A summary of scientific equipment available at AGORA is shown, following ACTRIS component classification.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
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 |
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CHM15k-Nimbus ceilometer |
Backscattered signal at near infrared, 1064 nm, providing information on cloud base height and also aerosol optical properties. |
UGR, Campaigns |
|
Coherent Doppler Lidar Stream Line |
Dynamics of the ABL (wind, shear, turbulence) |
UGR, Campaign |
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Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Integrating nephelometer (TSI 3563) |
Particle light scattering and back-scattering coefficients |
UGR, Campaigns |
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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 |
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High-volume samplers |
PM10 and PM1 aerosol sampling and chemical characterization. |
SNS, UGR, Campaigns |
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TOF-ACSM |
Measurement, in real time, of sub-micron chemical composition of non-refractory particles, with high temporal resolution. |
UGR, Campaigns |
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CCN Counter (CCN200, DMT) |
Study of activated particles able to act as cloud condensation nuclei |
UGR, Campaigns |
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Rapid-e |
Measurements of size, shape and fluorescence of single particles to identify atmospheric particles of biological origin. |
UGR, Campaigns |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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) |
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Instrument |
Objective |
Facility |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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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 |