{"id":611,"date":"2024-02-02T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2024-10-05T17:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T17:02:29","slug":"cape-verde-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CVAO (Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory Humberto Duarte Fonseca) is an atmospheric monitoring station established to observe the prevailing north-easterly trade winds within the tropics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0248-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0249-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0299-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/01\/IMG_0404-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is located within 50 metres of the coastline and 10 metres above sea level on the lava rich island of S\u00e3o Vincente, Cape Verde (16<sup>o<\/sup> 51&#8242; 49N, 24<sup>o<\/sup> 52&#8242; 02W). The station has been operational since October 2006 and provides two main areas of study; the influence of the Mauritanian up-welling during late spring and summer, and the impact of westerly dust from Africa to the North Atlantic during the other seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its location, it benefits from being free from external influences such as extensive shallows and large seaweed beds, thus permitting reliable and long term monitoring of clean marine air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1438-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/oao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/185\/2024\/02\/IMG_1882-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CVAO (Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory Humberto Duarte Fonseca) is an atmospheric monitoring station established to observe the prevailing north-easterly trade winds within the tropics. 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