NAIROBI OZONESONDE STATION
LOCATION The  station is located at 01° 18'S  36° 45' E at an altitude of 1795m and is within the compound of the Kenya Meteorological Department headquarters at Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi.  
 
HISTORY It started operations in May 1996. 
EQUIPMENT The station uses Model 2Z ECC Ozonsondes coupled electronically to a Vaisala RS-80-15 Meteorological Radiosonde. Ground equipment comprises of a receiver, modem and a PC for real time data acquisition and processing.
DATA Weekly ozone profiles are available since November 1996.The ozone data is regularly sent to the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre (WOUDC) in Canada. 
ENQUIRIES For further information send e-mail to:
director@meteo.go.ke
 



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