CATCOS Phase 1 aimed at supporting the establishment and, resumption of high-quality observations in seven developing and emerging countries. Upon completion, Chile, Indonesia, Kenya and Vietnam were equipped with atmospheric measurements, and glacier monitoring was supported in Colombia, Ecuador and Kyrgyzstan.
| Project start | 12.09.2011 |
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| Project end | 31.03.2014 |
| Region | International |
| Status | Completed projects |
The following results were achieved in Phase 1.
In Chile, Indonesia and Vietnam selected stations were equipped with tailor-made instrumentation for aerosol measurements. In addition, greenhouse gas monitoring was initiated in Chile and Vietnam. The implementation of aerosol measurements at Mount Kenya was postponed to Phase 2.
In Central Asia, mass balance measurements were resumed at the Kyrgyz glaciers Abramov, Glacier No. 354, Golubin and Suek Zapadniy. In South America, aerial and on-site glacier surveys were conducted at the glaciers Antizana 15 Alpha, Ecuador and La Conejera, Colombia.
The implementation of the measuring equipment was accompanied by on-site trainings, remote support and a training course in Switzerland (Summer School). Local partner institutions were instructed in standard operating procedures and quality control of atmospheric and terrestrial data. Activities then proceeded to enhance capacities in data management and analysis. Overall, CATCOS Phase 1 raised the awareness of the value of the collected high-quality climate data by means of print material, presentations at meetings and conferences, as well as country visits.