ACTRIS Marketplace

-        Provision of data from simulation chamber experiments on study of atmospheric behaviour of biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs and semiVOCs, aerosols, product formation, etc. under nearly real conditions.
-        Access to a broad variety of instruments, both stablished and state-of-the art, including PTR-ToF-MS, CI-APi-ToFMS, etc.
-        Validation of photochemical models.
-        Support for planning and evaluation of data experiments.

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

Test, intercomparison and benchmarking services of technology from private to enhance innovation. For example: study, with the help of AGORA, in situ equipment, of impact of aerosols on new materials, properties of aerosols key for health industry, detection of hazardous aerosol particles. 

Specific experiments performed by using the available equipment at AGORA, combined with external equipment if needed. 
For example: use of polar nephelometer to study controlled ambient particles.
The service includes:
-      Administrative support to comply with internal procedures for accessing facilities (physical).
-      Administrative and technical support for providing a workspace for visitors:  desk space with computer and internet access, meeting rooms, kitchen and lunch room (physical).
-      Administrative support for managing accommodation near UGR and at mountain stations.
-      Administrative support and advice for transportation, reception and storage of equipment.
-      Technical support at the facility to fulfill visitor needs and constraints related to installation, deployment and operation of equipment: power connections, remote access, storage, security constraints, internet network (physical).
-      Technical support to remotely operate AGORA instrumentation (remote).
-      Scientific support for supervision and analysis of collected data (physical, remote).
-      Unlimited observations and measurements as long as they do not interfere with other projects or instruments availability.

Intercomparison campaigns. Comparison with AGORA instruments that follow ACTRIS protocols, in situ, remote sensing at urban (UGR) and mountain (SNS, CP) conditions.

The service includes:
-      Administrative support to comply with internal procedures for accessing facilities (physical).
-      Administrative and technical support for providing a workspace for visitors:  desk space with computer and internet access, meeting rooms, kitchen and lunch room (physical).
-      Administrative support for managing accommodation near UGR and at mountain stations.
-      Administrative support and advice for transportation, reception and storage of equipment.
-      Technical support at the facility to fulfill visitor needs and constraints related to installation, deployment and operation of equipment: power connections, remote access, storage, security constraints, internet network (physical).
-      Technical support to remotely operate AGORA instrumentation (remote).
-      Scientific support for supervision and analysis of collected data (physical, remote).
-      Unlimited observations and measurements as long as they do not interfere with other projects or instruments availability.

Training through research of:
a) operation and calibration techniques of remote sensing and in situ instrumentation available in AGORA 
b) algorithms for retrieval physical magnitudes from remote sensing instrumentation (LIRIC, GARRLIC, POLIPHON). This training can be performed by remote access

The service includes:
-      Administrative support to comply with internal procedures for accessing facilities (physical).
-      Administrative and technical support for providing a workspace for visitors:  desk space with computer and internet access, meeting rooms, kitchen and lunch room (physical).
-      Administrative support for managing accommodation near UGR and at mountain stations.
-      Technical support to remotely operate AGORA instrumentation (remote).
-      Scientific support for supervision and analysis of collected data (physical, remote).
-      Unlimited observations and measurements as long as they do not interfere with other projects or instruments availability.

Calibration of photometers in terms of Langley procedures in pristine conditions (a certificate will be provided) and comparison of photometers with reference instrument enabling improvements and optimization of them. 

Synergistic observation of aerosol and trace gases with in-situ and remote sensing techniques, meteorology and radiation (ICOS/INGOS/ACTRIS synergy); Intercomparisons with operational instruments (reporting data to worldwide networks and programmes as WMO-GAW, NDACC, etc); study of atmospheric composition in pristine conditions and with desert dust influences; support in specific campaigns to study atmosphere in remote high mountain conditions, for example to study NPF, desert dust aerosols, transatlantic transport, etc. https://izana.aemet.es/observatories/#izo https://izana.aemet.es/--> R&D --> Research and Monitoring Programs. Physical access includes use of the facilities, as well as help in the preparatory work and training (if needed), and technical and scientific support during the execution.  Remote access includes remote access to instruments with in-situ support by ISAF scientist and technicians.                                                                                           
                             
Also offered: 
-     Set-up and disassembling, instrument handling and operation, 
-     training on the use of the facility, 
-     scientific or technical expertise (data handling/use), 
-     power with UPS, internet, 
-     accommodation facilities (residence with 7 double-rooms) and kitchen, transportation service available on schedule for displacement from Santa Cruz to ISAF, 
-     support in customs clearance and paperwork, 
-     advice on instrumentation shipping and transport, 
-     storage space, security service.

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.

- 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. 

Field experimental campaigns conducted by the user’s own devices and/or by the available equipment at ARN. ARN observatory is a remote, experienced and multi-instrumented atmospheric observatory and located in the most western sector of the European continent, at 1 km from Atlantic Ocean and not far from the Mediterranean Sea and the North African coast. It is situated in a protected rural environment (Doñana National Park) surrounded by an extensive area of evergreen Mediterranean pine forest. ARN observatory combines complementary facilities and high-degree of expertise providing an ideal capability for a wide range of atmospheric aerosol and gases research under GAW, ACTRIS and ICOS frameworks. ARN operates under well-established monitoring programs as NASA/AERONET, NASA/MPLNet, NOAA/FAN, EUBREWNET and others.
ARN observatory favors synergetic studies by using a variety instrumentation from passive and active remote sensing to a diversity of in-situ methodologies. In addition to the above-ground platform for solar radiation, aerosol, reactive gases and meteorological research, a 100 m-tower is equipped by meteorological sensors and greenhouse gases monitoring at 10, 50 and 100 m. Rotary and medium-size fixed-wind commercial and customized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems are available for vertical atmospheric composition characterization up 3100 m and in particular, if it is of interest, including several aerosol in-situ payloads and PTU meteorological sensors. Radio- and ozone-soundings can be also performed.
ARN observatory has the capacity to provide service for experimental campaigns in the field of atmospheric science beyond our facilities, if it is of interest to the user. ARN observatory also has the ability to provide services when the access is requested to several ATMOS ACCESS facilities simultaneously, thanks to the JRU signed between diverse Spanish organizations dedicated to atmospheric research. Some of these are already participating in ATMOS ACCESS.
The service includes:
- Access to the technical and research 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 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.
- Security service.
- Synergetic observation of atmospheric aerosol and gases (tracer and greenhouse), meteorological and solar radiation, with comparability with consolidated international networks.
- Radio- and/or ozonesondes, if it of interest.
- Management of the airspace use for UAV flights, and technical and instrumental support for control and communication with UAVs and telemetry data during the mission
 

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.