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||Bariioche, Argentinaz(2)  || 41.14730 S, 71.16398 W || 842 || Contributing ||
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||Sao Paulo, Brazil || 23.4608 3, 46.2345 E || 740 || Contributing ||
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||Sao Paulo, Brazil || 23.4608 S, 46.2345 W || 740 || Contributing ||
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||Buenos Aires, Argentina || 34.555269 S, 58.50615 W || 20 || Regional ||
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||Buenos Aires, Argentina || 34.555269 S, 58.50615 W || 20 || Regional ||
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‘GAW
Buenos Aires and Observatorio are the same stations

2La
Paz and Chacaltaya GAW stations are not the same stations.
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1 GAW Buenos Aires and Observatorio are the same stations \\
2 La
Paz and Chacaltaya GAW stations are not the same stations.
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||Bariioche, Argentinaz  || 41.14730 S, 71.16398 W || 842 || contributing ||
||Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina || 43.23601 S, 65.32659 W || 58 || contributing ||


La Paz, Bolivia 16.538 S, 68.068 w 3420 Contributing
Manaus, Brazil 2.891 8 59.970 w 100 Contributing
Sao Paulo, Brazil 23.4608 3, 46.2345 E 740 Contributing
Concepcion, Chile 36.84 8, 73.02 w 170 Contributing
Medellin, Colombia 6.1355 N, 75.3405 w 1538 Contributing
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||Bariioche, Argentinaz  || 41.14730 S, 71.16398 W || 842 || Contributing ||
||Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina || 43.23601 S, 65.32659 W || 58 || Contributing ||
||La Paz, Bolivia || 16.538 S, 68.068 W || 3420 || Contributing ||
||Manaus,
Brazil || 2.891 A 59.970 W || 100 || Contributing ||
||Sao
Paulo, Brazil || 23.4608 3, 46.2345 E || 740 || Contributing ||
||Concepcion,
Chile || 36.84 8, 73.02 W || 170 || Contributing ||
||Medellin,
Colombia || 6.1355 N, 75.3405 W || 1538 || Contributing ||
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||!Signed on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO/GAW): ||!Signed on behalf of ALINE ||
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||!Signed on behalf of WMO/GAW: ||!Signed on behalf of ALINE ||
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ANNEX
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!! ANNEX
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LatitudelLongitude Altitude a.s.l. station GAW
Site
(degrees) (m) status

Buenos Aires, Argentina‘ 34.555269 S
, 58.50615 W 20 R9Qiona'
Bariioche
, Argentinaz 41.14730 8, 71.16398 w 842 Contributing
Comodoro Rivadavia, contributing
Argentina 43.23601 8, 65
.32659 W 58
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||Site ||Latitudel/Longitude (degrees) ||Altitude
a.s.l. (m) ||station GAW Status ||
||Buenos Aires
, Argentina || 34.555269 S, 58.50615 W || 20 Regional ||
||Bariioche, Argentinaz  || 41
.14730 S, 71.16398 W || 842 || contributing ||
||Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina || 43.23601 S, 65.32659 W || 58 || contributing ||

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||Signed on behalf of the World Meteorological ||Signed on behalf of ALINE ||
||Organization (WMO/GAW):
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||
||Dr Deon Terblanche ||Dr Eduardo Landulfo ||
||Director ||Chair of the ALINE Council
||
||Atmospheric Research and Environment ||lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e ||
||Branch ||Nucleares ||
||Research Department || ||
||World Meteorological Organization ||
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||!Signed
on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO/GAW): ||!Signed on behalf of ALINE ||
||Dr Deon Terblanche\\
Director\\
Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch\\
Research Department\\
World Meteorological Organization
|| Dr Eduardo Landulfo\\
Chair of the ALINE Council\\
lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares
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Dr
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Dr Eduardo Landulfo\\
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Brazil ||!'''For WMOIGAW:'''\\
Dr Liisa Jalkanen\\
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Brazil ||Dr Liisa Jalkanen\\
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lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - Centro de Lasers e Aplicacoes (lPEN-ICLA)\\
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lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares\\
Centro de Lasers e Aplicacoes (lPEN-ICLA)\\
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||lnstituto
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|| || ||
||(lPEN-ICLA) ||Research Department ||
||Av Prof Lineu Prestes 2242 ||World Meteorological
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Switzerland ||
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Dr Eduardo Landulfo\\
lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - Centro
de Lasers e Aplicacoes (lPEN-ICLA)\\
Av Prof Lineu Prestes 2242\\
SAO PAULO - SP 05508-000\\
Brazil
||'''For WMOIGAW:'''\\
Dr Liisa Jalkanen\\
Chief Atmospheric Environment Research Division\\
Research Department\\
World Meteorological
Organization\\
7 bis, Avenue de la Paix\\
Case Postale 2300\\
CH-1211 GENEVA 2\\
Switzerland
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Dr Eduardo Landulfo
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||Dr Liisa Jalkanen ||
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!! 1. General
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For ALINE: For WMOIGAW:

Dr
Eduardo Landulfo Dr Liisa Jalkanen‘

lnstituto
de Pesquisas Energéticas e Chief

Nucleares
- Centro de Lasers e Aplicacoes Atmospheric Environment Research Division
(lPEN-ICLA) Research Department

Av
Prof Lineu Prestes 2242 World Meteorological Organization

SAO
PAULO - SP 05508-Ooo 7 bis, Avenue de la Paix

Brazil Case
Postale 2300

CH-1211 GENEVA
2
Switzerland

5.
Rights of Use
to:
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For ALINE:'''  ||For WMOIGAW: ||
||Dr
Eduardo Landulfo ||Dr Liisa Jalkanen ||
||lnstituto
de Pesquisas Energéticas e ||Chief ||
||Nucleares
- Centro de Lasers e Aplicacoes ||Atmospheric Environment Research Division ||
||(lPEN-ICLA) ||Research
Department ||
||Av
Prof Lineu Prestes 2242 ||World Meteorological Organization ||
||SAO
PAULO - SP 05508-000 ||7 bis, Avenue de la Paix |
||Brazil ||Case
Postale 2300 ||
||  ||CH-1211 GENEVA
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!!
5. Rights of Use
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6. Publications

6.1 In all publications andistatements to the general public including publication of
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!! 6. Publications

6.1 In all publications and statements to the general public including publication of
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!! 7. Duration, Termination
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Signed on behalf of the World Meteorological Signed on behalf of ALINE

Organization
(WMO/GAW):

Dr Deon Terblanche Dr Eduardo Landulfo

Director Chair
of the ALINE Council

Atmospheric
Research and Environment lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e
Branch Nucleares

Research Department

World Meteorological Organization

Signature: £1‘ ' 7 Signature: ? ” L’ A 'g..»w

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Signed on behalf of the World Meteorological ||Signed on behalf of ALINE ||
||Organization
(WMO/GAW):
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||Dr Deon Terblanche ||Dr Eduardo
Landulfo ||
||Director ||Chair
of the ALINE Council ||
||Atmospheric
Research and Environment ||lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e ||
||Branch ||Nucleares ||
||Research Department || ||
||World Meteorological Organization || ||
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Energéticas e Nucleares - University of Sao Paolo, dBrazilv.,. ALINE was established in 2001,
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Energéticas e Nucleares - University of Sao Paolo, Brazil. ALINE was established in 2001,
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run the network according to the best practices currently implemented for ALINE;

develop in 2013 an ALINE measurement protocol and run the network
accordingly;

update in 2013 the network web site with necessary information relevant for
running the network;

satisfy the requirements set up by the GAW Programme on the quality of the
observations (via ALINE quality assurance (QA) programme, including regular QA
tests and intercomparison with reference lidar systems), assessed by the GAW
SAG for Aerosols;

ensure that stations in the network listed in Annex satisfy WMO/GAW siting
criteria (for the variables measured, they should be regionally representative and
normally free of significant influence from local pollution sources);

maintain metadata descriptions in the GAW Station Information System
(GAWSlS) of all stations listed as contributing stations (Annex);

participate where appropriate in WMO/GAW intercomparison campaigns;

establish a link from the ALINE central data archive to the home page of World

Data Centre for Aerosols as well as to GAWSIS.
2.3 WMO/GAW shall perform within the framework of this cooperation the following
activities: ’ H

assign the stations of the ALINE network listed in Annex status of the GAW

contributing stations; this assignment does not impact the status of the stations
which were accepted as GAW Regional or Global stations before the agreement
entered into force;

provide support in developing the web site and QA manual;

store information about these stations in the GAWSIS;

update the list of stations in the GAWSIS database upon the request of the ALINE
focal point for GAW;

provide an opportunity for individual stations of the network to be upgraded to the
GAW Regional station status following the procedures of the Addendum to the

GAW Strategic Plan: 2008-2015 (GAW report No. 197) on an individual basis;

establish the link from GAWSIS and WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols
to the to data archive of the ALlNE network;

facilitate the submission to the WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols of the
ALINE data intended for use in WMO/GAW products, such as assessments and
bulletins; A

invite ALINE partners to participate in WMO Expert meetings and thematic training
events;

acknowledge ALlNE, where appropriate, for the contribution to the WMO/GAW
Programme, including on its web pages.

to:
* run the network according to the best practices currently implemented for ALINE;
* develop in 2013 an ALINE measurement protocol and run the network accordingly;
* update in 2013 the network web site with necessary information relevant for running the network;
* satisfy the requirements set up by the GAW Programme on the quality of the observations (via ALINE quality assurance (QA) programme, including regular QA tests and intercomparison with reference lidar systems), assessed by the GAW SAG for Aerosols;
* ensure that stations in the network listed in Annex satisfy WMO/GAW siting criteria (for the variables measured, they should be regionally representative and normally free of significant influence from local pollution sources);
* maintain metadata descriptions in the GAW Station Information System (GAWSlS) of all stations listed as contributing stations (Annex);
* participate where appropriate in WMO/GAW intercomparison campaigns;
* establish a link from the ALINE central data archive to the home page of World Data Centre for Aerosols as well as to GAWSIS.

2.3 WMO/GAW shall perform within the framework of this cooperation the following activities:

* assign the stations of the ALINE network listed in Annex status of the GAW contributing stations; this assignment does not impact the status of the stations which were accepted as GAW Regional or Global stations before the agreement entered into force;
* provide support in developing the web site and QA manual;
* store information about these stations in the GAWSIS;
* update the list of stations in the GAWSIS database upon the request of the ALINE focal point for GAW;
* provide an opportunity for individual stations of the network to be upgraded to the GAW Regional station status following the procedures of the Addendum to the GAW Strategic Plan: 2008-2015 (GAW report No. 197) on an individual basis;
* establish the link from GAWSIS and WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols to the to data archive of the ALlNE network;
* facilitate the submission to the WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols of the ALINE data intended for use in WMO/GAW products, such as assessments and bulletins;
* invite ALINE partners to participate in WMO Expert meetings and thematic training events;
* acknowledge ALlNE, where appropriate, for the contribution to the WMO/GAW Programme, including on its web pages.

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3.3 Each Party shall bear its own costs arising to it in the course of implementation of this 3
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3.3 Each Party shall bear its own costs arising to it in the course of implementation of this
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! LETTER OF AGREEMENT
between
Latin America Lidar Network
hereinafter referred to as “ALlNE”
and 2
World Meteorological Organization
Global Atmosphere Watch Programme
hereinafter referred to as “WMO/GAW"
hereinafterjointly
referred to as the "Parties"
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%center% between
%center% !! Latin America Lidar Network
%center% !! hereinafter referred to as “ALlNE”
%center% and
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%center% !! Global Atmosphere Watch Programme
%center% hereinafter referred to as “WMO/GAW"
%center% hereinafter jointly
referred to as the "Parties"
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
between
Latin America Lidar Network
hereinafter referred to as “ALlNE”
and 2
World Meteorological Organization
Global Atmosphere Watch Programme
hereinafter referred to as “WMO/GAW"
hereinafterjointly referred to as the "Parties"
related to
the recognition of ALINE as a contributing network
for the World Meteorological Organization Global Atmosphere Watch Programme

1. General

1.1 The Latin America Lidar Network - ALINE (the current provisional address
http://lalinet.no-ip.org/ will be replaced with wvvw.aline.org some time in 2013) is a Latin
American coordinated lidar network. The website is hosted by the lnstituto de Pesquisas
Energéticas e Nucleares - University of Sao Paolo, dBrazilv.,. ALINE was established in 2001,
measuring aerosol backscatter coefficient and aerosol extinction profiles over Latin America.
1.2 The Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) of the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) is a unique long-term international framework that provides the
technical basis for integrated observations, analysis and assessment of atmospheric
chemical composition. The mission of GAW is described in the “WMO Global Atmosphere
Watch (GAW) Strategic Plan 2008-2015” (GAW report No. 172) and is implemented
through “maintaining and applying global, long-term observations of the chemical
composition and selected physical characteristics of the atmosphere; emphasising quality
assurance and quality control; delivering integrated products and services of relevance to
users”. The WMO/GAW observational network consists of the Global and Regional stations,
and stations operated by contributing networks.

1.3 The WMO/GAW coordinates integrated global observations of the following
variables: greenhouse gases (CO2 and its isotopes, CH4 and its isotopes, N20, SF6, H2,
halocarbons), ozone (total column and vertical profile), reactive gases (O3, NOx, CO, VOCs,
SO2), aerosols (physical properties and chemical composition), chemical composition of
precipitation and UV radiation but is not limited by these compounds. This list can be
extended in the future according to the society’s needs.

2. Purpose

2.1 The purpose of this Agreement shall be to recognize the ALINE observational
network for the aerosol backscatter and extinction coefficient profiles with high precision and
accuracy as a contributing network to the WMO/GAW and in particular to GALlON, the GAW
Aerosol Lidar Observation Network, and to define each Party’s responsibilities.


2.2 ALINE shall perform within the framework of this agreement the following activities:

run the network according to the best practices currently implemented for ALINE;

develop in 2013 an ALINE measurement protocol and run the network
accordingly;

update in 2013 the network web site with necessary information relevant for
running the network;

satisfy the requirements set up by the GAW Programme on the quality of the
observations (via ALINE quality assurance (QA) programme, including regular QA
tests and intercomparison with reference lidar systems), assessed by the GAW
SAG for Aerosols;

ensure that stations in the network listed in Annex satisfy WMO/GAW siting
criteria (for the variables measured, they should be regionally representative and
normally free of significant influence from local pollution sources);

maintain metadata descriptions in the GAW Station Information System
(GAWSlS) of all stations listed as contributing stations (Annex);

participate where appropriate in WMO/GAW intercomparison campaigns;

establish a link from the ALINE central data archive to the home page of World

Data Centre for Aerosols as well as to GAWSIS.
2.3 WMO/GAW shall perform within the framework of this cooperation the following
activities: ’ H

assign the stations of the ALINE network listed in Annex status of the GAW

contributing stations; this assignment does not impact the status of the stations
which were accepted as GAW Regional or Global stations before the agreement
entered into force;

provide support in developing the web site and QA manual;

store information about these stations in the GAWSIS;

update the list of stations in the GAWSIS database upon the request of the ALINE
focal point for GAW;

provide an opportunity for individual stations of the network to be upgraded to the
GAW Regional station status following the procedures of the Addendum to the

GAW Strategic Plan: 2008-2015 (GAW report No. 197) on an individual basis;

establish the link from GAWSIS and WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols
to the to data archive of the ALlNE network;

facilitate the submission to the WMO/GAW World Data Centre for Aerosols of the
ALINE data intended for use in WMO/GAW products, such as assessments and
bulletins; A

invite ALINE partners to participate in WMO Expert meetings and thematic training
events;

acknowledge ALlNE, where appropriate, for the contribution to the WMO/GAW
Programme, including on its web pages.


3. General conditions

3.1 The Parties shall inform each other regularly and exhaustively about planned and
completed work and about the results generated under this Agreement. To do this, the
Parties shall meet at regular intervals in order to exchange information and discuss their
respective activities.

3.2 The Parties agree that any differences of views arising out of the execution of this
Agreement shall be resolved on an amicable manner.

3.3 Each Party shall bear its own costs arising to it in the course of implementation of this 3
Agreement.

3.4 Rights and obligations arising from this Agreement shall not be assignable without
the prior written consent by the other Party.

3.5 Nothing in or relating to this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver, expressed or
implied, of any of the privileges and immunities of the WMO.

3.6 WMO shall not be liable for any damage arising out of the application of this
Agreement.

3.7 Should a provision of this Agreement be or become invalid, this shall not affect the
validity of the rest of provisions of this Agreement or the Agreement as a whole. The Parties
shall attempt in a concerted effort to reach retroactively an agreement on a new valid
provision, the result of which shall reflect as much asposvusible‘ the invalid provision which it
will replace.

4. Focal Points

Each Party shall appoint the following contact persons in order to make cooperation
effective:

For ALINE: For WMOIGAW:

Dr Eduardo Landulfo Dr Liisa Jalkanen‘

lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Chief

Nucleares - Centro de Lasers e Aplicacoes Atmospheric Environment Research Division
(lPEN-ICLA) Research Department

Av Prof Lineu Prestes 2242 World Meteorological Organization

SAO PAULO - SP 05508-Ooo 7 bis, Avenue de la Paix

Brazil Case Postale 2300

CH-1211 GENEVA 2
Switzerland

5. Rights of Use

5.1 The results of work shall become the property of the Party generating them.

5.2 Each Party shall grant to the other Party for the purposes and term of this Agreement
a non-transferable, non-exclusive right of use without charge of the data and metadata
generated under this Agreement, as well as the data and metadata held by the respective

Party prior to the signing of this Agreement but relevant to it, provided that the respective
Party is able to dispose of this information.

6. Publications

6.1 In all publications andistatements to the general public including publication of
scientific work related to cooperation under this Agreement, each Party shall take into
account the justified interests of the other Party and shall consult the other Party prior to
publication.

6.2 In all publications, presentations or other information destined for the public which
relate to cooperation under this Agreement appropriate reference shall be made to the
cooperation and the partners involved.

7. Duration, Termination

7.1 This Agreement shall come into force when signed by both Parties and shall have
duration of five years.

7.2 Parties shall sign two copies of this Agreement. Each party shall have one original
copy.

7.3 This Agreement may be terminated by either Party upon three months‘ notice. The
notice of termination shall be in writing to be effective.

8. Amendments

8.1 Any reference to this Agreement shall also include the Annex. Any amendment to

this Agreement shall be effected only on the basis of written mutual consent by both Parties.
Signed on behalf of the World Meteorological Signed on behalf of ALINE

Organization (WMO/GAW):

Dr Deon Terblanche Dr Eduardo Landulfo

Director Chair of the ALINE Council

Atmospheric Research and Environment lnstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e
Branch Nucleares

Research Department

World Meteorological Organization

Signature: £1‘ ' 7 Signature: ? ” L’ A 'g..»w

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Date: 5’ Olga? Date: (’’'x’/ oL’ 920//3

ANNEX
List of stations
LatitudelLongitude Altitude a.s.l. station GAW
Site
(degrees) (m) status

Buenos Aires, Argentina‘ 34.555269 S, 58.50615 W 20 R9Qiona'
Bariioche, Argentinaz 41.14730 8, 71.16398 w 842 Contributing
Comodoro Rivadavia, contributing
Argentina 43.23601 8, 65.32659 W 58

La Paz, Bolivia 16.538 S, 68.068 w 3420 Contributing
Manaus, Brazil 2.891 8 59.970 w 100 Contributing
Sao Paulo, Brazil 23.4608 3, 46.2345 E 740 Contributing
Concepcion, Chile 36.84 8, 73.02 w 170 Contributing
Medellin, Colombia 6.1355 N, 75.3405 w 1538 Contributing
‘GAW Buenos Aires and Observatorio are the same stations

2La Paz and Chacaltaya GAW stations are not the same stations.