STATIONS:
Zugspitze summit Schneefernerhaus Wank Garmisch Cape Point
Atmospheric Variability and Trends: Observatories
Long-term observations are performed at an altitude selected set of closely collocated stations, i.e., Zugspitze (2962 m) - Wank (1780 m) - Garmisch (745 m), and an additional station in the southern hemisphere, i.e., Cape Point (South Africa). These observatories are part of international networks (e.g., NDACC, TCCON, EARLINET, GAW). Some of the longest atmospheric measurement time series have been obtained at these observatories, e.g., the longest in-situ CO time series of the southern hemisphere (Cape Point), or one of the two longest aerosol lidar measurement series of the world (Garmisch). Furthermore, the GAW World Calibration Center for N2O is operated at Garmisch (GAW/WCC-N2O), and the Permanent Ground-Truthing Facility Zugspitze/Garmisch is operated by IMK-IFU for validation of atmospheric chemistry (SCIAMACHY) and greenhouse gas satellite missions (OCO, GOSAT).
