The Aragats Research Station used in the GloCAEM project is used by the Yerevan Physics Institute for the GloCAEM project.

Aragats Research Station is located on Mt. Aragats, Armenia, a dormant stratovolcano in central Armenia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) northwest of Yerevan, Armenia. The observatory is 3200m a.s.l. For around 250 days each year, 1.65m of snow covers the ground.

ASEC was founded by famous Armenian physicists, Alikhanyan brothers, in 1943.
At the Aragats Research Station, the average winter temperature is around -15 °C (5 °F), with temperatures occasionally reaching as low as -40 °C (-40 °F); during the summer, the average temperature is 12 °C (54 °F), with highs up to 20 °C (85 °F). Throughout the year, the humidity is between 72% and 80%. Average winds range from 20 km/hr (10 mph) in the summer to 40 km/h (20 mph) in winter, with occasional gusts up to 150 km/h (90 mph). For around 250 days each year, 1.65m of snow covers the ground.