LRSU was recently admitted as Associated Partner of the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure) Roadmap for world-class Research Infrastructure, as part of the ACTRIS 2 Project (EU Horizon 2020).
Prof. Alex PAPAYANNIS was elected President of the ICLAS (International Coordination group for Laser Atmospheric Studies) (2015-2021)
LRSU is member of the PANACEA Consortium of the National Roadmap for Research Infrast
Continuous Atmospheric and Air Pollution Measurements, Monitoring of Aerosol, Ozone and Water Vapor using LIDAR/DIAL systems, Real-time data analysis and visualization services, Software development/lidar data processing algorithms, Installation, Upgrade and Re-location of LIDAR/DIAL systems, etc.
The Greek National Infrastructure Project PANACEA has officialy started on 03/09/2018
EOLE QUICKLOOKS
http://www.physics.ntua.gr/~papayannis/quick_looks_EOLUS/quick_looks.html
EOLE is a compact 8-wavelength Raman lidar system, used to perform continuous measurements of suspended aerosol particles, and water vapor in the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) and the free troposphere (0.3-15 km asl.).
AIAS is a mobile depolarization lidar employed for detecting the polarized and cross polarized backscattered lidar signals at 532 nm, to further characterize the shape of the sampled particles. It provides the aerosol backscatter coefficients at 532 and 1064 nm, as well as the linear particle depolarization ratio (LPDR) at 532 nm, from 0.3-8 km asl. The calibration technique applied in this system is the ±45o calibration method, introduced by Freudenthaler et al. (2009).
A FURUNO marine radar (9.4 GHz) is used to study heavy clouds
An infrared thermographic camera is a device that forms an image using infrared radiation, similar to a common camera that forms an image using visible light. Instead of the 400–700 nanometer range of the visible light camera, infrared cameras operate in wavelengths in the thermal infrared. The photo below shows the Parthenon's infrared photo.
The aim is to identify and measure concentrations of different gases using the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS), which is based on Beer-Lambert’s absorption law. It states the relationship between the quantity of light absorbed and the number of molecules in the light path where travels the optical beam.
The Vantage Pro2 meteorological station measures barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, UV/solar radiation.
The DustTrak™ I, II Aerosol Monitors 8520 and 8530 are desktop battery-operated, data-logging, light-scattering laser photometer that gives you real-time aerosol mass readings. It uses a sheath air system that isolates the aerosol in the optics chamber to keep the optics clean for improved reliability and low maintenance. They can measure aerosol concentrations corresponding to PM1, PM2.5, Respirable, PM10 or size fractions
GRIMM EDM 365 Transportable Outdoor Environmental Dust Monitor simultaneously measures the PM10, PM2.5, PM1 values every sixty seconds and displays them as number concentration (number of particles/m³). The aerosol spectrometer works at a flow rate of 72 liters/minute. The constant flow rate is maintained by a large external flow controlled pump. Sheath air assures cleaning of the optic which means extended periods of remote operation are assured.