Table 3: CMDL Regional Aerosol Monitoring Sites (status as of January, 1996)
Category | Perturbed Marine | Perturbed Coninental | Perturbed Continental | Clean Continental | Clean Marine |
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Location | Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada | Bondville, Illinois, USA | K'puszta, Keszcemet, Hungary | Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA | Cheeka Peak, Washington, USA |
Designator | WSA | BND | KPO | NWR | CPO |
Latitude | +43.933 | +40.053 | +46.967 | +40.036 | +48.30 |
Longitude | +060.007 | +088.372 | -019.550 | +105.534 | +124.62 |
Elevation (m) | 5 | 230 | 180 | 3020 | 480 |
Responsible Institute | NOAA/CMDL | NOAA/CMDL | U. Veszprem, Hungary | NOAA/CMDL | U. Washington |
Collaborating Institute | Atmospheric Environment Service, Canada, NOAA/PMEL | University of Illinois, Illinois State Water Survey | NOAA/CMDL | U. Colorado, Boulder; Colorado State U., Fort Collins | NOAA/CMDL |
Status | Operational August, 1992 | Operational July, 1994 | Operational September, 1994 | site feasibility measurements began Nov. 1993 | Operational May, 1993 |
Sample RH | RH <40% | RH <40% | RH <40% | uncontrolled | RH <40% |
Sample Size Fractions | D <1µm, 10 < D < 1µm | D <1µm, 10 < D < 1µm | D <1µm | uncontrolled | D <1µm, 10 < D < 1µm |
Optical measurements | ssp(3l), sap(1l), sbsp(3l), d(4l) | ssp(1l) | ssp(1l), sap(1l), d(4l) | ssp(1l) | ssp(3l), sbsp(3l), sap(1l) |
Microphysical measurements | Ntot | Ntot | Ntot | Ntot, n(D) | Ntot, n(D) |
Chemical measurements | major ions, mass | major ions, mass | major ions | none | major ions, mass |