With the already well established institutions in the Alpine and Prealpine regions, such as the observatories Sonnblick (Austria), Jungfraujoch/Gornergrat (Switzerland), Schneefernerhaus (Germany), Otlica (Slovenia), EURAC Research (Italy) and OSUG (France) and its associated facilities, outstanding research infrastructures have joined up to form the VAO. Other institutions such as ALOMAR (Norway) and Abastumani (Georgia), BEO Musala (Bulgaria) and the Observatory “Panska Ves” (Czech Republic) - on behalf of the Czech Academy of Science (CAS) –are associated with the VAO based on their shared thematic focus.
The above mentioned observatories and institutions are assisted by the LRZ-Supercomputing Centre (Germany) and the WMO/ICSU World Data Centre for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere (Germany).The VAO is always open to new partners and is set for continued expansion in the coming years.
| Research stations / institutions in the VAO | Country | Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus (UFS) | Germany | 2.650 m |
| Observatorium Schauinsland | Germany | 1.284 m |
| Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg | Germany | 750 m |
| Observatoire de Haute-Provence | France | 650 m |
| Station Alpine Joseph Fourier, Lautaret-Pass | France | 2.058 m |
| Vallot observatory, Mont Blanc | France | 4.362 m |
| Sentinel Alpine Observatory, Rittner Horn | Italy | 2.260 m |
| Eurac-LT(S)ER site Macia/Matsch | Italy | 2.700 m |
| Observatorium Sonnblick | Austria | 3.106 m |
| Hochalpine Forschungsstationen Jungfraujoch (HFSJG) | Switzerland | 3.580 m |
| Hochalpine Forschungsstationen Gornergrat (HFSJG) | Switzerland | 3.135 m |
| Otlica Observatory | Slovenia | 945 m |
| Supporting research infrastructures | ||
| Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), Garching | Germany | |
| World Data Centre for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere (WDC-RSAT), Oberpfaffenhofen | Germany | |
| Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers de Grenoble (OSUG) | France | |
| European Academy of Bolzano (EURAC) | Italy | |
| Research stations / institutions in the VAO | Country | Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| BEO Musala | Bulgaria | 2.925 m |
| Observatory Panska Ves | Czech Republic | 315 m |
| Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory | Georgia | 1.700 m |
| Alomar Observatory | Norway | 380 m |
| Supporting research infrastructures | ||
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