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.
1) Calibration of photometer, QA QC support, evaluation of site performances, Traceability, duty cycle increase, development of new instrument and procedure, development of new algorithms, support to campaigns, training
2) Quality assured data, access to all AERONET and ACTRIS data
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.
Measurement guidelines for NFs for instruments dealing with online aerosol chemical speciation (for observational and exploratory platforms)
