WMO/GAW Report No. 219
Editors:
Emilio Cuevas (Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), AEMET)
Celia Milford (Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry, University of Huelva; IARC, AEMET)
Oksana Tarasova (World Meteorological Organization)
Abstract:
The Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, which is part of the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), is a site of excellence in atmospheric science. It manages four observatories in Tenerife including the high altitude Izaña Atmospheric Observatory. The Izaña Atmospheric Observatory was inaugurated in 1916 and since that date has carried out uninterrupted meteorological and climatological observations, contributing towards a unique 100-year record to be reached in 2016.
This report is a summary of the many activities at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center to the broader community. The combination of operational activities, research and development in state-of-the-art measurement techniques, calibration and validation and international cooperation encompass the vision of WMO to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and related environmental issues.
Contents:
1 Organization
2 Mission and Background
3 Facilities and Summary of Measurements
4 Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Cycle
5 Reactive Gases and Ozonesondes
6 Total Ozone Column and Ultraviolet Radiation
7 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
8 In situ Aerosols
9 Column Aerosols
10 Radiation
11 Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS)
12 Water Vapour
13 Meteorology
14 Aerobiology
15 Phenology
16 AERONET-Europe Calibration Service
17 Regional Brewer Calibration Center for Europe (RBCC-E)
18 Calima Warning System
19 Sand and Dust Storm Centres
20 North Africa AERONET/PHOTONS network
21 GAW Ushuaia twinning programme
22 GAW Tamanrasset twinning programme
23 WMO CIMO Testbed for Aerosols and Water Vapour Remote Sensing Instruments
24 Technological Projects
25 Capacity Building Activities
26 Publications
27 PhD Theses
28 Science Communication
29 List of scientific projects
30 List of major national and international networks and programmes
31 Staff
32 List of Acronyms
33 Acknowledgements