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Observation Sites
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Aerosol Surface In-Situ
Radiation In-Situ Observatory
Baseline Surface Radiation Network
Lidar
Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring
Solar Radiation
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms
Spectral UV Irradiance
Solar Radiation and Aerosols
60 sites in 17 countries
Click on heading title to sort on that column.| Code | Name | Country | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation (meters) | Time from GMT | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ | Albuquerque, New Mexico | United States | 35.038 | -106.622 | 1617.0 | -7 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| ALT | Alert, Nunavut | Canada | 82.451 | -62.507 | 185.0 | -5 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| AMY | Anmyeon-do | Republic of Korea | 36.539 | 126.329 | 47.0 | +9 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| APP | Appalachian State | United States | 36.200 | -81.700 | 1100.0 | -5 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| ARN | El Arenosillo | Spain | 37.100 | -6.733 | 41.0 | -1 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| BAO* | Boulder Atmospheric Observatory, Colorado | United States | 40.050 | -105.004 | 1578.7 | -7 hours |
 Baseline Surface Radiation Network* |
| BEO | Beo-Moussala | Bulgaria | 42.179 | 23.586 | 2925.0 | +3 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| BER | Prospect Hill, Bermuda | United Kingdom | 32.301 | -64.766 | 60.0 | -4 hours |
Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| BIS | Bismarck, North Dakota | United States | 46.772 | -100.760 | 511.0 | -6 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| BLD | Boulder, Colorado | United States | 39.991 | -105.261 | 1628.0 | -7 hours |
Spectral UV IrradianceLidar |
| BMW* | Tudor Hill, Bermuda | United Kingdom | 32.265 | -64.879 | 30.0 | -4 hours |
Baseline Surface Radiation Network* |
| BND | Bondville, Illinois | United States | 40.052 | -88.373 | 230.0 | -6 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget MonitoringSpectral UV IrradianceAerosol Surface In-Situ |
| BRW | Barrow Atmospheric Baseline Observatory | United States | 71.323 | -156.611 | 11.0 | -9 hours |
Radiation In-Situ ObservatoryAerosol Surface In-Situ |
| CGO | Cape Grim, Tasmania | Australia | -40.683 | 144.690 | 94.0 | +10 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| CPR | Cape San Juan | Puerto Rico, USA | 18.381 | -65.618 | 66.0 | -4 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| CPT | Cape Point | South Africa | -34.352 | 18.489 | 230.0 | +2 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| DRA | Desert Rock, Nevada | United States | 36.624 | -116.019 | 1007.0 | -8 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring |
| EGB | Egbert, Ontario | Canada | 44.231 | -79.784 | 251.0 | -4 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| ETL | East Trout Lake, Saskatchewan | Canada | 54.354 | -104.987 | 493.0 | -6 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| FPK | Fort Peck, Montana | United States | 48.308 | -105.102 | 634.0 | -7 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget MonitoringSpectral UV Irradiance |
| GSN | Gosan, Cheju Island | Republic of Korea | 33.280 | 126.150 | 72.0 | +8 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| GWN | Goodwin Creek, Mississippi | United States | 34.255 | -89.873 | 98.0 | -5 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring |
| HNX | Hanford, California | United States | 36.314 | -119.632 | 73.0 | -8 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| HST | Houston, Texas | United States | 29.720 | -95.400 | 19.0 | -6 hours |
Spectral UV Irradiance |
| KPS | K-puszta, Kecskemét | Hungary | 46.967 | 19.583 | 0.0 | +1 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| KWJ | Kwajalein | Marshall Islands | 8.715 | 167.723 | 10.0 | +0 hours |
Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| LLN | Lulin | Taiwan | 23.470 | 120.870 | 2862.0 | +8 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| MBO | Mt. Bachelor Observatory | United States | 43.977 | -121.686 | 2731.0 | -8 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| MCM | McMurdo Station, Antarctica | United States | -77.830 | 166.600 | 11.0 | +12 hours |
Spectral UV Irradiance |
| MLO | Mauna Loa, Hawaii | United States | 19.536 | -155.576 | 3397.0 | -10 hours |
Radiation In-Situ ObservatorySpectral UV IrradianceLidarAerosol Surface In-Situ |
| MSA | Montsec | Spain | 42.050 | 0.730 | 1571.0 | +0 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| MSN | Madison, Wisconsin | United States | 43.130 | -89.330 | 271.0 | -6 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| MSY | Montseny | Spain | 41.780 | 2.360 | 700.0 | +0 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| NWR | Niwot Ridge, Colorado | United States | 40.053 | -105.586 | 3523.0 | -7 hours |
Spectral UV IrradianceAerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms* |
| ORT* | Oak Ridge, Tennesee | United States | 35.960 | -84.290 | 334.0 | -5 hours |
 Solar Radiation* |
| PSA | Palmer Station, Antarctica | United States | -64.774 | -64.053 | 10.0 | -3 hours |
Spectral UV Irradiance |
| PSU | Penn State, Pennsylvania | United States | 40.720 | -77.931 | 376.0 | -5 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring |
| RAL | Raleigh, North Carolina | United States | 35.730 | -78.680 | 124.0 | -5 hours |
Spectral UV Irradiance |
| RSL* | Resolute | Canada | 74.717 | -94.983 | 64.0 | -6 hours |
 Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms* |
| SEA | Seattle, Washington | United States | 47.680 | -122.250 | 20.0 | -8 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| SEL* | Seoul | Republic of Korea | 37.571 | 126.966 | 85.8 | +0 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms* |
| SGP* | Southern Great Plains, Oklahoma | United States | 36.607 | -97.489 | 314.0 | -6 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms* |
| SLC | Salt Lake City | United States | 40.770 | -111.970 | 1288.0 | -7 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| SMO | Tutuila | American Samoa | -14.247 | -170.564 | 42.0 | -11 hours |
Radiation In-Situ ObservatoryAerosol Surface In-Situ* |
| SMR | Hyytiala | Finland | 61.847 | 24.295 | 181.0 | +2 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| SNS | Sierra Nevada | Spain | 37.096 | -3.387 | 2501.0 | +1 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| SPL | Storm Peak Laboratory (Desert Research Institute) | United States | 40.450 | -106.730 | 3210.0 | -7 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| SPO | South Pole, Antarctica | United States | -89.980 | -24.800 | 2810.0 | +12 hours |
Radiation In-Situ ObservatorySpectral UV IrradianceAerosol Surface In-Situ |
| SUM | Summit | Greenland | 72.596 | -38.422 | 3209.5 | -2 hours |
Aerosol Surface In-Situ |
| SVA | Sterling, Virginia | United States | 38.980 | -77.470 | 85.0 | -5 hours |
Solar Radiation |
| SXF | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | United States | 43.734 | -96.623 | 473.0 | -6 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring |
| TBL | Table Mountain | United States | 40.125 | -105.237 | 1689.0 | -7 hours |
Surface Radiation Budget MonitoringSpectral UV Irradiance |
| THD* | Trinidad Head, California | United States | 41.054 | -124.151 | 107.0 | -8 hours |
 Radiation In-Situ Observatory* Aerosol Surface In-Situ* |
| TIK | Hydrometeorological Observatory of Tiksi | Russia | 71.597 | 128.889 | 19.0 | +9 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| TLH* | Tallahassee, Florida | United States | 30.380 | -84.370 | 18.0 | -5 hours |
Solar Radiation* |
| UGR | University of Granada | Spain | 37.164 | -3.605 | 680.0 | +0 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| VAR | Varrio | Finland | 67.755 | 29.609 | 400.0 | +0 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| WHI | Whistler | Canada | 50.059 | -122.958 | 2182.0 | -8 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| WLG | Mt. Waliguan | Peoples Republic of China | 36.288 | 100.896 | 3810.0 | +8 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms |
| WSA* | Sable Island, Nova Scotia | Canada | 43.932 | -60.009 | 5.0 | -4 hours |
Aerosol Mobile and Cooperative Platforms* |