MOENV and NASA Jointly Launch APAC
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標題MOENV and NASA Jointly Launch APAC的月份是12, 年度是2023, 分類是Monitoring and Information, 全文是The MOENV Minister Shieu Fuh-Sheng pointed out that APAC will help Southeast Asian countries with sun-photometer calibration and also provide the worl....
| 編號 | 4357 |
| 標題 | MOENV and NASA Jointly Launch APAC |
| 摘要 | The Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration and Training Center (APAC) was launched officially by the MOENV on 2 November 2023. The AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) is a program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which participated in setting up the calibration platform at Lulin Atmospheric Background Station due to recognition of Taiwan’s monitoring capacity. It will help accelerate interactions with Southeast Asian countries in terms of environmental monitoring and remote sensing, improve the quality of monitoring data from sun-photometers and contribute to climate change studies. |
| 全文 | The MOENV Minister Shieu Fuh-Sheng pointed out that APAC will help Southeast Asian countries with sun-photometer calibration and also provide the world with valuable climate change data through cooperation with the MOENV, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) and the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA). He recalled as well how the Lulin monitoring station has been sharing data with NASA, the CWA and the TASA for 20 years. With the establishment of APAC, Taiwan is to transform from data receiver to supplier, providing useful data to Asia and Southeast Asia. This will help regional air pollution governance and carbon reduction strategies, and it is believed to be able to elevate Taiwan’s status in the world. The CWA Administrator Cheng Chia-Ping indicated that there has been ongoing cooperation on air quality between the CWA and the MOENV, in particular forecasts and monitoring of PM2.5 and pollutants highly concerned by the public in Taiwan. The CWA has also been working hand in hand with international counterparts, such as wide utilization of NASA´s satellite data, which enhances regional observation with improved accuracy resulted from comparison with ground observation data and optimized observation quality. Administrator Cheng believed that the establishment of the APAC would give Taiwan’s researchers more confidence in their own data. Besides optimizing research quality and helping nurturing talents in related field, it will boost Taiwan´s competitive edge among the international research field and also assist Southeast Asian countries. Director General Wu Jong-Shinn of TASA expressed that TASA has been benefited from the technical service of AERONET for a very long time. A good example is the real-time delivery of accurate data from the satellite FORMOSAT-5, and there will be much closer cooperation with the following FORMOSTA-8, which will be not only a AERONET beneficiary, but also a data supplier. He believed that the establishment of APAC will assist Southeast Asian countries in precise calibrations as well as enhance their capacities of data use and analysis through opportunities of international cooperation and exchanges. The MOENV has been working together with NASA for 20 years. Data of aerosol optical depth (AOD) obtained by the sun-photometer at Lulin Station is part of NASA’s AERONET for observation, comparison and verification among global satellites. AERONET adopts advanced remote sensing technology and has more than 1,000 sensing spots across the world. Its air quality database has accumulated more than 3 decades of data that are widely used and applied around the world, often for important evaluations of changes of climate and air pollutions. The MOENV has 7 sun-photometers that are now part of AERONET. They are used for help monitor regional air quality, and some of them are located at Lulin Station, Dongsha Island and Taiping Island of Nansha for atmospheric background monitoring, greatly benefitting trends of background air quality pollution in Asia, transboundary pollution transmission and studies of long-term climate changes. The MOENV stated that Taiwan is the leader in Asia Pacific in the development of air quality monitoring technology. The sun-photometers installed across Asian countries have to be shipped back to NASA for calibration every year, and that’s why NASA wanted to establish APAC in Taiwan for the service of Asian countries. On one hand, it minimizes carbon emissions and costs for instrument shipping and, on the other, prepares for the increasing number of monitoring stations in Southeast Asia. Taiwan is expected to take up the important role as regional calibration and training center. Director Hsieh Ping-huei of the MOENV’s Department of Monitoring and Information explained that APAC is established in Taiwan due to Taiwan’s successful long-term cooperation with NASA, recognition of Taiwan’s technical and research and development capabilities as well as the advantage of many mountains in Taiwan taller than 3,000 meters. The unique location of the MOENV’s Lulin Atmospheric Background Station of Ministry of Environment is the key to become part of APAC. The AERONET’s calibration depends heavily on an outdoor calibration platform up in high-altitude mountains with a clean atmospheric background, a condition which only two AERONET-certified stations, located in Hawaii (at Mauna Loa) and Spain (at Izaña) respectively, are qualified to provide. The Lulin Station will be certified as the third platform up to the required standards. APAC, set up by the MOENV, will take charge of AERONET calibrations for Asian Pacific countries and continue to make vital contributions for air quality and climate change in Asia. Director Hsieh said that Taiwan will be able to calibrate 20 pieces of equipment in the first year. Currently, approximately 50 or 60 pieces of equipment around Southeast Asia will be shipped to Taiwan one by one for calibration, with more expected in the long run. The MOENV will invest more resource for further enhancement as well. The Ministry pointed out that, in addition to instrument calibration service and improvement of AERONET data quality, APAC provides education and training by helping Southeast Asian countries with technical enhancement in data use and analysis. This in turn facilitates establishment of international partnership. The AERONET-produced data contributes both directly and indirectly to the studies of global air quality and climate change, highlighting Taiwan’s sustainable responsibility of and active participation in environmental monitoring. |
| 年度 | 2023 |
| 月份 | 12 |
| 分類 | Monitoring and Information |
| 檔案位置 | https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/5ef70420-4dba-4fec-abf5-ed476f7d8cfe |
編號4357 |
標題MOENV and NASA Jointly Launch APAC |
摘要The Asia Pacific AERONET Calibration and Training Center (APAC) was launched officially by the MOENV on 2 November 2023. The AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) is a program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which participated in setting up the calibration platform at Lulin Atmospheric Background Station due to recognition of Taiwan’s monitoring capacity. It will help accelerate interactions with Southeast Asian countries in terms of environmental monitoring and remote sensing, improve the quality of monitoring data from sun-photometers and contribute to climate change studies. |
全文The MOENV Minister Shieu Fuh-Sheng pointed out that APAC will help Southeast Asian countries with sun-photometer calibration and also provide the world with valuable climate change data through cooperation with the MOENV, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) and the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA). He recalled as well how the Lulin monitoring station has been sharing data with NASA, the CWA and the TASA for 20 years. With the establishment of APAC, Taiwan is to transform from data receiver to supplier, providing useful data to Asia and Southeast Asia. This will help regional air pollution governance and carbon reduction strategies, and it is believed to be able to elevate Taiwan’s status in the world. The CWA Administrator Cheng Chia-Ping indicated that there has been ongoing cooperation on air quality between the CWA and the MOENV, in particular forecasts and monitoring of PM2.5 and pollutants highly concerned by the public in Taiwan. The CWA has also been working hand in hand with international counterparts, such as wide utilization of NASA´s satellite data, which enhances regional observation with improved accuracy resulted from comparison with ground observation data and optimized observation quality. Administrator Cheng believed that the establishment of the APAC would give Taiwan’s researchers more confidence in their own data. Besides optimizing research quality and helping nurturing talents in related field, it will boost Taiwan´s competitive edge among the international research field and also assist Southeast Asian countries. Director General Wu Jong-Shinn of TASA expressed that TASA has been benefited from the technical service of AERONET for a very long time. A good example is the real-time delivery of accurate data from the satellite FORMOSAT-5, and there will be much closer cooperation with the following FORMOSTA-8, which will be not only a AERONET beneficiary, but also a data supplier. He believed that the establishment of APAC will assist Southeast Asian countries in precise calibrations as well as enhance their capacities of data use and analysis through opportunities of international cooperation and exchanges. The MOENV has been working together with NASA for 20 years. Data of aerosol optical depth (AOD) obtained by the sun-photometer at Lulin Station is part of NASA’s AERONET for observation, comparison and verification among global satellites. AERONET adopts advanced remote sensing technology and has more than 1,000 sensing spots across the world. Its air quality database has accumulated more than 3 decades of data that are widely used and applied around the world, often for important evaluations of changes of climate and air pollutions. The MOENV has 7 sun-photometers that are now part of AERONET. They are used for help monitor regional air quality, and some of them are located at Lulin Station, Dongsha Island and Taiping Island of Nansha for atmospheric background monitoring, greatly benefitting trends of background air quality pollution in Asia, transboundary pollution transmission and studies of long-term climate changes. The MOENV stated that Taiwan is the leader in Asia Pacific in the development of air quality monitoring technology. The sun-photometers installed across Asian countries have to be shipped back to NASA for calibration every year, and that’s why NASA wanted to establish APAC in Taiwan for the service of Asian countries. On one hand, it minimizes carbon emissions and costs for instrument shipping and, on the other, prepares for the increasing number of monitoring stations in Southeast Asia. Taiwan is expected to take up the important role as regional calibration and training center. Director Hsieh Ping-huei of the MOENV’s Department of Monitoring and Information explained that APAC is established in Taiwan due to Taiwan’s successful long-term cooperation with NASA, recognition of Taiwan’s technical and research and development capabilities as well as the advantage of many mountains in Taiwan taller than 3,000 meters. The unique location of the MOENV’s Lulin Atmospheric Background Station of Ministry of Environment is the key to become part of APAC. The AERONET’s calibration depends heavily on an outdoor calibration platform up in high-altitude mountains with a clean atmospheric background, a condition which only two AERONET-certified stations, located in Hawaii (at Mauna Loa) and Spain (at Izaña) respectively, are qualified to provide. The Lulin Station will be certified as the third platform up to the required standards. APAC, set up by the MOENV, will take charge of AERONET calibrations for Asian Pacific countries and continue to make vital contributions for air quality and climate change in Asia. Director Hsieh said that Taiwan will be able to calibrate 20 pieces of equipment in the first year. Currently, approximately 50 or 60 pieces of equipment around Southeast Asia will be shipped to Taiwan one by one for calibration, with more expected in the long run. The MOENV will invest more resource for further enhancement as well. The Ministry pointed out that, in addition to instrument calibration service and improvement of AERONET data quality, APAC provides education and training by helping Southeast Asian countries with technical enhancement in data use and analysis. This in turn facilitates establishment of international partnership. The AERONET-produced data contributes both directly and indirectly to the studies of global air quality and climate change, highlighting Taiwan’s sustainable responsibility of and active participation in environmental monitoring. |
年度2023 |
月份12 |
分類Monitoring and Information |
檔案位置https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/5ef70420-4dba-4fec-abf5-ed476f7d8cfe |