Station Characteristics
GAW ID Alice Springs, Australia (ASP)
station established Contributing station in WMO RA V - South West Pacific
station status full operation 
23.700°S 133.867°W (547 m a.s.l.)
climate zone Db (Cooler Humid - Continental cool summer)
description
Alice Springs is a combined Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) and Austrailan Bureau of meteorology Surface Radiation and Optical Depth Network site, located in the Macdonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory.
Contact Person(s)
name Bruce Forgan
address Atmopheric Watch Section, Bureau of Meteorology
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
phone
fax
mailto b.forgan@bom.gov.au
url
GAW function
station function Measurement leader: Aerosol Optical Depth
Measurement Program
type parameter method start end data
Aerosol Optical depth Sunphotometer (SP02) 1995 ongoing
Optical depth Precision Filter Radiometer 1.4.2002 ongoing 2001-2005
Site data from GAWSIS
Created : 2004/09/09 Modified : 2007/07/11 Url of this page : http://wdca.jrc.it/sites/asp/asp_gawsis.html