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Station Characteristics	2008-11-09/-949546626

GAW ID	TAM	Tamanrasset (Algeria)
WMO ID		Global station in WMO RA I - Africa
station status	established 1994-04-01 / full operation	22.78333°N 5.51667°E (1377 m a.s.l.)
time zone	UTC+1	http://www.meteo.dz/html/station_vag.htm
climate zone	BWh (Desert climate, hot arid)
other affiliations	AERONET(Tamanrasset_INM/Tamanrasset_TMP), BSRN

description

The station is located at the headquarters of the Office National de la Méteorologie , direction régionale sud of Tamanrasset (70.000 inhabitants) in the Saharan desert. The area is free of industrial activities. Local sources of pollution include a small but increasing number of private vehicles.

Measurement Program


type	parameter	method	contributor	data available	details
Aerosol	Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol	Sunphotometry/Filter Radiometry		1995-01-01 ~ ongoing
	Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol	Sunphotometry/Filter Radiometry		2006-10-01 ~ ongoing
Meteo	Trajectories	FLEXTRA	Empa	2005-01-01 ~ ongoing
Ozone	Total column ozone	Dobson	ONM	1957-09-26 ~ 2013-04-30
	Total column ozone	Dobson	ONM	2011-11-01 ~ 2013-04-30
Radiation	Diffuse solar radiation	Eppley precision spectral pyranometer		1994-09-08 ~ 2011-12-31
	Direct solar radiation	Eppley normal incidence radiometer (NIP)		1994-09-08 ~ 2007-12-31
	Global solar radiation	Eppley precision spectral pyranometer		1970-02-23 ~ 2011-12-31
	Long-wave radiation (downwelling)	Eppley precision infrared radiometer (PIR)		2000-03-07 ~ 2007-12-31
	UV Broadband	Pyranometer (global solar, broadband)		1997-01-01 ~ ongoing

Contact Person(s)

name	Dr. Ferhat Ounnar
address	Office National de la Méteorologie Directeur Général B.P. 153 Dar el Beida 16100 Algiers Algeria

	2008-05-28/0
phone	+213 21 50 69 10/50 78 72
fax	+213 21 50 88 49
mailto	f.ounnar@meteo.dz
url

GAW function	GAW Country Contact
station function

name	Mohamed Mimouni
address	Office National de la Méteorologie Direction Méteo Regionale Sud 11000 Tamanrasset Algeria

	2008-11-09/-949546626
phone	+213 29 34 46 73
fax	+213 29 34 46 73
mailto	m_mimouni_dz@yahoo.fr
url

GAW function
station function	Primary station contact, Station manager

References

Paid, A. and Ourtirane, K. (2002), Impact of Saharan aerosol on solar radiation in the Tamanrasset area, in: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Publ. Universitat de Valencia