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Trappes Palaiseau (TRP)
- Affiliation:
- IPSL
- Address:
Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
- WIGOS Id:
- 07151
- Latitude:
- 48.71 °N
- Longitude:
- 2.21 °E
- Location:
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- Altitude:
- 156 m
- Topography:
- SIRTA is located on the campus of Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, a suburban community 20 km south of Paris. The observatory sits on a 10-km plateau about 160m above sea level. The plateau is a semi-urban environment divided equally in agricultural fields, wooded areas, and housing and industrial developments. The prevailing winds are westerlies, blowing air of maritime origin over the site. North-easterly winds occur quite frequently, as well advecting polluted air from the Paris metropolitan area over the site.
- Climate:
- moderate mid-latitude climate at the transition between marine and continental influences. The prevailing winds are westerlies, blowing air of maritime origin over the site. North-easterly winds occur quite frequently, as well advecting polluted air from the Paris metropolitan area over the site.
- Author:
- Jean-Charles Dupont
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