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It is well known that Particulate Matter (PM), harmful gases/aerosols or other pollutants due to natural or anthropogenic sources can have adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem. Therefore, in the last years, surveying large regions of the atmosphere in an automatic way has become a strategic objective of various public health organizations for early detection of pollutant sources in urban and industrial areas. The AAMS solutions have become a well-established method based on the combination of a photometer and a LiDAR for the remote sensing of the atmosphere. They are often implemented to probe almost any level of the atmosphere and to acquire information to validate theoretical models about different topics of atmospheric physics. They can also be used for environment surveying by monitoring particles, aerosols and molecules.
Assessing the inherent uncertainties in satellite data products is a challenging task. The success or failure of any Earth Observation (EO) mission depends on the quality of its data. To achieve optimum levels of reliability, most sensors are calibrated pre-launch. However, the characteristics of the sensor may change during launch and when the satellite is on-orbit. Post-launch calibration is therefore essential for detecting any changes that occurred during launch and during the entire lifetime of the sensor while in-orbit. However, on-board calibrators are also susceptible to degradation over time. CIMEL intervenes in the process of calibrating satellite instrumentations and validating their data on atmospheric composition post-launch.
The growing concern for climatic change and the effects on ecosystems and societies increase the need for a better understanding of atmospheric phenomena. Clouds as well as natural and anthropogenic aerosols have considerable and complex interactions with the atmosphere and solar radiations. More and more scientists focus on analyzing these interactions and their effect on meteorology and the global warming. To better manage their impact, observers and decision makers need to monitor aerosol nature and concentration in order to understand, alert and forecast. Cimel provides remote sensing instruments dedicated to aerosols monitoring through global and local networks.
Meteorology has become a major impact for all weather-sensitive activities even at a global scale. National Meteorological Services carry out several essential assignments: to provide weather forecasts, warnings and services for various meteorological applications, especially for Agrometeorology. Cimel has a long experience in designing, manufacturing and supplying Remote Sensing instruments and Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), following the WMO recommendations. Cimel products are widely recognized as innovative solutions with high reliability and efficiency, even under extreme environmental conditions, to build sustainable and operational observation networks.