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Support Tasks

  • training, consultancy and evaluation of new sites and platforms
  • regular trainings of NF staff on instrument operation, data submission, ...
  • state-of-the-art Standard-Operation-Procedures (SOPs) and QA guidelines
  • regular instrument calibration and intercomparison/ round-robin activities with reference instruments
  • regular scientific workshops with NF heads to discuss e.g. new scientific developments
  • regular site audits

Contact

Dr. Kristina Höhler

Head of TC CIS
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
email: kristina.hoehler@kit.edu

 

Requirements

✔ occurence in clouds

periodical LWC>0.5 g m-3 at least during two seasons of a year

✔ measurement of the mandatory and at least two specializing variables

mandatory variables: Liquid Water Content (LWC) and droplet effective diameter (Deff)

✔ regular data submission to the ACTRIS data center

✔ enable access for ACTRIS members and external users to the site

How to become a CIS National Facility?

link to labeling website

Specializing Variables
  • droplet number concentration
  • droplet size distribution
  • ice particle number concentration
  • ice particle size distribution
  • INP number concentration
  • INP temperature spectrum
  • bulk cloud water chemical composition
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National Facilities Events

 

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September 2021

CCIce QAQC workshop

⭳ presentations and minutes

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March 2021

CIS NF networking event

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December 2020

CIS Come Together

 

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