Atmospheric Simulation Chambers

ACTRIS Atmospheric Simulation Chambers 

Atmospheric Simulation Chambers are advanced research facilities designed to replicate and study atmospheric processes under controlled, near-realistic environmental conditions. Equipped with sophisticated instrumentation, they enable researchers to investigate the physical and chemical processes that shape the atmosphere and improve our understanding of aerosol, clouds, and trace gas interactions.
 
Within ACTRIS, Atmospheric Simulation Chambers are part of the Exploratory Platforms, bringing together facilities that support experimental research on atmospheric processes under controlled conditions.
 
Atmospheric Simulation Chambers can be broadly grouped into three categories: 
  • Indoor chambers with artificial light sources;
  • Large outdoor chambers, and;
  • Cloud and aerosol-cloud interaction chambers.
 

These facilities support a wide range of research applications, including the study of emissions from vegetation, vehicle exhausts and biomass burning; the transformation of combustion emissions; gas-phase and multiphase chemical processes; air quality and health interactions; cloud formation processes; and exchanges between the atmosphere and other Earth system components such as water, snow, ice and soil.

Outdoor Atmospheric Simulation Chamber of Orleans (HELIOS)  

 

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The Atmospheric Simulation Chamber Committee 

The Atmospheric Simulation Chamber Committee consists of representatives from ACTRIS Atmospheric Simulation Chambers, working together to foster collaboration, exchange expertise, and support the continued development of the facilities. 

The Simulation Chamber Committee Members are:

Hendrik Fuchs

Amalia Munoz 

Max McGillen 

Merete Bilde 

 

 

 

Multiphase Atmospheric Experimental Simulation Chamber (CESAM)

PSI Atmospheric Chemistry Simulation Chambers (PACS-C3)

Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a Large Reaction Chamber (SAPHIR)