MONTE CURCIO OBSERVATORY

Mt. Curcio station is part of the GAW regional network and therefore it focuses on surface observations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), water vapor (H2O) and ozone (O3). The Climatic-Environmental Observatory also measures several other trace gases and aerosol parameters whose records are available with high temporal monitoring frequency.

The Mt. Curcio Observatory is part of the I-AMICA infrastructure.

Data are periodically send to the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In order to download the data please visit World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases.

ABOUT

MONTE CURCIO STATION

Mt. Curcio station is a CNR-IIA‘s Climatic-Environmental Observatory located in a strategic and isolated position within the Sila Grande area, one of the main three areas making up Sila National Park, which is officially recognized, since June 2014, as the tenth UNESCO Italian MaB Reserve of the Biosphere.

It is characterized by no local sources of contamination and no access by road and it is 200 m from a ski resort and from the arrival point for the cable car serving the surrounding ski area. The operative station is situated 1,780 m a.s.l. on a southern Appenine mountain peak with a completely free horizon, thus allowing to gain atmospheric monitoring measurements with a large spatial representativeness.

Interestingly, it is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean basin, around 30 and 60 km from the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian Sea, respectively.

Due to its elevation and position, Mt. Curcio station is even able to intercept dust plumes from the Sahara desert as well as volcanic ashes and gases from Stromboli and Mt. Etna volcanoes, located at approximately 120 km southeast and 220 km south-southeast from the atmospheric monitoring site, respectively.

Data and Services

A set of tools have been developed to simplify the use of databases from client side and to facilitate their update from server side

GMOS DATA ACQUISITION

The Data Acquisition System acquires in near real-time the raw observation data coming from GMOS network, inluding Mt Curcio. The web portal shows data series collected in near real time. The web portal is available here.

GMOS AND QA/QC

The GMOS Data Quality Management(G-DQM) system was developed to quality check atmospheric mercury observations recorded by the Tekran instrument. Raw dataset of mercury are validated in near real-time and in compliance with the Standard Operational Procedures, specifically defined within the EU GMOS project.

DOWNLOAD GAW DATA

Data are periodically send to the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) of WMO. In order to download data please visit the World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases.

DATA VISUALIZATION

Data visualization tool to monitor near real time acquisition.

Our team

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Nicola Pirrone

Scientific Coordinator

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Mariantonia Bencardino

Data Quality and Management Manager
Environmental Engineer, PhD

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Valentino Mannarino

Technical Manager

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Giulio Esposito

Research Technician
Environmental Technical Operator

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Virginia Andreoli

Researcher
Biologist and Clinical Pathologist, PhD

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Teresa Sprovieri

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Biologist, PhD

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Carmine Ungaro

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Biologist, PhD

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Antonella Tassone

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Chemist, Research Fellow, PhD

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Maria Martino

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Biologist, Research Fellow, PhD

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NEWS

News & Events

EuroGEOSec project begins

EuroGEOSec project begins

The new EuroGEOSec project, of which the CNR-IIA is one of the core partners, has just started   EuroGEOSec will see the establishment of a secretariat for EuroGEO, bringing back together a European consortium built from the core group involved in the H2020...

November 6-10 — GEO Week 2023

November 6-10 — GEO Week 2023

In Cape Town, the 2023 edition of the GEO Week is about to start     There is more data than ever before on our changing Earth. The problem is that many people can’t get hold of it, and when they can, it’s in a language they don’t understand. GEO brings...

October 2-4 — EuroGEO Workshop 2023

October 2-4 — EuroGEO Workshop 2023

In Bolzano, the 2023 edition of the EuroGEO Workshop is about to start    On October 2-4, in Bolzano, Italy, the 2023 edition of the EuroGEO Workshop will be held. EuroGEO brings together and coordinates activities in Europe that contribute to the initiatives of...

The fate of quicksilver

The fate of quicksilver

Sampling of wet depositions has begun at the Monte Curcio observatory for the determination of mercury The Monte Curcio observatory, located at about 1800 m above sea level in the Sila Grande plateau (Calabria), carries out atmospheric monitoring activities within the...

Virtual tour of the Atmospheric Observatory of Mt. Curcio

Virtual tour of the Atmospheric Observatory of Mt. Curcio

The scientific dissemination activity held at the Rende headquarters of the CNR-IIA a few weeks ago was aimed at the first classes of the "Marconi-Guarasci" Higher Education Institute of Rogliano, accompanied by their teachers. The day was subdivided into various...

Monte Curcio Observatory

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CNR-Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Division of Rende 87036, Rende, Italy

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