Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration And Training Center
亞太檢校訓練中心
About Us
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 long history of collaboration, NASA cooperated with the Lulin Atmospheric Background Station (LABS) to establish a calibration platform at Mt. Lulin. On the 2nd of November, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Taiwan established the Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration and Training Center (APAC) as the only AERONET calibration site in Asia and the fourth regional calibration center in the world. APAC is currently the largest calibration site in the world after the background stations in Hawaii (Mauna Loa) and Izaña, Spain.
Resources in APAC
Lulin Calibration Platform
This calibration platform on top of Mt. Lulin in Nantou County, Taiwan, is certified by NASA. Up to six instruments can be calibrated here simultaneously.
Calibration Lab
This lab maintains, troubleshoots, coordinates logistics for, and calibrates instruments.
Data And Training Facility
This facility maintains the high quality of the data and provides training on how to operate the instruments and use the data for scientific research.
Contacts
Address:
Asia Pacific Aeronet Calibration and Training Center,
Center for Environmental Monitoring and Technology,
National Central University
Room no. 309, Hakka Building,
No. 300, Zhongda Rd., Zhongli District,
Taoyuan City 320317, Taiwan
Website: http://apac.atm.ncu.edu.tw
E-mail: brave815527@gmail.com
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