ACTRIS – participation of the Czech Republic
Another participant in the project: Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i.
Keywords: ACTRIS, long-term air quality monitoring and research, atmospheric aerosols, global climate change
Annotation of project:
A goal of this project is development of the ACTRIS-CZ research infrastructure as a unique platform for research and monitoring of the background air quality in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. ACTRIS-CZ will contribute to essential improvement of knowledge level in problems of air quality and climate change. The RI represents a national node of the existing ACTRIS RI established within EU 7th Framework Programme INFRA-2010-1-1.1.16 and currently followed-up within ACTRIS-2 under Horizon 2020. Moreover, the ACTRIS RI has been selected on the ESFRI roadmap 2016. Essential is the coordination with the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) activities. Actually, the Czech Republic is one of the first European countries where the ACTRIS and ICOS activities are coordinated at the same site. The RI is closely connected to capacities of the accredited laboratories of two partners (CHMI and RECETOX). The RI provides an access to the RI equipment. The user community is also entitled to an access to various data sets and products including standard operation procedures, calibration results, data protocols, and support to environmental policies. ACTRIS-CZ users include the individual researchers or students, organizations and institutions as well as general public. The development is planned both in line with the long-term goals of international ACTRIS and within the national consortium. A significant enhancement is planned in research of the surface-atmosphere exchanges of aerosols and associated chemicals. More attention will be paid to the monitoring and research on the aerosol optical properties having influence on the climate issues. The long-term development of aerosol measurements within 10 years will continue with on-line monitoring and chemical analysis of aerosol source tracers and precursors of secondary aerosols.