GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Trappes Palaiseau (TRP)
France
GRUAN Status
- active
- since 2018
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- TRP, TrappesPalaiseau
- -short
- Trappes Palaiseau
- -history
- former known as GRUAN site Paris (SIR)
Location
- Country
- France
- Latitude
- 48.77° N
- Longitude
- 2.01° E
- Altitude
- 156 m to 168 m
Map
Site Contact
- Name
- Jean-Charles Dupont
- Affiliation
- IPSL
- Address
- LMD/SIRTA
- École Polytechnique
- Route de Saclay
- 91128 Palaiseau
- France
- jean-charles.dupont@ipsl.polytechnique.fr
- Phone
- +33 (1) 69 33 51 45
- Fax
- +33 (1) 69 33 51 08
The GRUAN site "Trappes Palaiseau" is a cooperation from two national organizations with two locations.
Site Locations
Location Name
- -short
- Trappes
- -long, international
- Trappes Station (Meteo-France)
- -long, national
- Station de Trappes (Météo-France)
- WMO (code, name)
- 07145, TRAPPES
Position
- Department
- Yvelines
- Latitude
- 48.77° N
- Longitude
- 2.01° E
- Altitude
- 168 m
Institution / Operator
- Name
- Meteo-France
- -long, international
- Meteo-France
- -long, national
- Météo-France
- Website
- http://www.meteofrance.com/accueil
- Description
- National Meteorological Service
Site Characterization
- Foundation
- 1898
- Description
- This site is located 20 km south of Paris (France) in a semi-urban environment.
- General type
- semi-urban
- Topography
- flat
- Land use (within 10 km)
- human settlements and grasland
- Climate
- moderate mid-latitude climate
- Website
- http://www.meteofrance.com
Location Name
- -short
- Palaiseau
- -long, international
- Site Instrumental de Recherche par Télédétection Atmosphériques (SIRTA)
- -long, national
- Site Instrumental de Recherche par Télédétection Atmosphériques (SIRTA)
Position
- Department
- Essonne
- Latitude
- 48.72° N
- Longitude
- 2.02° E
- Altitude
- 156 m
Institution / Operator
- Name
- IPSL
- -long, international
- Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)
- -long, national
- Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)
- Website
- https://sirta.ipsl.fr/
- Description
- French national atmospheric observatory
Site Characterization
- Foundation
- 2000 - SIRTA, an active and passive remote sensing instrument platform
- Description
- This site is located in Palaiseau, about 16 km from Trappes and 20 km south of Paris (France) in a semi-urban environment.
- General type
- semi-urban
- Topography
- flat
- Land use (within 10 km)
- human settlements and grasland
- Climate
- moderate mid-latitude climate
- Website
- http://sirta.ipsl.fr/
Membership In Other Networks
- BSRN
- CLOUDNET
- AERONET
- EARLINET
- MWRNET
- EG-VAP
Relevant Documents
- ICM-16 (2025)
- GRUAN Site Report for Trappes-Palaiseau - Jean-Charles Dupont
- French GRUAN sites using M10 and M20 radiosondes - Patrick Jann
- ICM-15 (2024)
- GRUAN Site Report for Trappes-Palaiseau - Jean-Charles Dupont
- ICM-14 (2022)
- GRUAN Site Report for Trappes - Jean-Charles Dupont
- ICM-13 (2021)
- GRUAN Station Report for Trappes - Jean-Charles Dupont
- ICM-12 (2020)
- GRUAN Site Report for TRappesPalaiseau - Jean-Charles Dupont
- Updating information for Trappes and Reunion - Frédéric Marin
- M10 GPD, overview of organization and progress, correction and uncertainty, strategy of validation and results - Jean-Charles Dupont et al.
- ICM-11 (2019)
- GRUAN Site Report for Paris - Lead Centre
- Status of GRUAN data product development for Modem M10 - Damien Vignelles
- ICM-10 (2018)
- Status of GRUAN certification for French sites - Gaëlle Clain
- ICM-9 (2017)
- GRUAN Site Report for Paris - Lead Centre
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRP-GN-01 | GNSS site at SIRTA | 2020-07-02 | |||
| TRP-LI-01 | IRPAL Multi-Wavelength Lidar for Aerosol, Cloud and Water Vapour Profiling | 2020-07-01 | |||
| TRP-RS-01 | Trappes radiosonde launch site | 2020-07-02 |
Current data flow
