| Hohenpeissenberg is located in Southern Germany. The observatory sits
on top of a small mountain (47.8N, 11.0E, 1000m above sea level),
about 30 km north of the Alps. Regular meteorological observations at
Hohenpeissenberg started in 1781. Since 1967, Hohenpeissenberg has been
monitoring the stratospheric ozone layer on a routine basis, with
regular ozone soundings and total ozone measurements. From the
beginning, high data quality has been a major objective.
Since late 1987, the ozone soundings are complemented by regular lidar
measurements. For about 90 nights a year, the lidar provides high quality ozone profiles from 15 to
45 km altitude, and temperature profiles from 30 to 65 km altitude. |
