PIA Software

PIA (PINE INP Analysis) is an open-source Python software that provides a complete and reproducible processing chain for ice-nucleating particle (INP) data from the PINE instrument. PIA converts raw PINE output into harmonised, quality-controlled datasets suitable for scientific analysis and publication. PIA is the standard software for PINE data processing and is already used by an international research community, including institutions across Europe, Asia, and the United States. By standardising data processing workflows, quality checks, and data formats, PIA ensures comparable and FAIR-compliant INP datasets. This harmonisation supports long-term monitoring, coordinated field campaigns, and global intercomparison studies.
The PINE instrument was developed at KIT in collaboration with the University of Leeds to enable continuous, reliable measurements of INPs.
The software can be used to analyse the data of the standard PINE instrument as well as its prototypes, the PINEair versions, and the lab-based instrument AIDAm.
For a detailed information about the software refer to the documentation.