Localisation
Santa Catalina, 20275 Ersa, Corsica, FRANCE
Lat: 42.97°N, Lon: 9.38°E, Alt: 533 m above see level
Sampling height: 40 m above ground level
Description
The Cap Corse observatory is located in the extreme north of the island in the commune of Ersa. The station is far from sources of anthropogenic pollution and it is surrounded by short vegetation typical of the Mediterranean scrubland. The Ersa station is influenced by long-range atmospheric transport, which include timely air masses originating from the Sahara, and the Rhone valley (France) and industrialized Po in Italy.
The Ersa station was a French contribution to CHARMEX project from the multidisciplinary international program MISTRALS initiated by the CNRS / INSU Atmospheric Chemistry.
Measured species
In situ and continuous: CO2, CH4 and CO
Contact
M. Lopez, M. Ramonet, C. Philippon
Organisation
Relevant publications
Ricaud, P., R. Zbinden, V. Catoire, V. Brocchi, F. Dulac, E. Hamonou, J. Canonici, L. El Amraoui, S. Massart, B. Piguet, et al. (2018), The GLAM Airborne Campaign across the Mediterranean Basin, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99(2), 361 – 380, doi:10.1175/bams-d-16-0226.1