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Station Characteristics 2009-04-14/135
GAW ID CHO Chopok (Slovakia)
station status established 1978 / full operation Regional station in WMO RA VI - Europe
time zone UTC+1 48.96667°N 19.60000°E (2008 m a.s.l.)
climate zone Dfb (Snow climate, fully humid, warm summer)
other affiliations EMEP(SK0002R)
description Meteorological observatory of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, located on the crest of the Low Tatras mountains, 2008 m above sea level, 19° 35' 32" longitude, 48° 56' 38" latitude. Measurements started in 1977. Since 1978 the station has been a part of the EMEP network and at that time BAPMoN/WMO and now GAW/WMO network. Picture of Chopok facility

Measurement Program
type parameter method contributor start end details
Aerosol Arsenic (As) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2007-01-02
Cadmium (Cd) ## unknown/unspecified 1987-01-01 1994-01-01
Chromium (Cr) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1996-01-01 2000-01-01
Copper (Cu) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1996-01-01 2000-01-01
Lead (Pb) ## unknown/unspecified 1987-01-01 1994-01-01
Manganese (Mn) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1996-01-01 2000-01-01
Mass concentration (total aerosol) or Mass TSP Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2007-01-02
Nickel (Ni) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1999-12-28 2007-01-02
Nitrate (NO3-) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1992-01-01 2003-01-01
Sulphate (SO4=), total Colorimetry [general] 1978-01-01 1989-01-01
Meteo Precipitation Weighing type rain gauge 1978-01-01 1993-01-01
Ozone Surface ozone UV photometry [general] 1994-01-01 2008-01-01
Precipitation Chem Aluminum (Al) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1987-01-01 2002-01-01
Ammonium (NH4+) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1994-01-01 2008-01-01
Arsenic (As) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2008-01-01
Cadmium (Cd) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2000-01-01 2008-01-01
Calcium (Ca++) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1993-01-01 1994-01-01
Chloride (Cl-) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1994-01-01 2008-01-01
Chromium (Cr) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2008-01-01
Copper (Cu) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2008-01-01
Electric conductivity Electric conductivity (EC meter) 1993-01-01 2008-01-01
Hydrogen ion (H+) or pH Potentiometry (pH meter) 1993-01-01 2008-01-01
Iron (Fe) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1987-01-01 2002-01-01
Lead (Pb) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2000-01-01 2008-01-01
Magnesium (Mg++) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1994-01-01 2008-01-01
Manganese (Mn) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1987-01-01 2004-01-01
Nickel (Ni) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2002-01-01 2008-01-01
Nitrate (NO3-) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1989-01-01 1993-01-01
Potassium (K+) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1994-01-01 2008-01-01
Sodium (Na+) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1992-01-01 1993-01-01
Sulphate (SO4=), corrected Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1993-01-01 2008-01-01
Sulphate (SO4=), total Colorimetry [general] 1978-01-01 1989-01-01
Vanadium (V) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1996-01-01 2000-01-01
Zinc (Zn) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 2006-01-01 2008-01-01
Zinc (Zn) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) 1996-01-01 2000-01-01
Reactive Gas HNO3 (nitric acid) Ion Chromatography (IC) [general] 1994-01-01 2005-01-01
NO2 Colorimetry (NEDA) 1985-01-01 1991-01-01
SO2 Filter sampling + extraction + IC SHMI 1978-12-01

Contact Person(s)
name Ms. Marta Mitosinkova
address Department of Air Quality Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Jeseniova 17 P.O. Box 15
833 15 Bratislava 37
Slovakia
phone +421 25 4776196/9415342
+421 (7) 59415342
fax +421 2 54775670
mailto marta.mitosinkova@shmu.sk
url
GAW function GAW Country Contact
station function Primary station contact, Measurement leader [Aerosol: Chromium (Cr), Aerosol: Copper (Cu), Aerosol: Manganese (Mn), Aerosol: Nitrate (NO3-), Precipitation Chem: Aluminum (Al), Precipitation Chem: Calcium (Ca++), Precipitation Chem: Iron (Fe), Precipitation Chem: Manganese (Mn), Precipitation Chem: Sulphate (SO4=), corrected, Precipitation Chem: Vanadium (V), Precipitation Chem: Zinc (Zn), Reactive Gas: HNO3 (nitric acid), Reactive Gas: SO2]

References
Mitosinkova, M., et al. (), REGIONAL LEVEL OF HEAVY METALS IN AMBIENT AIR OVER THE TERRITORY OF SLOVAKIA, , , www.nilu.no/projects/ccc/tfmm/portoroz2/reports/Slovakia_HM.pdf
 
 
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