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A.1 Example of Site Description Documentation
The following pages provide sample pages of the Site Description Docum entation for the Bratt’s Lake Observatory.
The regional and local m aps of the area, the instrum ent field of view surveys, and the docum entation concerning
the site location, operator, contacts etc. are m andatory. The general description of the site provides the data
user inform ation to assess ground cover, how the instrum entation is installed, the m ethods used in calibration
or if any special observational program s m ay be operational at the location that are not part of the BSRN program
or not included in the archived data. The photographs can aid the user in understanding the type of land cover,
general topography and how the instrum entation is installed.