ACTRIS Marketplace

Deployment of a mobile aerosol lidar for short-term campaigns and/or direct comparisons with similar instruments. The instrument operates at 1064, 532 and 355 nm wavelengths, with polarization at 532 nm and nighttime extinction capabilities at 532 and 355 nm. It can be operated inside a van (provided by RADO on request) or accommodated in the user’s laboratory (specific conditions to be discussed in advance).
The service includes:
·       Deployment and installation of the instrument at the user’s premises
·       Calibration, and operation of the instrument
·       Provision of the raw measurements
·       Provision of the processed data 

Weather forecast for Mt. Hoher Sonnblick: From permanently updated very short range forecasts (Nowcasts) over day-to-day forecasts to long-term and trends over weeks

Climate scenarios and climate change information for Sonnblick, for different altitude levels by the year 2100

Individual consulting on meteorological topics of any kind associated with Mt. Hoher Sonnblick (in particular weather briefings)

Availability period: All year round 24/7

Access to avalanche warning system and individual consulting on avalanche topics associated with Sonnblick

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

QA/QC according to ACTRIS reccommendations and operation guidelines

Calibration of the instruments according to ACTRIS and TC recommendations

Site performance tests with reference device serve for regular on-site instrument performance check. The TC reference instruments is shipped to NF and measures according to corresponding SOP parallel to the instrument(s) being checked.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Development and evaluation of new methodologies in the field of organic tracers and carbonaceous species in the aerosol. Service open to external users (including private enterprises).