The first station of the CAO network was established in January 7 th.

It is a regional station from the global atmospheric watch (GAW) operating under ACTRIS, the European research infrastructure and the network of the “co-operative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe” (EMEP). CAO is located at an altitude of 532 m a. s. l., 1 km south of an evergreen (pine) forest and inside sclerophylous vegetation, 1 km southerly from the village of Agia Marina (≈630 inhabitants) and 40 km from Nicosia.