About AERONET Dashboard
Why AERONET matters
AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork) is a global partnership led by NASA that keeps watch on the amount and type of tiny particles floating in our air. Each station records sunlight throughout the day so researchers can see how smoke, dust, sea salt, and other aerosols change over time.
What you can do with this tool
Pick any available AERONET site and choose the dates you care about.
Tailor the request with preferred aerosol data levels and averaging options.
Fetch data straight from NASA and convert it with one click—no manual file handling needed.
Track the conversion status and download the finished files as soon as they are ready.
What the converter gives you
Every request produces two companion files designed for NILU processing pipelines and reuse in other tools:
`.meta` — the story behind the measurements
Includes the site name, principal investigator details, instrument settings, data version, and a quick summary of the observation window. It mirrors the context found at the top of the original AERONET CSV so analysts can trace the origin of each dataset.
`.data` — the measurements in a clean table
Contains timestamped aerosol optical depth values arranged by wavelength (for example 1640 nm, 1020 nm, 870 nm, 500 nm, 440 nm, 380 nm, 340 nm). The tidy column layout makes it simple to load into spreadsheets, Python notebooks, or long-term archives.
Why it helps
Whether you monitor local air quality, validate models, or brief stakeholders after a wildfire, you get consistent files without digging through the AERONET portal manually. Start a conversion, let the app handle the heavy lifting, and bring the results straight into your analysis workflow.