ACTRIS Marketplace

Consultancy on Doppler cloud radars and microwave radiometers to the NFs that would like to have new observational or exploratory platforms, and new instruments. Based on its experience, the TC provides consultancy during visits,  discussions, workshops and supports to the manufacturers. The TC is proposing :
• A service for instrument location definition and site selection support;
• A draft of technical requirements and standard operational support;
• A methodology to analyze instrument performance and selection.

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.

This service for collaborative experiment series with a duration of up to 3 or 4 weeks on investigating aerosol-cloud-climate processes includes:

• experiment planning,
• administrative and technical support for installing and operating user instruments at the facility,
• technical and scientific support in operating the facility and its standard instrumentation needed for the experiments,
• training on facility operation procedures, facility instruments and scientific background,
• data provision
• support on analyzing and evaluating the chamber-specific data.

TIME CONSTRAINTS: None, although access has to be coordinated with other activities in laboratory

The AIDA facility provides the possibility of testing (new) sampling instruments for water vapor, aerosols, ice-nucleating particles, cloud droplets and ice crystals, including those used for field measurements or on research aircrafts, and to perform instrument intercomparisons under well-defined and controlled laboratory conditions.

TIME CONSTRAINTS: None, although access has to be coordinated with other activities in laboratory.