(CPR) Cape San Juan Puerto Rico, USA
Site Description
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Category: | Marine |
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Status: | Deployed November, 2004 |
Site Info: | Contacts: Dr. Olga L. Mayol-Bracero Office:+1 (787) 764-0000 ext. 3430 Lab: +1 (787) 764-0000 ext. 2526 fax: +1 (787) 772-1481 Regular Mail Address Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) University of Puerto Rico PO Box 21910 San Juan PR 00931-1910 USA FedEx Address Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) University of Puerto Rico Anexo Facundo Bueso Office #207 Rio Piedras, PR 00931 USA |
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Goals and Objectives of CSJ measurements
NOAA/CMDL and the University of Puerto Rico are cooperating to measure aerosol optical properties in the Caribbean. The aerosol instrumentation deployed will be similar to that at some of NOAA/CMDLs baseline stations (e.g., MLO). Initially, the deployment will be part of two larger field studies RICO - Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean Experiment and PRACS (Puerto Rico Aerosols and Clouds Experiment).Some of the objectives of these studies are:
- To gain a better understanding of the chemical, physical and optical properties of tropical marine organic aerosols
- To gain a better understanding of how marine organic aerosols affect tropical clouds and climate
The aerosol instruments will remain at CSJ for approximately 1 year so that seasonal variability of the aerosol optical properties can be studied. The instruments will be located at the facilities of the natural reserve of Cabezas de San Juan (Cape San Juan) which are protected by the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico.
CPR Aerosol Properties Plots
These plots are designed to provide a quick look at the measured aerosol properties. They display raw unedited data, but known corrections for instrument errors have been applied.
Do not quote or cite.
Atmospheric Properties
Short Term Plots (smoothed corrected, 6 min. averages, includes up to last 48 hours of data transferred to GMD): | Long-term Plots (smoothed corrected, hourly averages, last 30 days of data): |
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CPR System Status
These plots are designed to allow NOAA/ESRL/GMD staff to review current station operations. Feel free to browse these plots, but be aware that they are raw unedited data.
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