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Cape Verde Observatory
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| Station Characteristics |
| Name |
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Cape Verde Observatory |
| Country |
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Cape Verde |
| GAW Category |
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Global |
| Platform |
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Ground base |
| Location |
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16.85ºN 24.87ºW 10m a.m.s.l.
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| Time Zone |
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-1 |
| Address |
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c/o INMG
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisca
Delegação de S. Vicente
Monte, CP 15
Mindelo
Republic of Cape Verde
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| Organization |
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Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica, INMG, Republic of Cape Verde, http://www.meteo.cv/ |
| Description |
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The station is located approximately 50m from the coastline on a raised 30m x 30m platform built on top of lava rock. There are no habitations within a 2 km radius; the nearest public road is 1.2 km downwind. The prevailing wind is from the NE from the open ocean bringing airmasses from the tropical Atlantic and from the African continent. The main laboratory is housed in a converted 40ft shipping container, with a second 20ft container for ancillary use. A 10m mast and 30m scaffold tower are used for instrument inlets.
Observations:
Meteorology: w/s (6m, 10m, 30m), w/d (6m, 10m, 30m), T (6m, 10m, 30m), RH, pyranometer (global broadband).
Reactive gases:
Surface O3 (two independent measurements / inlets, both UV absorption)
CO (Fluorescence)
NO, (chemiluminescence)
NO2, (photolytic conversion, chemiluminescence)
NOy, (Mo conversion, chemiluminescence)
Nonmethane hydrocarbons (C2-C8) (GC-FID)
Dimethyl sulphide (GC)
Oxygenated volatile organic compounds (GC-FID)
Halocarbons (GC-MS)
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| submitted by University of York |
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