Research project
AEROPAN Synergetic aerosol remote sensing of Pandora within ACTRIS
| dr hab. Iwona S. Stachlewska | Project leader |
| mgr Emeka Ugboma | Principal investigator |
| dr Łucja Janicka | Task leader |
| dr Dominika Szczepanik | Task leader |
| dr Rayonil Gomes Carneiro | Investigator |
| dr Camilla Kassar Borges | Investigator |
The aim of the AeroPan project is twofold. Firstly, a more technical work will deal with the extension of the measurement scope of the Pandora spectrometer from current trace gases to aerosol remote sensing capabilities. Secondly, by combining the adapted Pandora spectrometer, with sun photometer, lidar and a set of cameras, new insight and research on the vertical and horizontal distribution of aerosol properties, such as aerosol optical depth, Angstrom exponent or single scattering albedo will be gained in an Alpine environment as well as in the Mazovian Lowland environment.
The first objective of the project is the novel retrieval of aerosol optical and microphysical properties with the Pandora spectrometer, using sky radiance measurements as an input for well-established operational algorithms within the existing aerosol network. The second objective is the investigation of the aerosol extent and properties with respect to the boundary layer and the free troposphere.
- Ugboma E.A., Stachlewska I.S., Schneider P. and Stebel K., 2023, Satellite observations showed a negligible reduction in NO2 pollution due to COVID-19 lockdown over Poland, Frontiers in Environmental Science, vol. 11, art. 1172753, 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1172753
Kampania Insbruck, UMO-2021/03/Y/ST10/00206