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SMART-S Calibrated at Lulin AERONET Calibration Facility 2025
The NASA SMART-S instrument recently underwent calibration at the Lulin AERONET Calibration Facility, with the process overseen by Dr. Zhai Huang. SMART-S, a sophisticated instrument used for atmospheric studies, was stationed at the facility for two weeks, awaiting ideal clear-sky conditions for accurate solar calibration. The Lulin facility, part of the AERONET global network, provided…
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Workshop on Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols Held Ahead of AAC 2025
A pre-conference workshop on Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols and Air Quality was successfully held in Mumbai on the 30th of November, 2025, as part of the Asian Aerosol Conference (AAC) 2025, bringing together more than 70 participants from academia, research institutions, and environmental monitoring agencies. The one-day intensive training workshop focused on advancing participants’…
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AERONET Training, Inspection, and Troubleshooting – Indonesia 2025
A team comprising of two people visited Indonesia to troubleshoot the issues with cimel sunphotometer across various sites in Indonesia, and train them. During the training, Dr. Pawan Gupta, the AERONET Lead of Nasa covered the topics related to the introduction of AERONET and usage of its data, while Amit Bhujel from APAC covered the…
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Cimel Sunphotometer Calibration Underway for the 2024/2025 Season at Lulin
The calibration of sunphotometers for the 2024/2025 season is currently in progress at the Lulin Calibration Platform. So far, seven instruments, including those from APAC and partner institutions, have been deployed in two phases. A third phase of instrument deployment is still pending. The direct sun calibration of sunphotometers is conducted at the Lulin Calibration…
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Training on AERONET Cimel Sunphotometer successfully conducted by APAC
The Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration and Training Center (APAC) marked a milestone with its first training session on November 11, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. This training, held in the Ministry of Environment, Taiwan, as part of the 2024 7-SEAS Workshop, aimed to advance air quality monitoring and climate research. More than 40 participants from various…
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SMART-S Calibrated alongside AERONET at Lulin AERONET Calibration Facility
Lulin, Taiwan – The NASA SMART-S instrument recently underwent calibration at the Lulin AERONET Calibration Facility, with the process overseen by Dr. Zhai Huang. SMART-S, a sophisticated instrument used for atmospheric studies, was stationed at the facility for two weeks, awaiting ideal clear-sky conditions for accurate solar calibration. The Lulin facility, part of the AERONET…
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Professor Wang Highlights APAC Advances at AERONET 2024 Exchange
The AERONET Science and Application Exchange 2024 took place from September 17th to 19th at the University of Maryland’s Alumni Center in College Park, MD. This three-day event brought together the global AERONET community—scientists, researchers, and partners—to discuss advancements and collaborate on key topics related to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). Discussions focused on scientific…
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Summer school students at NCU attended cimel sunphotometer installation training
The students attending the summer school received a training from APAC on the 30th of July. During this training, the students received hands on training on how to set up the cimel sunphotometer. The participants included the students from Taiwan and Indonesia.
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Net Zero-Smart City Expo organized in Taipei
Net zero – Smart city Expo was held in Taipei from 19th to 22nd of March in Taipei. In the expo, APAC exhibited preliminary findings of recently conducted ASIA AQ KPEX (Kao-Ping Expedition) campaign.
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APAC inaugurated by designated guests!
Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (formerly the Environmental Protection Administration) and the space agency of the United States of America, NASA have a history of cooperation of 20 years. The Aerosol Automatic Monitoring Network (AERONET) of NASA is the most successful global ground-based remote-sensing network in the world with more than 1,000 global sites. With this…