Cabauw (CAB)

Netherlands

GRUAN Status

active
since 2011
certified
2016
recertified
under review

Site Name

GRUAN (code, name)
CAB Cabauw
-short
Cabauw
-long, international
Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research (CESAR)
-long, national
Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research (CESAR)
WMO (code, name)
06260 DE BILT (related radiosonde launch site at De Bilt)

Location

Country
Netherlands
Province
Utrecht
Latitude
51.970 °N
Longitude
4.926 °E
Altitude
1 m

Map

Institution / Operator

Name
KNMI
-long, international
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
-long, national
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
Website
www.knmi.nl/index_en.html
Description
National Meteorological Service

Site Contact

Name
Arnoud Apituley
Affiliation
KNMI
Address
E-Mail
apituley@knmi.nl
Phone
Fax

Site Description

Foundation
1974
General type
rural
Topography
flat
Land use (within 10 km)
Climate
Website
www.cesar-observatory.nl

Non Co-located Sites

De Bilt
De Bilt, about 22.2 km from Cabauw, radiosonde launch site

Membership In Other Networks

BSRN
2005
AERONET
GAW-PRF
EARLINET
CloudNet

Relevant Documents

ICM-14 (2022)

GRUAN Site Report for Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-13 (2021)

GRUAN Station Report for Cabauw - Lead Centre

ICM-12 (2020)

GRUAN Site Report for Cabauw - Lead Centre

ICM-11 (2019)

GRUAN Site Report for Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-10 (2018)

GRUAN Site Report for Cabauw - Ankie Piters

ICM-9 (2017)

GRUAN Site Report for Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley
GRUAN Station De Bilt - Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-8 (2016)

GRUAN Station Report for Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-7 (2015)

GRUAN Station Report for Cabauw - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-6 (2014)

GRUAN Station Report for Cabauw - Lead Centre
Cabauw Site Status - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-5 (2013)

Site Report Cabauw (NL) - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-4 (2012)

Site Report Cabauw (NL) - Arnoud Apituley
Site Report Cabauw (NL) - Arnoud Apituley

ICM-3 (2011)

Site report: Cabauw, Netherlands - Martin de Graaf
The Netherlands Site Report - Martin de Graaf

ICM-2 (2010)

Site report: Cabauw, Netherlands - Reinout Boers
The Netherlands Site Report - Reinout Boers

ICM-1 (2009)

Site report: Netherlands Cabauw - Reinout Boers
Status Report Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research (CESAR) Netherlands - Reinout Boers

Lindenberg (2008)

European Site Selection - Reinout Boers
From Science to Operations: Practical problems in implementing instruments in an operational network - Reinout Boers
Inputs to GRUAN from the Netherlands - Reinout Boers

 

Measurement Systems

KeyNameDescriptionInstrument ViewInstrument ChangeZIP
CAB-GN-01 GNSS Site CBW1
CAB-RS-01 De Bilt Radiosonde Launch Site

Current data flow