Monthly Climate Summaries From Weather Stations Located on the Summits of Nevado Sajama and Illimani Peaks in Bolivia

A satellite linked Automatic Weather Station (AWS) ia on the summit of Volcan Sajama (6542 m) in Bolivia. The station, installed on October 1, 1996, has coordinates of 18 deg. 06' South and 68 deg. 53' West. Another station was installed on the summit of Nevado Illimani (6265 m) on July 17, 1997. This station has coordinates of 16 deg. 39' South and 67 deg 47' West. This project is lead by the University of Massachusetts Climate Laboratory staff. Data from the AWS station is transmitted to the GOES EAST satellite and then down-loaded to the UMASS climatology laboratory. The data is then processed and used to create climate summaries. The raw data will be published at a future date.