Lidar Stations

Location Code Institute Coordinates Principal Investigator Key personnel
Andøya, Norway ARR ALOMAR/Andøya Space Center Link 69.2780 N, 16.0080 E, 380 m Michael Gausa Ingrid Hanssen [Deputy],
Martin Fluegge [Deputy],
Kalliopi Voudouri
Antikythera, Greece AKY National Observatory of Athens - NOA 35.8600 N, 23.3100 E, 193 m Vassilis Amiridis Eleni Marinou [Deputy],
Anna Gialitaki [Deputy],
Kalliopi Voudouri,
Peristera Paschou,
Ioanna Tsikoudi,
Maria Tsichla
Athens, Greece ATZ National Technical University of Athens, Physics Department Link 37.9600 N, 23.7800 E, 212 m Alexandros Papayannis P. Kokkalis,
Maria Mylonaki
Barcelona, Spain BRC Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona Link 41.3930 N, 2.1200 E, 115 m Adolfo Comeron Francesc Rocadenbosch [Deputy],
David Garcia-Vizcaino,
Alejandro Rodriguez,
Arnau Folch,
Jose Baldasano,
Robert Banks,
Michael Sicard,
Enric Terradellas,
Constantino Munoz
Belgrade, Serbia BGD IPB – Institute of Physics Belgrade Link 44.8557 N, 20.3913 E, 89 m Zoran Mijic Maja Kuzmanoski [Deputy],
Luka Ilic [Deputy]
Belsk, Poland COG Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Link 51.8300 N, 20.7800 E, 180 m Aleksander Pietruczuk Jerzy Podgorski,
Artur Szkop,
Michal Posyniak
Bucharest, Romania INO National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics (INOE) Link 44.3480 N, 26.0290 E, 93 m Doina Nicolae Livio Belegante [Deputy],
Iannis Binietoglou,
Camelia Talianu,
Anca Nemuc
Cabauw, Netherlands CBW KNMI - Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Link 51.9700 N, 4.9300 E, 0 m Arnoud Apituley Dave Donovan
Clermont-Ferrand, France PUY Observatoire de Physique du Globle (OPGC-LaMP) Link 45.7610 N, 3.1110 E, 420 m Patrick Freville Nadege Montoux [Deputy],
Jean-Luc Baray
Cluj-Napoca, Romania CLJ Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca Link 46.7682 N, 23.5509 E, 405 m Nicolae Ajtai Horatiu Stefanie [Deputy]
Dushanbe, Tajikistan DUS Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Link 38.5594 N, 68.8561 E, 864 m Ronny Engelmann Holger Baars [Deputy],
Ulla Wandinger,
Julian Hofer
Evora, Portugal EVO Institute for Earth Sciences(ICT-Instituto de Ciencias da Terra) Link 38.5678 N, -7.9115 E, 293 m Daniele Bortoli Ana Maria Silva [Deputy],
Maria João Costa ,
Miguel Potes,
Vanda Salgueiro
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany GAR Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Link 47.4770 N, 11.0640 E, 730 m Hannes Vogelmann Thomas Trickl
Granada, Spain GRA Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, University of Granada(IISTA-CEAMA) Link 37.1640 N, -3.6050 E, 680 m Lucas Alados Arboledas Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado [Deputy],
María Soledad Fernández Carvelo,
Francisco Navas Guzman,
Juan Antonio Bravo Aranda,
Jesús Abril Gago,
María José Granados Muñoz,
Juana Andújar Maqueda
Ispra, Italy IPR Joint Research Centre - Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra Link 45.8167 N, 8.6167 E, 209 m Jean Putaud Carsten Gruening
Kuopio, Finland KUO Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Link 62.7333 N, 27.5500 E, 190 m Mika Komppula Elina Giannakaki,
Maria Filioglou,
Xiaoxia Shang
Lecce, Italy SAL University of Salento, Physics Department, Lecce Link 40.3330 N, 18.1000 E, 30 m Maria Rita Perrone Ferdinando De Tomasi,
Salvatore Romano,
Giuseppe Maruccio,
Lucio Calcagnile,
Gianluca Quarta
Leipzig, Germany LEI Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Link 51.3500 N, 12.4330 E, 125 m Holger Baars Ronny Engelmann [Deputy],
Birgit Heese,
Albert Ansmann,
Patric Seifert,
Ulla Wandinger
Lille, France LLE Lille 1 University - Science and Technology Link 50.6117 N, 3.1417 E, 60 m Philippe Goloub Thierry Podvin [Deputy],
Qiaoyun Hu
Limassol, Cyprus CYC Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig AND ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence Link 34.6771 N, 33.0376 E, 11 m R. Mamouri, Holger Baars Argyro Nisantzi
Limassol, Cyprus LIM Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), Limassol Link 34.6700 N, 33.0400 E, 10 m Diofantos Hadjimitsis R. Mamouri [Deputy],
Argyro Nisantzi
Madrid, Spain MDR CIEMAT (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas), Madrid Link 40.4565 N, -3.7257 E, 669 m Manuel Pujadas Francisco Molero Menéndez,
Alfonso Javier Fernandez García
Minsk, Belarus MAS B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physiscs, Minsk Link 53.9170 N, 27.6050 E, 200 m Anatoly Chaikovsky
Naples, Italy NAP Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini" dell'Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II Link 40.8380 N, 14.1830 E, 118 m Salvatore Amoruso Antonella Boselli [Deputy],
Xuan Wang,
Alessia Sannino
Observatory Hohenpeissenberg, Germany HPB DWD Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeissenberg Link 47.8019 N, 11.0119 E, 974 m Ina Mattis Frank Wagner [Deputy]
Palaiseau, France SIR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Paris Link 48.7130 N, 2.2080 E, 156 m Christophe Pietras Martial Haeffelin,
Patricia Delville,
Florian Lapouge,
Marc Antoine Drouin
Payerne, Switzerland PAY MeteoSwiss Aerological Station, Payerne, EPFL, Losanne Link 1 Link 2 46.8167 N, 6.9333 E, 491 m Renaud Matthey Giovanni Martucci [Deputy],
Francisco Navas,
Simone Brunamonti,
Alexander Haefele
Potenza, Italy POT Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), Potenza Link 40.6000 N, 15.7200 E, 760 m Aldo Amodeo Fabio Madonna,
Gelsomina Pappalardo,
Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos,
Francesco Amato,
Aldo Giunta,
Giuseppe D´Amico,
Lucia Mona,
Claudio Dema,
Michail Mytilinaios,
Pilar Gumà-Claramunt
Roma-Tor Vergata, Italy RME Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Scienze Marine Link 41.8330 N, 12.6500 E, 110 m Davide Dionisi Gian Luigi Liberti [Deputy]
Sofia, Bulgaria SOF Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia Link 42.6500 N, 23.3800 E, 550 m Zahari Peshev Ivan Grigorov [Deputy],
Tanja N. Dreischuh,
Dimitar V. Stoyanov,
Liliya Valkova
St. Petersburg, Russia SPL Research Park of Saint-Petersburg State University - Observatory of environmental safety Link 59.9427 N, 30.2730 E, 35 m Dmitry Samulenkov Irina Melnikova
Thessaloniki, Greece THE Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Link 40.6300 N, 22.9500 E, 50 m Dimitris Balis Kalliopi Voudouri [Deputy],
Nikos Siomos,
Konstantinos Michailidis
Warsaw, Poland WAW University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics Link 52.2100 N, 20.9800 E, 112 m Iwona S. Stachlewska Dominika Szczepanik [Deputy],
Lucja Janicka,
Wojciech Kumala,
Rafal Fortuna

Not permanent stations

Location Code Institute Coordinates Principal Investigator Key personnel
Astrophysical Laboratory Catania, Italy CTN CNISM, INGV, INAF Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 37.5100 N, 15.0800 E, 190 m Simona Scollo Antonella Boselli [Deputy],
Xuan Wang,
Mauro Coltelli,
Ricardo Zanmar,
Giuseppe Leto
Melpitz, Germany MEL Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Link 51.5300 N, 12.9300 E, 84 m Holger Baars Ronny Engelmann [Deputy],
Albert Ansmann,
Patric Seifert,
Ulla Wandinger
Nicolosi, Serra La Nave Observatory, Italy NCL CNISM, INAF, INGV Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 37.6900 N, 14.9700 E, 1740 m Giuseppe Leto Antonella Boselli [Deputy],
Xuan Wang,
Mauro Coltelli,
Ricardo Zanmar,
Simona Scollo

Joining stations

Location Code Institute Coordinates Principal Investigator Key personnel
Burjassot, Spain BUJ Universitat de València Link 39.5000 N, -0.4200 E, 30 m José Luis Gómez Amo Carlos Marcos [Deputy]
Capo Verde, Mindelo CVO Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) Link 16.8700 N, -24.8700 E, 30 m Skupin Annett Holger Baars [Deputy]
Cyprus CAO Nicosia NCS The Cyprus Institute (Cyl) Link 35.1410 N, 33.3810 E, 180 m Franco Marenco Alkistis Papetta [Deputy],
Maria Kezoudi
Finokalia, Greece FIK National Observatory of Athens - NOA Link 35.3377 N, 25.6698 E, 238 m Vassilis Amiridis Eleni Marinou [Deputy],
Anna Gialitaki
Garmisch-Partenkirchen-Zugspitze, Germany GAP Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Link 47.4167 N, 10.9797 E, 2675 m Hannes Vogelmann Thomas Trickl [Deputy]
Lampedusa, Italy LMP ENEA 35.5200 N, 12.6300 E, 45 m Tatiana Di Iorio Alcide Giorgio di Sarra [Deputy],
Damiano Sferlazzo,
Giandomenico Pace,
Daniela Meloni,
Marco Cacciani
Observatoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère de La Réunion (OPAR), Saint-Denis site RUN French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) - University of Reunion Island Link -20.9020 N, 55.4850 E, 84 m Michael Sicard Valentin Duflot [Deputy],
Jean-Pierre Cammas
San Pietro Capofiume SPC Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC) 44.6538 N, 11.6228 E, 10 m Luca di Liberto Angelo Lupi [Deputy]

Not active stations

Location Code Institute Coordinates
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom ABY UWA 51.8580 N, -4.2520 E, 15 m
Cork, Ireland UCC Phys. Dep. and Env. Res. Institute, University College Cork Link 51.8933 N, -8.4942 E, 75 m
Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany HBB Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie 53.4800 N, 10.2410 E, 40 m
Hamburg, Germany HBU Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie 53.5680 N, 9.9730 E, 25 m
Haute-Provence, France OHP Observatoire de Haute Provence, St Michel 43.9000 N, 5.7000 E, 680 m
Jungfraujoch, Switzerland JFJ EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) 46.5481 N, 7.9839 E, 3580 m
Kuehlungsborn, Germany KUH IAP 54.1200 N, 11.7700 E, 70 m
L'Aquila, Italy LAQ Università degli Studi dell’Aquila - Dipartimento di Fisica - CETEMPS, L’Aquila Link 42.3440 N, 13.3270 E, 683 m
Linkoping, Sweden LKP Swedish Defence Research Agency 58.3920 N, 15.5750 E, 70 m
Lisbon, Portugal LIS IST - Técnico Lisboa 38.7200 N, -9.1500 E, 50 m
Maisach, Germany MUC Meteorologisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München Link 48.2090 N, 11.2580 E, 516 m
Munich, Germany MUN Meteorological Institute Munich (MIM), LMU 48.1500 N, 11.5700 E, 539 m
Neuchatel, Switzerland NEU Observatory of Neuchatel 47.0017 N, 6.9546 E, 487 m
Last update: 01/10/2023