Argentina - SMN

Person in charge

Elian Wolfram – Dr.  Physics, Researcher
Lidar Network Manager
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Av. Dorrego 4019 - C1425GBE – C.A.B.A. – Argentina.
Tel. 54 11 5167 6767 ext.18756.
web: http://www.smn.gov.ar
mail: ewolfram@smn.gob.ar or ewolfram@gmail.com

Sebastian Daniel Papandrea – Eng. Electronic.
Lidar Network Administrator
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Av. Dorrego 4019 - C1425GBE – C.A.B.A. – Argentina.
Tel. 54 11 5167 6767 ext.18973
web: http://www.smn.gov.ar
mail: spapandrea@smn.gob.ar or papandreasebastian@gmail.com  

Other people involved

• Soledad Osores - Dr. in Atmospheric Sciences 

• Gabriela Celeste Mulena – Dr. in Engineering.

• Maria de los Milagros Skansi – Bsc. in Atmospheric Sciences.

• Giselle Lujan Marincovich – Bsc. in Atmospheric Sciences.

• Juan Augusto Diaz – Bsc. in Meteorology.

• Federico Verstraeten - Eng. Electronic.

• Maximiliano Demassi – Technician.

• Facundo Galvagno – Technician.

Experimental Sites

SMN Head Quarters - Av. Dorrego 4019, CABA (Buenos Aires)

LOCATION: -34.56412, -58.417126, 10m

Person: Ing. Sebastián Papandrea.

• Multiwavelength Lidar / Emits 1064 and 532 / Detects 532o and 532p

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

Bariloche Airport - San Carlos de Bariloche (Rio Negro)

LOCATION: -41.147347, -71.163994, 837m

Person: Gustavo Ruiz, Sebastián Lema, Martin Sánchez

• Multiwavelength Lidar / Emits 1064, 532, 355 / Detects 1064, 532, 355, 408, 387

• Sunphotometer (CIMEL) from the AERONET network

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

• Automatic Meteorological Station (Lufft) - WS200/WS400

• Radiometer UV-A1 (YES)

• Radiometer UV-B1 (YES)

• Piranometer (Kipp&Zonen)

• Atmospheric radiometer GUV 2511 (Biospherical Instrument)

• Differential optical absorption spectrometer DOAS (SciGlob) from the PANDONIA network

Comodoro Rivadavia Airport - Comodoro Rivadavia (Chubut)

LOCATION: -45.792187, -67.462858, 48m

Person: Daniel Aguirre

• Multiwavelength Lidar / Emits 1064, 532, 355 / Detects 1064, 532o, 532p, 355o, 355p

• Sunphotometer (CIMEL) from the AERONET network

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

• Automatic Meteorological Station (Lufft) - WS200/WS400

• Radiometer UV-A1 (YES)

• Radiometer UV-B1 (YES)

• Piranometer (Kipp &Zonen)

• Atmospheric radiometer GUV 2511 (Biospherical Instrument)

• Differential optical absorption spectrometer DOAS (SciGlob) from the PANDONIA network

Observatorio Meteorológico y Geofísico - Pilar (Cordoba)

LOCATION: -31.675517, -63.872964, 332m

Person: Facundo Galvagno

• Multiwavelength High Resolución Raman Lidar / Emits 1064, 532, 355 / Detects 1064, 607, 532 (o & p), 408, 387 and 355 (o & p)

• Sunphotometer (CIMEL) from the AERONET network

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

• Automatic Meteorological Station (Lufft) - WS200/WS400

• Radiometer UV-A1 (YES)

• Radiometer UV-B1 (YES)

• Piranometer (Kipp & Zonen)

• Atmospheric radiometer GUV 2511 (Biospherical Instrument)

• Sky Observation Camera (SONA - Sieltec) daytime

• Differential optical absorption spectrometer DOAS (SciGlob) from the PANDONIA network

Neuquen Airport - Neuquen (Neuquen)

LOCATION: -38.95209, -68.136819, 266m

Person: Martin Nicolaus

• Multiwavelength Lidar / Emits 1064, 532, 355 / Detects 1064, 532o, 532p, 355o, 355p

• Sunphotometer (CIMEL) from the AERONET network

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

• Automatic Meteorological Station (Lufft) - WS200/WS400

• Radiometer UV-A1 (YES)

• Radiometer UV-B1 (YES)

• Piranometer (Kipp & Zonen)

• Atmospheric radiometer GUV 541 (Biospherical Instrument)

Observatorio Meteorologico de Tucuman - San Miguel de Tucuman (Tucuman)

LOCATION: -26.78712, -65.206758, 485M

Person: María Laura Molina

• Multiwavelength Lidar / Emits 1064 and 532 / Detects 532o and 532p

• Sunphotometer (CIMEL) from the AERONET network

• Optical Particle Analysis System (Turnkey Instrument) - TOPAS

• Automatic Meteorological Station (Lufft) - WS200/WS400

• Radiometer UV-A1 (YES)

• Radiometer UV-B1 (YES)

• Piranometer (Kipp & Zonen)

• Atmospheric radiometer GUV 2511 (Biospherical Instrument)