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Desert Rock, Nevada, United States [DRA]

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Location

  • Country: United States Country Flag
  • Latitude: 36.6237° North
  • Longitude: 116.0195° West
  • Elevation: 1007.00 masl
  • Time Zone: Local Standard Time + 8.0 hour(s) = UTC

Data

The Desert Rock SURFRAD station is collocated with the Desert Rock (DRA) operational radiosonde station on the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

GML Projects at Desert Rock, Nevada

Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring

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