The AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) is a federated network of ground-based remote sensing aerosol sensors established by NASA and the PHOtométrie pour le Traitement Opérationnel de Normalisation Satellitaire (PHOTONS) in 1993. Each AERONET site consists of a CIMEL Electronique sunphotometer that provides measurements of sun irradiance and sky radiances. These measurements can be used to retrieve aerosol properties such as aerosol optical depth and extinction. The sunphotometers operate across nine wavelengths (340, 380, 440, 500, 675, 870, 937, 1020, and 1640 nm) and provide aerosol measurements approximately every 15 min. AERONET sites are located across the world, making it possible to map around 90% of the Earth’s surface.
Instrument Details
- Optical/Photon
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > AerosolsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Optical Depth/thicknessEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol RadianceEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar IrradianceEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol ExtinctionEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle Properties
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 15 min
- Variable
- 183-882 THz
- https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/new_web/system_descriptions_calibration.html
Pawan Gupta, Elena Lind
Mikhail Sorokin, Jason Kraft
CIMEL Electronique
NASA
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