AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characteriza

TheconceptanddescriptionofaremotesensingaerosolmonitoringnetworkinitiatedbyNASA,developedtosup-portNASA,CNES,andNASDA’sEarthsatellitesystemsunderthenameAERONETandexpandedbynationalandinternationalcollaboration,isdescribed.Recentde-velopmentofweather-resist