Operational pollen monitoring networks have developed across Europe, and the world more generally, in response to the increasing prevalence of pollen allergy and asthma. Routine pollen observations are in large part currently still based on time-intensive manual techniques developed in the 1950s. These methods suffer from low temporal resolution and long delays in data availability. Recent technological developments are revolutionising the field making real-time high-temporal resolution measurements possible. This paper describes the rationale behind the EUMETNET AutoPollen programme, which aims to develop a prototype automatic pollen monitoring network across Europe. We provide a brief description of the current state-of-the-art, then an overview of new technologies, and finally the main tasks of the AutoPollen programme.

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EUMETNET AutoPollen 计划：在欧洲建立原型自动花粉监测网络

为应对日益流行的花粉过敏和哮喘，在整个欧洲乃至世界范围内建立了可操作的花粉监测网络。常规花粉观测目前在很大程度上仍基于 1950 年代开发的耗时的手动技术。这些方法的时间分辨率低，数据可用性延迟时间长。最近的技术发展正在彻底改变该领域，使实时高时间分辨率测量成为可能。本文描述了 EUMETNET AutoPollen 计划背后的基本原理，该计划旨在开发一个横跨欧洲的原型自动花粉监测网络。我们简要介绍当前最先进的技术，然后概述新技术，最后是 AutoPollen 计划的主要任务。