SHARE (Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment) Network

The Rwenzori Mountains (called also 'Mountains of the Moon'), with heights of up to 5,109 m asl., are located in the central Africa, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the Ugandan National Park an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In the Rwenzori Range some of the main peaks are covered with permanent snow and glacier, while the lower slopes are covered with dense forest. Besides there are several massifs such as Point Margherita, the third highest African summit after, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya,.
The AWS (Automatic Weather Station) RW has been installed, in Uganda, in the western part of the Stanley Plateau, on July 18, 2006 and it is now part of a network of three stations located in the Rwenzori National Park characterized by an alpine highland of glaciers, snowfields and lakes with distinct vegetation zones, several endangered species and the richest mountain flora in Africa other than a very unusual cloud forest (UNEP, WCMC, 2006).

Geographical coordinates:
- Latitude: 0deg 22' 34.55" N
- Longitude: 29deg 52' 43.24" EThis AWS provides continuous measurements of the seven standard meteorological parameters:
- air temperature (degC);
- relative humidity(%);
- wind speed (m/s);
- wind direction (degree);
- atmospheric pressure (hPa);
- global solar radiation (W/m2);
- total precipitation (mm).