STATION INFO

Region 6 (Europe)
Country PORTUGAL (AZORES)
Station ANGRA DO HEROISMO OBSERVATORY
WMO Index 08511
Changes of WMO Index and (or)
station and country names
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Latitude 38°40'N (38,67°)
Longitude 27°13'W (-27,22°)
Elevation 74 m
Elements Global Radiation
Temporal extent hourly values; daily values; monthly values
Units J/cm2
Scale WRR
Time system LST
Time offset UTC -1.0
Contributor Instituto Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera
Departamento de Meteorologia e Geofisica
Observatorio Afonso Chaves
P.I.: Fernanda do Rosario da Silva Carvalho
Rua Mae de Deus - Relvao
9500-321 Ponta Delgada
Acores - Portugal
Mobile: (+351) 914 465 299
e-mail: fernanda.carvalho@ipma.pt, fernandacarvalho@gmail.com

INSTRUMENTATION

Parameter Instrumentation
(abbreviation)
Date since Instrumentation property
Global Radiation Kipp and Zonen CM11 not available -

Abbreviations are available here.

Data processing methods and procedure to calculate daily and monthly totals are available here.

Data quality flags description is available here.