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

• Published in: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
• Main Authors: D. Fuertes, C. Toledano, R. González, A. Berjón, B. Torres, V. E. Cachorro, Á. M. de Frutos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-67-2018; https://doaj.org/article/8e4f6e9a27774eb2b5eadaa80c170202

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.