ACTRIS Marketplace

Measurement guidelines for NFs for instruments dealing with aerosol physical properties (for observational and exploratory platforms)

Scientific exploration at outdoor chambers for the study of atmospheric behavior of biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs, formation of products including ozone and aerosols under near-real conditions (use of natural light & high volume: 200m3) and their impact on the air quality. The chambers are equipped with a wide variety of instruments, also state-of-the-art systems, for that purpose. Intercomparison of instrumentation with the possibility of accommodating a large number of external instruments can be carried out. The facilities are suitable for testing, developing or improving new instruments to measure compounds in the air, testing innovative depolluting solutions relevant to air quality management, etc. In this sense, the facilities can be adapted to specific user’s demands so that researchers and industry can test their research-grade and close-to-market initiatives at nearly-real controlled conditions, which will help them to characterize and enhance their prototypes and technologies, models or research items.
Training stays, bottom-up oriented, within a research topic framework guided by expert staff are welcome.

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

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.

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)

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.