ARFINET Metadata
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Parameter-1:
Data Definition: Black Carbon (BC) mass concentration
Unit: µg m-3
Instrument: Aethalometer
SN |
Station name |
Lat |
Lon |
Alt |
Measurement started |
1 |
Trivandrum |
8.5 |
77 |
2 |
Mar-2000 |
2 |
Port Blair |
11.64 |
92.71 |
60 |
Jan-2002 |
3 |
Bangalore |
12.97 |
77.59 |
960 |
Aug-2003 |
4 |
Kanpur |
26.4 |
80.3 |
50 |
Jan-2004 |
5 |
Kharagpur |
22.5 |
87.5 |
28 |
Nov-2004 |
6 |
Nainital |
29.2 |
79.3 |
1960 |
Nov-2004 |
7 |
Pune |
18.54 |
73.85 |
457 |
Jan-2005 |
8 |
Hyderabad (NRSC) |
17.75 |
78.73 |
557 |
Dec-2005 |
9 |
Shillong |
25.6 |
91.91 |
1033 |
Jul-2006 |
10 |
Dehradun |
30.34 |
78.04 |
700 |
Mar-2007 |
11 |
Goa |
15.46 |
73.83 |
70 |
Aug-2007 |
12 |
Anantapur |
14.46 |
77.67 |
25 |
Sep-2007 |
13 |
Naliya |
22.23 |
68.89 |
50 |
Nov-2007 |
14 |
Patiala |
30.33 |
76.46 |
249 |
Dec-2007 |
15 |
Visakhapatnam |
17.7 |
83.1 |
20 |
Dec-2007 |
16 |
Ahmedabad |
23.1 |
72.6 |
55 |
Jan-2008 |
17 |
Ooty |
11.4 |
76.7 |
2520 |
Jan-2008 |
18 |
Dibrugarh |
27.3 |
94.6 |
111 |
May-2008 |
19 |
Rajkot |
22.3 |
70.73 |
142 |
Jul-2008 |
20 |
Udaipur |
24.6 |
73.9 |
577 |
Jul-2008 |
21 |
Bhubaneswar |
20.2 |
85.8 |
78 |
Oct-2008 |
22 |
Hyderabad (TIFR) |
17.47 |
78.58 |
557 |
Dec-2008 |
23 |
Varanasi |
25.3 |
82.96 |
78 |
Jan-2009 |
24 |
Jaisalmer |
26.92 |
70.95 |
225 |
Mar-2009 |
25 |
Kullu |
31.9 |
77.1 |
1154 |
Jul-2009 |
26 |
Hanle |
32.78 |
78.95 |
4520 |
Aug-2009 |
27 |
Nagpur |
21.15 |
79.15 |
300 |
May-2010 |
28 |
Agartala |
23.5 |
91.25 |
43 |
Sep-2010 |
29 |
Imphal |
24.75 |
93.92 |
765 |
Sep-2010 |
30 |
Chennai |
12.7 |
79.92 |
50 |
Mar-2011 |
31 |
Delhi |
28.6 |
77.2 |
239 |
Apr-2011 |
32 |
Kadappa |
14.46 |
78.81 |
138 |
Apr-2011 |
33 |
Hyderabad (SHD) |
17.63 |
78.55 |
550 |
Mar-2012 |
34 |
Kolkata |
22.57 |
88.37 |
12 |
May-2012 |
35 |
Challakere |
14.32 |
76.65 |
583 |
Oct-2012 |
36 |
Gorakhpur |
26.75 |
83.38 |
85 |
Aug-2013 |
37 |
Agra |
27.18 |
78.02 |
169 |
Apr-2014 |
Parameter - 2
Data Definition: Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
Data resolution: Daily
Instrument: Multi-Wavelength Solar Radiometer (MWR)
Wavelengths: 380nm, 400nm, 450nm, 500nm, 600nm, 650nm, 750nm, 850nm, 935nm and 1025 nm
SN |
Station name |
Lat |
Lon |
Alt |
Measurement started |
1 |
Trivandrum |
8.5 |
77 |
2 |
Nov-1985 |
2 |
Visakhapatnam |
17.7 |
83.1 |
20 |
Dec-1987 |
3 |
Anantapur |
14.46 |
77.67 |
25 |
Jan-2001 |
4 |
Dibrugarh |
27.3 |
94.6 |
111 |
Oct-2001 |
5 |
Nainital |
29.2 |
79.3 |
1960 |
Jan-2002 |
6 |
Bangalore |
12.97 |
77.59 |
960 |
Jan-2003 |
7 |
Hyderabad-NRSC |
17.75 |
78.73 |
557 |
Apr-2003 |
8 |
Port Blair |
11.64 |
92.71 |
60 |
Oct-2006 |
9 |
Dehradun |
30.34 |
78.04 |
700 |
Jan-2007 |
10 |
Goa |
15.46 |
73.83 |
70 |
Oct-2007 |
11 |
Hyderabad-TIFR |
17.47 |
78.58 |
557 |
Oct-2007 |
12 |
Shillong |
25.6 |
91.91 |
1033 |
Feb-2008 |
13 |
Nagpur |
21.15 |
79.15 |
300 |
Jul-2008 |
14 |
Kullu |
31.9 |
77.1 |
1154 |
Jun-2009 |
15 |
Hanle |
32.78 |
78.95 |
4520 |
Aug-2009 |
16 |
Patiala |
30.33 |
76.46 |
249 |
Sep-2009 |
17 |
Rajkot |
22.3 |
70.73 |
142 |
Feb-2010 |
18 |
Jaiselmir |
26.92 |
70.95 |
225 |
May-2010 |
19 |
Udaipur |
24.6 |
73.9 |
577 |
Jun-2010 |
20 |
Ooty |
11.4 |
76.7 |
2520 |
Jan-2011 |
21 |
Varanasi |
25.3 |
82.96 |
78 |
Nov-2011 |
22 |
Delhi |
28.6 |
77.2 |
239 |
Jan-2012 |
23 |
Kolkata |
22.57 |
88.37 |
12 |
Feb-2012 |
24 |
Chennai |
12.7 |
79.92 |
50 |
Jul-2013 |
25 |
Gorkhpur |
26.75 |
83.38 |
85 |
Oct-2013 |
26 |
Kadappa |
14.46 |
78.81 |
138 |
Nov-2013 |
27 |
Agra |
27.18 |
78.02 |
169 |
Sep-2014 |
28 |
Challakere |
14.32 |
76.65 |
583 |
Mar-2015 |
29 |
Agartala |
23.5 |
91.25 |
43 |
Dec-2015 |