ACTRIS Marketplace

Production , injection , ageing , collection and characterization of atmospheric aerosols. Particulate matter analysis through off-line gravimetric, optical and thermo-optical analysis, Energy Dispersive- X Ray Fluorescence, Ion Chromatography

- Intercomparison of instrumentation to evaluate performance under different environmental conditions.
- Study of interferences.
- Accommodation of a large number of external instruments. Support in planning and installation.
- Use of the chamber for technological development of instruments

TIME CONSTRAINTS: None. Coordination with other activities of the facility is needed. 

- Prototype testing.
- Use of the chamber to test, develop or improve new depolluting materials or devices, e.g. air cleaners, etc.
- Tests close to market
- Support for planning and evaluation of data experiments.

TIME CONSTRAINTS: None. Coordination with other activities of the facility is needed. 

Provision of diverse platforms with manifolds equipped with ACTRIS-ICOS compliant sampling systems for in-situ aerosol and reactive and greenhouse gases for exercises of instrument intercomparison. The platforms are hosted in two air-conditioned shelters equipped with internet. Multiple inlets to the sampling systems are available for the external users. Provision also of a 300 m² open terrace which overpass the pines canopy providing a 360º free horizon for optical field calibration and a radiometric calibration laboratory (absolute irradiance calibration and instrument characterization). All platforms are equipped with continuous power supply and security service.

 The service includes:

• Access to the intercomparison platforms at ARN.

• Administrative support for providing access to the facility, a workspace with internet access, and to advice on logistics for equipment transport and users and on accommodation near ARN observatory.

• Technical staff support to reception and storage of the transport cases, for adapting the facility to assemble the new equipment, for its installation (internet connection, power supply, etc) and for its operation.

• Provision of calibration or intercomparison reports.

Service for training through hands-on-instrument operative and data analysis in accordance with ACTRIS and ICOS requirements. The service applies to in-situ aerosol measurement techniques (variables defined in ACTRIS), aerosol remote sensing (photometry, zenithal radiation and LIDAR), DOAS technique, reactive and greenhouse (ICOS) gases, solar radiation measurements.

 The service includes:

• Administrative support for providing access to the facility, a workspace with internet access, and to advice on logistics for equipment transport and users and on accommodation near ARN observatory (physical).

• Hands-on training for the operation and calibration of the instruments.

• Training for the creation of data processing environments, as well as for the use of advanced processing algorithms and tools.

The BCN site offers expertise and training for all air regulated metrics and parameters (operation of equipment, data quality, data analysis and exploitation).

This service includes:

• Administrative support for the fulfilment of the internal procedures related with the provision of access.

• Administrative and technical support for providing a workspace for visitors:  desk space with computer and internet access, meeting rooms, kitchen and lunch room (physical).

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

Sodankylä: The Finnish Meteorological Institute’s (FMI) Sodankylä facility (67°22’ N, 26°39’ E) hosts programs exploring upper air chemistry and dynamics, atmospheric column and profile measurements, snow/soil hydrology, biosphere-atmosphere interaction and satellite calibration-validation studies. The Sodankylä station contributes to Aeronet, NDACC, TCCON, GRUAN and other networks.  

At Sodankylä infrastructure is available for various atmospheric measurements. The services include:

- support for in situ balloon borne measurements of atmospheric composition. Examples are balloon-borne observations of atmospheric trace gases and aerosol properties. Regular radiosonde profiles are taken twice per 24 hours, at noon and at midnight. It is also possible to increase frequency of automated sonde launches for special observational periods.

- auxiliary ground-based observations are performed by various spectrometers dedicated to atmospheric composition measurements. 

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.

Calibration and operational checks for CPCs.

CPC calibration includes:

• the check of the main operational parameters (flows, temperatures, laser current, etc.),

• measurement of CPC counting efficiency (3-40 nm),

• check/adjustment of CPC cut-off diameter (10 nm for ACTRIS),

• measurement of CPC output linearity (1 000 - 50 000 #/ccm).

Training of operators for correct set-up and operation and basic maintenance of the CPCs. 

PACC is a new unit of CAIS-ECAC, but the hosting laboratory at ICPF CAS has a long lasting history in these measurements and is fully harmonized with WCCAP (TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany).