Our Transportable Antarctic Research Platform (TARP-04) became operational in July 2016 on the Chajnantor plateau (located at 5,100 meters above sea level in the Atacama desert, nearby the ALMA Observatory). TARP-04 is a twin unit of TARP-02, deployed early 2015 on King George Island (62° 12’ S; 58° 57’ W, Antarctic Peninsula). TARP-04 is fitted with state-of-the-art instruments aimed at measurements of the solar spectrum. These measurements will in turn allow us to retrieve the total ozone column (TOC), the aerosol optical depth (AOD), the precipitable water (PW), and the cloud modification factor (CMF). Both platforms (TARP-02 and TARP-04) will support our efforts to study the Southern Hemisphere Climate System Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion.
About the Team
José Jorquera Edgardo Sepúlveda Braulio Valdevenito Juan Rayas Juan M. Carrera Raúl R. Cordero.