AERONET 亞太檢校與訓練中心
ASIA PACIFIC AERONET CALIBRATION AND TRAINING CENTER
APAC

Achievements

APAC Timeline

Sep 01, 2022

Lulin Calibration Platform Installed

The platform to calibrate Cimel sunphotometers was installed at Mt. Lulin in the premises of LABS. At this facility, 6 field instruments can be calibrated simultaneously.

Nov 2, 2023

Inauguration of APAC

APAC was formally inaugurated by the distinguished guests from the MoEnv – Taiwan, NASA, and the partner institutions.

Nov 03, 2023

Performed First Direct-Sun calibration at Lulin Platform

The first direct-sun calibration was performed based on the measurements taken at Mt. Lulin.

Sept 11, 2024

Eligible to perform Langley Calibration

APAC became eligible to perform Langley calibration at Lulin calibration facility. This was acheived by clearing more than 80 degree clearance by clearing the trees around the platform.

March 14, 2025

The Philippines AERONET sites joined APAC

The AERONET sites Manila_Observatory and ND_Marbel_Univ joined APAC as the first international partners.

June 26, 2024

Vietnam AERONET sites joined APAC

The AERONET sites in the Vietnam joined the APAC. APAC helps the site through the instrument monitoring, troubleshooting, and calibration process.

Oct 22, 2025

Hokkaido_University site joined APAC

The Hokkaido_University site in Japan joined the APAC. APAC helps the site through the instrument monitoring, troubleshooting, and calibration process.

APAC Training & Workshop Engagements

Training workshop on AERONET Cimel sunphotometer installation, maintenance, and data analysis – 2024

11th November, 2024
Taipei, Taiwan

AERONET Training, Inspection, and Troubleshooting – Indonesia 2025

16th to 21st of June, 2025
Jakarta, Bandung and Makassar, Indonesia

AERONET Workshop on instrumentation and data analysis – India, 2026

23rd to 28th of February, 2026
Delhi, Sonipath and Kanpur, India

Publications

2026

Wang, Y. C., Tran, H. D., Chang, S. C., Chang, C. W., & Wang, S. H. (2026). Influences of sea breeze circulation and atmospheric stability on PM2.5 levels in an inland city of Taiwan. Atmospheric Environment, 365, 121669. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ATMOSENV.2025.121669

2021-2025

Pani, S. K., Huang, H. Y., Wang, S. H., Holben, B. N., & Lin, N. H. (2023). Long-term observation of columnar aerosol optical properties over the remote South China Sea. Science of The Total Environment, 905, 167113. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2023.167113

Chang, K. E., Hsiao, T. C., Tsay, S. C., Lin, T. H., Griffith, S. M., Liu, C. Y., & Chou, C. C. K. (2023). Embedded information of aerosol type, hygroscopicity and scattering enhancement factor revealed by the relationship between PM2.5 and aerosol optical depth. Science of The Total Environment, 867, 161471. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2023.161471

Ravindra Babu, S., Nguyen, L. S. P., Sheu, G. R., Griffith, S. M., Pani, S. K., Huang, H. Y., & Lin, N. H. (2022). Long-range transport of La Soufrière volcanic plume to the western North Pacific: Influence on atmospheric mercury and aerosol properties. Atmospheric Environment, 268, 118806. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ATMOSENV.2021.118806

Lin, T. H., Tsay, S. C., Lien, W. H., Lin, N. H., & Hsiao, T. C. (2021). Spectral derivatives of optical depth for partitioning aerosol type and loading. Remote Sensing, 13(8), 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/RS13081544/S1

Before 2020

Wang, S. H., Lei, H. W., Pani, S. K., Huang, H. Y., Lin, N. H., Welton, E. J., Chang, S. C., & Wang, Y. C. (2020). Determination of Lidar Ratio for Major Aerosol Types over Western North Pacific Based on Long-Term MPLNET Data. Remote Sensing 2020, Vol. 12, Page 2769, 12(17), 2769. https://doi.org/10.3390/RS12172769

Disclaimer
The research presented in the publications listed above relies on data provided by the NASA Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). We gratefully acknowledge the AERONET principal investigators and their staff for establishing, maintaining, and sharing the datasets that made this work possible.