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Climate scenarios and climate change information for Sonnblick, for different altitude levels by the year 2100

Individual consulting on meteorological topics of any kind associated with Mt. Hoher Sonnblick (in particular weather briefings)

Availability period: All year round 24/7

Access to avalanche warning system and individual consulting on avalanche topics associated with Sonnblick

The technical solution for measurement in extreme high levels. Possibility to test specialized instrumentation in demanding conditions (shocks, vibrations, vertical gradients) of a 250 m high tall tower. The instrumentation can be placed on individual measuring platforms (8 m, 50 m, 125 m, 230 m), the instrument dimensions are limited by platform size and lift capacity.

Testing of the instrumentation by the unmanned aerial system (UAS). Possibility to use own UAS (necessary to comply with the legal regulations and laws of the Czech Republic, including insurance) within the specific conditions close to the tall tower. There is an option to compare/calibrate measurement parameters with regular tall tower data sets (meteorology, greenhouse gases, physical and chemical properties of aerosols, cloud mapping, etc.).

Opportunity to use the NAOK´s infrastructure fenced and secured area - sampling platforms, power supply, concrete platforms for sampling.

Providing results from online measurements –NO-NOX-NO2, SO2, PM10, PM2.5, CO, physical and chemical properties of aerosol particles.

Results availability from offline measurements - PM10, PM2.5, PM1, chemical composition - cations (PM2.5), anions (TSP), EC/OC (PM2.5), PAHs, heavy metals (PM10, PM2.5).

Accommodation directly at NAOK in rooms with private bathrooms (12 double rooms) with the possibility of local non-vegetarian food :o), use of seminar room with the capacity of 20 people, availability of small kitchen with limited equipment.

More information about measurement is here: https://actris.cz/web/data-and-measurement/

IASC will work with researchers and innovators to develop and test new techniques for measuring atmospheric gases and particles. 

Existing standard operating procedures can be used for comparing the performance of new techniques with established techniques. 

IASC will work with innovators in both the public and private sector to test the performance of near-to-market sensors and instruments for measuring atmospheric gases and particles. 

Existing standard operating procedures can be used for comparing the performance of new products with established measurement methods.

MAC personnel will work with researchers and innovators to develop and test new techniques and instrumentation for measuring atmospheric gases and particles. 

Existing standard operating procedures can be used for comparing the performance of new techniques with established techniques.

MAC will work with innovators in both the public and private sector to test the performance of: 

i) products influenced by atmospheric composition and properties. Product performance reports can be prepared under controlled atmospheric conditions

and 

ii) near-to-market sensors and instruments for measuring atmospheric gases and particles. Existing standard operating procedures can be used for comparing the performance of new products with established measurement methods.

The remote island of Antikythera in Greece, is a unique marine observatory, being frequently affected by desert dust outbreaks while no significant human activities occur at a distance shorter than 70 km from the site.

The site is designed to be operational after 2026 for aerosol and trace gases (including greenhouse gases) in situ atmospheric measurements by combining state of the art online and offline techniques (sampling). Currently, equipment from ATMOS-NOA is transferred to the site by means of the NOA mobile unit to cover the access needs. Trips to the island on at least a monthly basis, for 2-3 days, are required for instrument maintenance/calibration.

The site can be used for comparison and testing of in-situ equipment. The available equipment of ATMOS-NOA is used in combination with external equipment if needed (external groups are invited to bring their own equipment).

Physical access includes use of the facilities, as well as help in the preparatory work, and technical and scientific support during the execution (physical or remote after set-up).

The services include:

• Support for accessing facilities (physical).

• Provision of workspace for visitors: desk space and internet access (physical).

• Advice for shipping of materials, transportation, reception and storage of equipment.

• Advice for managing accommodation near the site.

• Technical support at the facility to fulfill visitor needs and constraints related to installation, deployment and operation of equipment: set-up support, power connections, internet access, storage, security constraints (physical).

• Technical support to remotely operate and audit the external instrumentation (remote after installation).

• Scientific support for supervision and analysis of collected data (physical, remote).

• Unlimited observations and measurements as long as they do not interfere with other projects or instruments availability

  SERVICE STATUS: The service will be offered after 2026. The service is currently provided depending on the ATMOS-NOA equipment availability (transport of instruments from Athens to Antikythera). 

  TIME CONSTRAINTS: None for remote access. Limited physical access during the  November-March period. 

An important supplement to stationary measurements can be mobile measurements of atmospheric environment parameters (e.g. air pollution, meteorological and biometeorological parameters, etc.). Such measurements can be performed using drones, car platforms, bicycles and other similar vehicles, as well as on foot. The experience of the team of the WOPAS indicates that the results of such measurements can be used, among others, for recognition of spatial variability of measured parameters on a local and micro scale, recognition of variability of measured parameters outside the area covered by stationary measurements, indication of areas particularly exposed to hazards related to the atmospheric environment.

Within these services, the WOPAS team offers both urban oriented measurements and measurements in mountain areas. Moreover during campaigns the usefulness of sensors can be tested. Mobile measurements provide unique insights into spatial and temporal variability of atmospheric parameters, identifying hotspots and supporting tailored mitigation strategies in both urban and challenging mountainous environments.

This service consists of conducting experiments and performing comprehensive analysis of both optical and microphysical aerosol properties, provided by manual or automated data analysis with the use of certified ACTRIS tools, and tools developed at WOS Facility assuring the highest levels of data products.         The WOS facility offers expert knowledge on the atmospheric aerosol optical properties of different aerosol types (e.g. biomass burning aerosol, mineral dust), especially transported over long distances. We offer to perform experiments and analyses with a use of a wide range of measurement techniques and data analysis approaches. For interpretation of the obtained results WOS facility team applies different transport models (HYSPLIT, FLEXPART) and aerosol prediction models (NAAPS, Barcelona Dust Forecast Center), as well as the MODIS imagining to spot the wildfires. WOS facility researchers/technicians have deep, documented with the research projects, experience in biomass burning aerosol studies including analysis of the fresh and aged BBA in the fine temporal and spatial resolution as well as their impact on the Earth radiative transfer. The interface PROfiler developed at WOS allows for efficient and insightful comparative studies of the aerosol layers. The microphysical parameters in BBA layers are being successfully retrieved with the mathematical inversion methods. The remote sensing of the BBA at WOS is supported by in-situ measurements of black carbon and photometer/spectrometer measurements in column of the atmosphere. In case of mineral dust retrievals we offer additional data products such as the mineral dust separation including the apportionment of fine and coarse mode of aerosol (POLIPHON). For distinguishing between agricultural dust and pollen contribution in the boundary layer in-situ pollen detection is being applied. Thanks to inversion of lidar/photometer data WOS can provide the particle size distribution of mineral dust particles. Expertise and algorithms for aerosol cloud interactions might be provided thanks to the synergy of different aerosol and cloud remote sensing instrumentation.

TIME CONSTRAINTS: The remote and physical access of the external users at the WOS facility must be discussed and planned with the PI of WOS and the TNA coordinators. External users are allowed to access WOS observatory only under WOS personnel supervision, prior to their registration in the Visitor System. The user must go via HPS training prior to accessing the WOS facility.