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Amity, NASA launch Chhattisgarh’s first AERONET station
The collaboration is formalized under a MoU between NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the Amity Education Group.
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Pranavi Sharma - Sat, 07, Jun 2025
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The Amity University Chhattisgarh team with NASA-AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) Atmospheric Monitoring Station equipment at the university. / Amity University Chhattisgarh
Amity University Chhattisgarh and NASA have jointly launched the state’s first AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) atmospheric monitoring station to advance climate monitoring. The project brings together Indian and U.S. scientists to support global environmental research and education.
The station, named ‘Amity_Univ_Raipur’, is located at Amity’s Raipur campus (21.396°N, 81.891°E) at an altitude of 298 meters. It is part of NASA’s Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET), a global program with over 600 monitoring sites in more than 80 countries. Amity University Chhattisgarh is now the second Amity campus in India to join the network, after Amity University Haryana in Gurugram.
The station operates under NASA’s latest AERONET Version 3 DS and SDA Version 4.1 protocols. It provides real-time, high-resolution aerosol data, which is uploaded to NASA’s central database and made publicly available. This information supports research on air quality, satellite data validation, climate change, and policymaking.
The collaboration is formalized under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the Amity Education Group.
“This collaboration marks a proud moment not just for Amity University Chhattisgarh but for the entire state,” said Prof. (Dr.) Piyush Kant Pandey, vice chancellor of the university and Principal Investigator of the project. “This facility will empower students, researchers, and policymakers with accurate data to drive informed decisions on air quality, climate action, and sustainable development.”
The project was developed through cooperation between Indian and U.S. scientists. Prof. Roshan Mathew (co-principal Investigator) and Dr. C.S. Devara from Amity University Haryana worked closely with Dr. Brent Holben, AERONET project scientist at NASA, and Dr. Alexander Smirnov, lead SDA Scientist.
University leadership credited with making the partnership possible includes Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, founder president; Dr. Aseem Chauhan, chairman; and Dr. W. Selvamurthy, chancellor of Amity University Chhattisgarh.
The station is expected to support further research in collaboration with Indian agencies such as ISRO, CPCB, IMD, and the Ministry of Environment, and contribute to the global understanding of climate systems.
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