Contact Full Name Angelo Viola, Mauro Mazzola, David Cappelletti email angelopietro.viola@cnr.it; mauro.mazzola@cnr.it, david.cappelletti@unipg.it Institution National Research Council of Italy Info Observatory Gruvebadet Atmosphere Laboratory Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 3693 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (11.89418 78.9176) Height above mean sea level (m) 45.00 Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable ATMOSPHERE>AEROSOLS>AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES Start Date 2014-09-01T12:00:00Z Sampling procedures Short seasonal campaigns. Instrumented payload (15 kg) to be lifted by a tethered balloon. Parameters include: Aerosol size distribution, scattering coefficient, absorption coefficient, meteo, ozone