Information about scientific equipment available at AGORA is shown, following ACTRIS component classification.
The ACTRIS Data Portal provides access to atmospheric composition and climate data. It allows searching a data catalog, accessing tools and services, and provides documentation on infrastructure and data use.
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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Multi-wavelength Raman lidar (MULHACEN) |
Zenithal measurements for the retrieval of aerosol optical properties at 355, 532 and 1064 nm, and water vapour mixing ratio. |
UGR |
Lidar Raman Multi-spectral, Dual-LMRD (ALHAMBRA) |
Zenithal measurements for the retrieval of aerosol optical properties at 355, 532 and 1064 nm, and water vapour mixing ratio. Broadband and spectral fluorescence |
UGR |
Mobile scanning lidar (VELETA) |
Measurements (any direction in the sky) for the retrieval of aerosol optical properties at 355 nm. |
UGR |
Doppler lidar (ÁBREGO) |
ABL dynamics (wind, shear, turbulence) |
UGR Campagnes |
Doppler lidar with depolarization channel (SIROCO) |
ABL dynamics (wind, shear, turbulence) Attenuated backscatter profiles and depolarisation ratio at 1565 nm |
UGR |
CIMEL CE-318 sun photometers |
Atmospheric aerosol columnar properties included in the AERONET network. |
UGR, CP, SNS |
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
Data |
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Ground-based cloud radar (RPG-FMCW-94-DP) |
Vertical profiles of cloud properties, such as reflectivity, reflectivity spectra, vertical wind speed and depolarization ratio |
UGR, Campaigns |
ACTRIS Cloudnet |
Dual cloud radar (Dual frequency RPG-FMCW-94-35-DP) | Vertical profiles of cloud properties, such as reflectivity, reflectivity spectra, vertical wind speed and depolarization ratio | UGR, Campaigns | ACTRIS Cloudnet |
Ground-based scanning microwave radiometer RPG-HATPRO |
Temperature and water vapour profiles up to 10 km above the ground, in nearly all-weather conditions. It also provides retrievals of column-integrated water vapour and liquid water content. |
UGR, Campaigns |
ACTRIS Cloudnet |
CHM15k-Nimbus ceilometer |
Backscattered signal at near infrared, 1064 nm, providing information on cloud base height and also aerosol optical properties. |
UGR, Campaigns |
ACTRIS Cloudnet |
Coherent Doppler Lidar Stream Line |
Dynamics of the ABL (wind, shear, turbulence) |
UGR, Campaign |
ACTRIS Cloudnet |
The ACTRIS Cloudnet Data Portal provides a dedicated service for ground-based cloud remote sensing measurements. The data portal has been developed by ACTRIS Cloud remote sensing data centre unit (CLU) as part of the ACTRIS research infrastructure, and is hosted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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PANDORA-238s1 |
Monitoring polluting traces gases |
UGR |
UVVIS MAXDOAS Spectrometer |
Boundary layer vertical distribution of aerosols (extinction) and active gases (O3, NO2, HCHO, CHOCHO, BrO, IO) based on analysis of sky scattered radiation at multi-angles. |
UGR |
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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Integrating nephelometer (TSI 3563) |
Particle light scattering and back-scattering coefficients |
UGR, Campaigns |
Scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) |
Composed of an electrostatic classifier (TSI Mod. 3082) and a condensation particle counter (CPC; TSI Mod. 3772) for the provision of sub-micron particle number size distribution. |
SNS, UGR, Campaigns |
Aerodynamic particle sizer (APS; TSI Mod. 3321) |
Coarse particle number size distribution |
UGR,Campaigns |
Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP) |
Aerosol absorption coefficient |
UGR, SNS, Campaigns |
High-volume samplers |
PM10 and PM1 aerosol sampling and chemical characterization. |
SNS, UGR, Campaigns |
TOF-ACSM |
Measurement, in real time, of sub-micron chemical composition of non-refractory particles, with high temporal resolution. |
UGR, Campaigns |
CCN Counter (CCN200, DMT) |
Study of activated particles able to act as cloud condensation nuclei |
UGR, Campaigns |
Rapid-e |
Measurements of size, shape and fluorescence of single particles to identify atmospheric particles of biological origin. |
UGR, Campaigns |
Hirst type sampler (Lanzoni) |
Collection of pollen particles and subsequent analysis with microscopy for the quantification of pollen concentration of different species. |
SNS |
Dry-wet deposition samplers (TISCH Scientific) |
Collection of particle deposition and subsequent chemical characterization |
UGR, SNS |
Total deposition collector |
Collection of total (dry+wet) particles deposition and subsequent chemical characterization. |
SNS, UGR |
Low Cost Air Quality Sensor |
Concentration of particles and main polluting gases in real time with high temporal resolution using machine learning techniques. |
UGR, Campaigns |
Aethalometer AE-33 |
Aerosol absorption coefficients at 7 wavelengths. |
SNS, UGR, |
Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (PSAP) |
Aerosol absorption coefficient |
UGR (inactive) |
Polar nephelometer |
Angular distribution of scattered light by atmospheric aerosol for wavelengths covering from ultraviolet to infrared. It also measures scattering of polarized light. |
UGR (Laboratory of Aerosol Spectrometry) |
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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Fog Monitor (FM120, DMT) |
Measuring the size distribution of cloud droplets and estimation of the cloud liquid water content |
SNS, Campaigns |
Triple inlet |
Consisting of a total, interstitial and GCVI (ground-based counterflow virtual impactor, Brechtel Inc) for the characterization of the total, interstitial and activated aerosol particles within clouds. |
SNS (total, interstitial), Campaigns (GCVI) |
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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Fixed Platform |
Mobile platform for measuring polluting gases: CO, VOCs, NOx, SO2, O3 and PM10. It will also include a high volume sampler for the chemical characterization of atmospheric particulate matter. |
SNS |
Mobile Platform |
Mobile platform for measuring polluting gases: CO, VOCs, NOx, SO2, O3 and PM10. It will also include a high volume sampler for the chemical characterization of atmospheric particulate matter. |
Campaigns |
Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
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Radiosondes (Graw, DFM-06) |
Vertical profiling of temperature, pressure, relative humidity and wind speed and direction beyond tropopause. |
UGR, Campaigns |
Automatic weather stations |
Ground measurements of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and direction. |
UGR |
Radiometers |
Broadband and UVB and UVA solar irradiance are continuously recorded together with thermal infrared atmospheric irradiance. |
UGR |
Disdrometer (parsivel OTT) |
Hydrometeors types (rain, snow, etc.) on surface, as well as drop size distribution and speed of falling hydrometeors. |
UGR, SNS |
Micro Rain RADAR (MRR-2) |
Precipitation at high altitudes |
UGR, SNS |