Site overview: Trappes Palaiseau (TRP)

Trappes Palaiseau

Site description from 2020-07-01 (last update: 2023-06-14)

Affiliation:
IPSL
Address:

Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France

WIGOS Id:
07151
Latitude:
48.71 °N
Longitude:
2.21 °E
Altitude:
156 m
Location:
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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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