ACTRIS Marketplace

Organization of training events of operators and scientists to fulfill different requirements: calibration procedures or techniques, training of new operators, support for implementing standard operating procedures, data quality control procedures. It will have a limited number (10-20) of participants and will be organized at the different CCRES units depending on the topics. NF operators are encouraged to participate regularly (once every 2 years). External users are likely to come from national weather services, possibly in the framework of the European E-PROFILE program for MWRs and DLs, and operators involved in airport traffic safety. Training is provided in the form of physical access and virtual-access training is also envisaged.

Consultancy on Doppler cloud radars and microwave radiometers to the NFs that would like to have new observational or exploratory platforms, and new instruments. Based on its experience, the TC provides consultancy during visits,  discussions, workshops and supports to the manufacturers. The TC is proposing :
• A service for instrument location definition and site selection support;
• A draft of technical requirements and standard operational support;
• A methodology to analyze instrument performance and selection.

Provision of space and infrastructure to test new instruments. Performance,  accuracy, stability and calibration procedures can be assessed by comparing them to established and well-characterized instruments. This service is proposed to NFs and ACTRIS users.

The access to the centralized processing system allows the users to retrieve aerosol optical properties profiles using the same processing chain implemented within ACTRIS.

Following the development of the field (research organizations, private companies) and evaluates the new techniques, whether they could i) replace some of the existing technologies that are used to measure ACTRIS in-situ aerosol variables, ii) improve the capacity of aerosol in-situ observations, iii) be technologically developed enough for network scale operation.

This activity disseminates the knowledge of the CAIS/ECAC to the stakeholders. The knowledge transfer includes education and training activities organized by the CAIS/ECAC and different units.

ACTRIS variable-specific analysis tools will be developed and updated to monitor the instrumentation performance at NFs and will facilitate the development of near-real-time data products.

Operators and scientists are trained through courses, workshops and hands-on training sessions. The training enables the operators and scientists to be introduced into the
measurement guidelines/SOPs, QA/QC criteria and control, as well as all basics in technical issues, such as installation and maintenance of the instruments.

Calibration of the instruments according to ACTRIS and TC recommendations

QA/QC according to ACTRIS recommendations and operation guidelines.

Development and evaluation of new methodologies in the field of analysis of the elemental composition of aerosols. Service open to external users (including private enterprises).

Consultancy and knowledge transfer via higher education institutions, website and discussion forums.

Operators and scientists are trained through courses, workshops and hands-on training sessions. The training enables the operators and scientists to be introduced into the measurement guidelines/SOPs, QA/QC criteria and control, and troubleshooting. Participants are trained in sample preparation, sample analysis and quantification with different instruments. Participants can bring their own samples.

Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) check of compliance with ACTRIS recommendations (instrument type, participation in calibration workshops, operation according to SOPs, operator qualification,  scope of applicability).  Check of measurement data plausibility.

Provision of up-to-date guidelines for measuring the elemental composition of aerosols.