Manus (MAN)
Papua New Guinea
GRUAN status
- 2011 until 2014
- active
- since 2015
- inactive
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- MAN Manus
- -short
- Manus
- -long, international
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Manus Site
- -long, national
- Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) Manus Site
- WMO (code, name)
Location
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Province
- Manus Province
- Latitude
- 2.061 °S
- Longitude
- 147.425 °E
- Altitude
- 6 m
Map
Institution / Operator
until 2014 closed as ARM site
- Name
- ARM
- -long, international
- US DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
- -long, national
- US DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
- Website
- www.arm.gov
- Description
- Climate Research Facility
Site Contact
- Name
- Doug Sisterson
- Affiliation
- ARM
- Address
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Building 240
- 9700 South Cass Avenue
- Argonne, IL 60439-4801
- USA
- dlsisterson@anl.gov
- Phone
- +1 (630) 252-5836
- Fax
- +1 (630) 252-9792
Site Description
- Foundation
- 1996
- Description
- main island of Papua New Guinea, in the southwest Pacific ocean, volcanic in origin
- General type
- rural, populated
- Topography
- very mountainous
- Land use (within 10 km)
- lowland tropical forest
- Climate
- Tropical Maritime
- Website
Relevant Documents
- ICM-7 (2015)
GRUAN Station Report for Manus - GRUAN Lc
- ICM-6 (2014)
GRUAN Station Report for Manus - GRUAN Lc
- ICM-5 (2013)
Overview of ARM Sites, Studies, and Collaborations - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-4 (2012)
2012 ARM Sites and GRUAN Effort Updates - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-3 (2011)
ARM sites - Doug Sisterson
- ICM-2 (2010)
ARM Climate Research Facilities - Doug Sisterson
Site report: ARM Climate Research Facilities – Barrow, AK, USA; Darwin, Australia; Lamont, OK, USA; Nauru, Republic of Nauru; Manus, Papua New Guinea- Doug Sisterson- ICM-1 (2009)
ARM Climate Research Facilities – Barrow, AK, USA; Darwin, Australia; Lamont, OK, USA; Nauru , Republic of Nauru - Doug Sisterson
- Lindenberg (2008)
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) sites - Doug Sisterson