CÆLIS: software for assimilation, management and processing data of an atmospheric measurement network

Given the importance of the atmospheric aerosol, the number of instruments and measurement networks which focus on its characterization are growing. Many challenges are derived from standardization of protocols, monitoring of the instrument status to evaluate the network data quality and manipulatio...

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Published inGeoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 67 - 81
Main Authors Fuertes, David, Toledano, Carlos, González, Ramiro, Berjón, Alberto, Torres, Benjamín, Cachorro, Victoria E, de Frutos, Ángel M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Gottingen Copernicus GmbH 16.02.2018
European Geosciences Union
Copernicus Publications
SeriesGeoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
Subjects
Aerosol Robotic Network
Algorithms
Atmosphere
Atmospheric aerosols
Calibration
Computer architecture
Computer programs
Data
Data analysis
Data processing
Educational institutions
Frameworks
Instruments
Internet access
Management
Measurement
Metadata
Monitoring
Monitoring instruments
Photometers
Physics
Protocol (computers)
Quality control
Real time
Remote sensing
Software
Standardization
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Summary:Given the importance of the atmospheric aerosol, the number of instruments and measurement networks which focus on its characterization are growing. Many challenges are derived from standardization of protocols, monitoring of the instrument status to evaluate the network data quality and manipulation and distribution of large volume of data (raw and processed). CÆLIS is a software system which aims at simplifying the management of a network, providing tools by monitoring the instruments, processing the data in real time and offering the scientific community a new tool to work with the data. Since 2008 CÆLIS has been successfully applied to the photometer calibration facility managed by the University of Valladolid, Spain, in the framework of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). Thanks to the use of advanced tools, this facility has been able to analyze a growing number of stations and data in real time, which greatly benefits the network management and data quality control. The present work describes the system architecture of CÆLIS and some examples of applications and data processing.
ISSN:2193-0864
2193-0856
2193-0864
2193-0854
DOI:10.5194/gi-7-67-2018