Email: rramosl@aemet.es Ramon Ramos Izana Atmospheric Research Center Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMET) C/ La Marina, 20, Planta 6 38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain E-Mail : rramosl@aemet.es Responsible Institution(s): *Instituto Nacional de Meteorología: http://www.inm.es *Izaña Observatory: http://www.inm.es/cmt/izo/ *MAR Project (Antarctic network): http://www.inm.es/mar/ *UVI booklet: http://www.inm.es/uvi/ *UVI forecasting: http://www.inm.es/web/infmet/predi/ulvip.html * Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille * http://www-loa.univ-lille1.fr/

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