Former Announcements -- AERONET Sunphotometer Homepage

FORMER AERONET ANNOUNCEMENTS
26 June 2006 - Due to facility maintenance, the AERONET server was unavailable from 5 p.m. on June 24 to 3 p.m. ET on June 25. Data will be restored by June 27. 24 April 2006 - For Version 2 data, the water vapor calibration has changed for several sites. These data have been reprocessed to use the correct calibration. The table shows the sites and intervals affected by the water vapor calibration reprocessing in Version 2. 15 September 2005 - Version 2 AOT data files are now available for all sites and times. + Read More 3 August 2005 - AERONET site name "La_Paguera" has changed to "La_Parguera" 1 July 2005 - Version 2 Direct Sun Algorithm Data Released + Read More 7 February 2005 - The Level 2.0 almucantar retrieval default parameter for minimum solar zenith angle has changed from 25 to 45 degrees. 14 February 2005 - The AERONET download tool has been restored after system updates disabled the tool last week. 21 January 2005 - The Spain workshop proceedings are now available through the Optica Online web site. 25 May 2004 - The AERONET download tool was temporarily disabled from May 11 to May 13 by administrative system changes. These changes were corrected to restore the download tool functionality on May 13. 25 May 2004 - The AERONET/PHOTONS workshop was held on the south coast of Spain from May 10 to May 14, 2004. The workshop was located at the facilities of Huelva University (la Rabida campus) in Huelva, Spain, and the experimentation range "El Arenosillo" which is operated by INTA's Department of Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Atmosphere (Spain). 18 February 2004 - The AERONET/PHOTONS workshop will be held on the south coast of Spain from May 10 to May 14, 2004. The workshop will be located at the facilities of the experimentation range "El Arenosillo" which is operated by INTA's Department of Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Atmosphere (Spain). 10 February 2004 - The AERONE/PHOTONS workshop will be held at the Sounding Station operated by INTA's Department of Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Atmosphere and at the facilities of the Experimentation Range "El Arenosillo". Further guidance is provided on poster preparation, facilities contacts, and hotel shuttle information. In addition, attendees are encouraged reserve hotel rooms early. + More Info 12 January 2004 - Please read the January 2004 AERONET quarterly report for an update on the upcoming project workshop, activities, and new products. 29 December 2003 - The AERONET and PHOTON projects will sponsor a workshop in southern Spain from May 10-14, 2004. Please review the AERONET/PHOTON Spain workshop information. 30 October 2003 - View AERONET data from the southern California (USA) fires: UCSB (Santa Barbara) La_Jolla San_Nicolas (San Nicholas Island) TABLE_MOUNTAIN_CA UCLA Monterey 22 September 2003 - In an effort to protect hardware and data from the adverse effects of Hurricane Isabel, the data server was powered off from 18 September to 22 September, 2003. Data from this period will be processed as soon as possible. We regret any inconvenience. 18 September 2003 (11 AM EDT/1500 GMT) - In an effort to protect hardware and data from the adverse effects of Hurricane Isabel, some or all of the data products may become unavailable later today. This outage may last through Monday, 22 September. 3 September 2003 - The AERONET Data Display and AERONET Download Tool databases have been modified to provide Level 2.0 almucantar retrievals with relaxed tails criteria. 15 July 2003 - The AERONET Download Tool now provides monthly average data for Levels 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) data. 25 June 2003 - Please read the AERONET quarterly for an update on the project activities and new products. 23 June 2003 - The AERONET Data Display and AERONET Download Tool have been modified to provide the new spheroid model almucantar retrievals (Level 1.5 and Level 2.0). In addition, AOT for the 1640nm channel is available from some AERONET sites. 23 June 2003 - The AERONET system resources were upgraded between 2PM and 2:45PM EDT. 9 June 2003 - The almucantar retrieval data are being updated from 1993 to present. These retrievals should be available and ready for download by 11 June 2003. Other data products (e.g., AOT) are still available through the data display and download tool. 21 May 2003 - The AERONET web database is available through 20 May 2003. The database will be updated to near real-time by 22 May 2003. Slow web server response can be expected as databases are transferred and updated. 19 May 2003 - The AERONET web database is operational, however, server response may be slow as other databases are updated. 16 May 2003 - The AERONET web database is operational, however, server response may be slow as other databases are updated. 15 May 2003 - The AERONET web database is operational, however, server response may be slow as other databases are updated. 4 April 2003 - The GOES DAPS data has connection has been restored. Recovered data from 31 March 2003 to 03 April 2003 will be processed and placed on the web as soon as possible. 4 April 2003 -The AERONET Download Tool will be upgraded today. Normal operation is expected by 7PM ET. 2 April 2003 - The GOES DAPS data has not been available since 1 April 2003. Data collection will resume when access to the GOES data is restored. 29 January 2003 - The AERONET web database is operational. 9 January 2003 - The Hawaiian GMS satellite receiving station has been upgraded and is operational. 9 January 2003 - The AERONET data display interface has been updated and linked to the AERONET download tool. The data display controls streamline the transition between AERONET aerosol optical thickness data levels. Additional data products and display enhancements are under development. 3 December 2002 - The AERONET Download Tool is now available on the DATA page. AERONET data may be downloaded for any site, time interval or data type. Several new almucantar retrieval products can be accessed with this tool.