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

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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
E-Mail
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-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

Current data flow