GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Payerne (PAY)
Switzerland
GRUAN Status
- active
- since 2011
- certified
- 2015
- recertified
- 2019, 2023
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- PAY Payerne
- short
- Payerne
- long, international
- MeteoSwiss aerological station Payerne
- long, national
- Station aérologique de Payerne, MeteoSuisse
- WMO (code, name)
- 06610 PAYERNE
Location
- Country
- Switzerland
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Latitude
- 46.81 °N
- Longitude
- 6.95 °E
- Altitude
- 491 m
Map
Institution / Operator
- Name
- MeteoSwiss
- long, international
- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
- long, national
- Office fédéral de météorologie et climatologie MeteoSuisse
- Website
- http://meteoswiss.admin.ch
- Description
- National Meteorological Service
Site Contact
- Name
- Giovanni Martucci
- Affiliation
- MeteoSuisse
- Address
- Chemin de l'Aérologie 1
- Case postale 316
- CH-1530 Payerne
- Giovanni.Martucci@meteoswiss.ch
- Phone
- Fax
Site Description
- Foundation
- 1942
- General type
- rural
- Topography
- small hills
- Land use (within 10 km)
- grassland / cropland 82 %, forest 10 %, open water 3 %, settlements 5 %
- Climate
- moderate mid-latitude continental climate
- Website
Membership In Other Networks
- GUAN
- 2008 (Global Upper Air Network)
- BSRN
- 1992 (Baseline Surface Radiation Network)
- GAW Ozone
- 1968 (Global Atmosphere Watch, ozone program)
- NDSC
- (Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change)
- EMEP
- (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) -- air polution
- EUREF
- EUREF GNES GPS site
Relevant Documents
- ICM-16 (2025)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- I: A 15-year climatology of solar background calibrated temperature profiles measured by the RAman Lidar for Meteorological Observations. II: Homogenization of the Payerne radiosonde PTU data timeseries since 1959 - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-15 (2024)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-14 (2022)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-13 (2021)
- GRUAN Station Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-12 (2020)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-11 (2019)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- Operational And GRUAN Radiosounding Validation Of PRR Temperature Data Retrieved By The RAMAN LIDARA For Meteorological Obserbservations (RALMO) At Payerne - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-10 (2018)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Dominique Ruffieux
- MeteoSwiss Radiosonde: current activities and future plans - Christian Félix, Gonzague Romanens
- MeteoSwiss Raman Lidar Present And Future Activities - Giovanni Martucci
- ICM-9 (2017)
- GRUAN Site Report for Payerne - Gonzague Romanens
- ICM-8 (2016)
- GRUAN Station Report for Payerne - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-7 (2015)
- GRUAN Station Report for Payerne - Rolf Philipona
- Measurements and Intercomparisons at the Payerne GRUAN Site and the Meteolabor Sonde Product - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-6 (2014)
- GRUAN Station Report for Payerne - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-5 (2013)
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne- Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-4 (2012)
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne - Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne - Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-3 (2011)
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne - Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-2 (2010)
- Site report: Payerne, Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne - Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- ICM-1 (2009)
- Site report: Switzerland Payerne - Rolf Philipona
- The GRUAN Observing Station Payerne, Switzerland - Rolf Philipona
- Lindenberg (2008)
- MeteoSwiss Payerne: Surface and Upper Air Developments - Bertrand Calpini
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAY-GN-01 | GNSS Site PAYE | 2022-06-23 | |||
| PAY-LI-01 | Payerne Raman WV Lidar (RALMO) | 2022-06-23 | |||
| PAY-RS-01 | Payerne Radiosonde Launch Site | 2018-03-31 | |||
| PAY-RS-02 | Automatic Payerne Launch System (Autosonde) | 2018-03-31 |
Current data flow
