GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Beltsville (BEL)
United States
GRUAN Status
- active
- since 2014
- certified
- 2016
- recertified
- 2021
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- BEL Beltsville
- -short
- Beltsville
- -long, international
- Howard University Beltsville Observation Site
- -long, national
- Howard University Beltsville Observation Site
- WMO (code, name)
- -
Location
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- Latitude
- 39.0542 °N
- Longitude
- 76.8775 °W
- Altitude
- 53 m
Map
Institution / Operator
- Name
- Howard University
- -long, international
- Howard University
- -long, national
- Howard University
- Website
- www.howard.edu
- Description
- University
Site Contact
- Name
- Belay B. Demoz
- Affiliation
- Howard University
- Address
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Howard University
- 2355 6th Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20059
- bbdemoz@howard.edu
- Phone
- +1 202-806-6245, +1 301-419-9031
- Fax
- +1 202-806-5830
Site Description
- Foundation
- ~2000
- General type
- urban
- Topography
- Flat: transition from coastal to the piedmont area of State of Maryland
- Land use (within 10 km)
- Mixed: urban to the west and agricultural research station to the east and sout east.
- Climate
- Climate is cotrolled by west-northwesterly flow of cold temperatues in the winter and high pressure to the south in the summer. This is also moderated by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The daily mean temperature is about 13°C ranging from around 1°C in January to about 25°C in July. Average precipitation (near the station) I about 106 cm annually (1971–2000) and may recive about 56cm in snowfall.
- Website
Membership In Other Networks
- SURFRAD
- BSRN
- CEOP
Relevant Documents
- ICM-15 (2024)
GRUAN Station Report for Beltsville - Belay B. Demoz
- ICM-14 (2022)
GRUAN Site Report for Beltsville - Lead Centre
- ICM-13 (2021)
GRUAN Station Report for Beltsville - Belay B. Demoz
- ICM-12 (2020)
GRUAN Site Report for Beltsville - Belay B. Demoz and Ricardo Sakai
- ICM-11 (2019)
GRUAN Site Report for Beltsville - Belay B. Demoz and Ricardo Sakai
GMAC update - Belay B. Demoz- ICM-10 (2018)
GRUAN Site Report for Beltsville - Ricardo Sakai and Belay B. Demoz
GMAC: Beltsville GRUAN Update Site update, Current Activities, Plans - Belay B. Demoz- ICM-9 (2017)
GRUAN Site Report for Beltsville - Ricardo Sakai
NWS Sterling Field Support Center (SFSC) Introducing GRUAN Mid-Atlantic Consortium (GMAC): Vision, Composition, Current Activities, Plans - Belay B. Demoz and Dan Brewer- ICM-8 (2016)
GRUAN Station Report for Beltsville - Ricardo Sakai
GRUAN Related Activities at the Beltsville Site - Ricardo Sakai- ICM-7 (2015)
GRUAN Station Report for Beltsville - Ricardo Sakai and Belay B Demoz
Update: GRUAN Related Activities @ Howard University Beltsville Campus. - Belay Demoz and Ricardo Sakai- ICM-6 (2014)
GRUAN Station Report for Beltsville - Belay B Demoz
Welcome to ICM-6 - Belay Demoz
Activities in GRUAN and towards Future NWS Networks - Belay Demoz- ICM-5 (2013)
Howard University – Beltsville Site Report - Belay Demoz
- ICM-4 (2012)
Howard University – Beltsville Site Report - Belay Demoz
- ICM-3 (2011)
Howard University - Beltsville Site Report - Belay Demoz
- ICM-2 (2010)
HU-Beltsville GRUAN site - Belay Demoz
- ICM-1 (2009)
Site report: Howard University – Beltsville, MD, USA - Belay Demoz and David Whiteman
Howard University Beltsville Research Campus - Belay Demoz- Lindenberg (2008)
Howard University Beltsville Research Campus - Belay Demoz
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL-GN-01 | GNSS Site DCHU | ||||
| BEL-RS-01 | Beltsville Radiosonde Launch Site |
Current data flow
