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Image 1 - view of the sun photometer Image 2 - view of the sun photometer Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 36.84278° South Longitude: 73.02531° West Elevation: 170.0 Meters Site Description: The CIMEL photometer will be located on the tower close to the roof of the LIDAR-CEFOP observatory facility, located at 36°50´ S, 7°01´ W, 2.5 km from University of Concepcion Campus and 170 amsl. This is the cleanest place in the city, located far away from direct emissions of industrial zone. Straight-line approximated distances from LIDAR-CEFOP Observatory to Bio Bio river and to the coast of Pacific Ocean are 2,8km and 11,6km, respectively. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Pawan Gupta E-mail: Pawan.Gupta@nasa.gov Code 618 Building 33 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,MD 20771 USA Ph: 256-961-7913 Fax: 1-301-614-6695 Elena Lind E-mail: Elena.Lind@nasa.gov Code 618, Building 33 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,MD 20771 USA Ph: 301-614-0362 Fax: 1-301-614-6695 Site Manager(s) Information: No Site Manager Information Available Responsible Institution(s): Center For Optics and Photonics (CEFOP),Universidad de Concepcion www.cefop.cl

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