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Review article
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21 Dec 2011
Review article |
| 21 Dec 2011
General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) – integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales
M. Kulmala
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
A. Asmi
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
H. K. Lappalainen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
U. Baltensperger
Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
J.-L. Brenguier
French Meteorological Service, 31057 Toulouse, France
M. C. Facchini
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy
H.-C. Hansson
Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Ø. Hov
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
C. D. O'Dowd
School of Physics & Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Environmental Change Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
U. Pöschl
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
A. Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
R. Boers
Earth Observation and Climate Department/Climate and Seismology Sector, KNMI, The Netherlands
O. Boucher
Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
now at: Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, IPSL/CNRS, Tour 45-55, Université P. et M. Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
G. de Leeuw
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
H. A. C. Denier van der Gon
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
J. Feichter
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
R. Krejci
Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
P. Laj
Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE), CNRS/University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
H. Lihavainen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
U. Lohmann
Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
G. McFiggans
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
T. Mentel
Institut fuer Energie- und Klimaforschung – Troposphaere, Forschungszentrum GmbH Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
C. Pilinis
Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
I. Riipinen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (ICE-HT), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Patras, 26504, Greece
M. Schulz
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
A. Stohl
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
E. Swietlicki
Division of Nuclear Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden
E. Vignati
European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Climate Change and Air Quality Unit, Ispra, Italy
C. Alves
CESAM & Department of Environment, University of Aveiro, Portugal
M. Amann
IIASA, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
M. Ammann
Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Switzerland
S. Arabas
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
P. Artaxo
Institute of Physics University of São Paulo Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187 CEP05508-090, Sao Paulo, Brazil
H. Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
D. C. S. Beddows
University of Birmingham, Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management, Birmingham, UK
R. Bergström
Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
J. P. Beukes
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
M. Bilde
Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. F. Burkhart
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
F. Canonaco
Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
S. L. Clegg
School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
H. Coe
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
S. Crumeyrolle
Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
B. D'Anna
CNRS, UMR5256, IRCELYON, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69626, France
S. Decesari
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy
S. Gilardoni
European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Climate Change and Air Quality Unit, Ispra, Italy
M. Fischer
Airel Ltd, Tähe 4, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
A. M. Fjaeraa
NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
C. Fountoukis
Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (ICE-HT), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Patras, 26504, Greece
C. George
CNRS, UMR5256, IRCELYON, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Université de Lyon, Lyon, 69626, France
L. Gomes
French Meteorological Service, 31057 Toulouse, France
P. Halloran
Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
T. Hamburger
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Physics of Atmosphere, Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Wessling, Germany
R. M. Harrison
University of Birmingham, Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management, Birmingham, UK
H. Herrmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
T. Hoffmann
Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
C. Hoose
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
M. Hu
State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control (Peking University), College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
A. Hyvärinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
U. Hõrrak
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 18 Ülikooli St., Tartu, 50090, Estonia
Y. Iinuma
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
T. Iversen
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
M. Josipovic
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
M. Kanakidou
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71003, P.O. Box 2208, Heraklion, Greece
A. Kiendler-Scharr
Institut fuer Energie- und Klimaforschung – Troposphaere, Forschungszentrum GmbH Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
A. Kirkevåg
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
G. Kiss
Air Chemistry Group of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Pannonia, P.O. Box 158, 8201 Veszprém, Hungary
Z. Klimont
IIASA, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
P. Kolmonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
M. Komppula
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio Unit, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
J.-E. Kristjánsson
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
L. Laakso
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
A. Laaksonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
University of Eastern Finland, Dept. Applied Physics, POB 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
L. Labonnote
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique – Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille/CNRS, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
V. A. Lanz
Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
K. E. J. Lehtinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio Unit, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
University of Eastern Finland, Dept. Applied Physics, POB 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
L. V. Rizzo
Institute of Physics University of São Paulo Rua do Matão, Travessa R, 187 CEP05508-090, Sao Paulo, Brazil
R. Makkonen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
H. E. Manninen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
G. McMeeking
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
J. Merikanto
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
A. Minikin
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Physics of Atmosphere, Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Wessling, Germany
S. Mirme
Airel Ltd, Tähe 4, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
W. T. Morgan
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
E. Nemitz
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK
D. O'Donnell
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
T. S. Panwar
TERI Darbari Seth Block IHC complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003, India
H. Pawlowska
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
A. Petzold
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Physics of Atmosphere, Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Wessling, Germany
J. J. Pienaar
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
C. Pio
CESAM & Department of Environment, University of Aveiro, Portugal
C. Plass-Duelmer
Hohenpeissenberg Meteorological Observatory, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany
A. S. H. Prévôt
Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
S. Pryor
Risø National Laboratory Fredriksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
C. L. Reddington
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
G. Roberts
Earth Observation and Climate Department/Climate and Seismology Sector, KNMI, The Netherlands
D. Rosenfeld
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
J. Schwarz
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals AS CR, Rozvojova 135, Prague, Czech Republic
Ø. Seland
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
K. Sellegri
Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, UMR6016, CNRS/University of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
X. J. Shen
Key Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, CMA Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
M. Shiraiwa
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
H. Siebert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
B. Sierau
Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
D. Simpson
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
J. Y. Sun
Key Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, CMA Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
D. Topping
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
P. Tunved
Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
P. Vaattovaara
University of Eastern Finland, Dept. Applied Physics, POB 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
V. Vakkari
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
J. P. Veefkind
Earth Observation and Climate Department/Climate and Seismology Sector, KNMI, The Netherlands
A. Visschedijk
TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands
H. Vuollekoski
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
R. Vuolo
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
B. Wehner
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
J. Wildt
Institut fuer Energie- und Klimaforschung – Troposphaere, Forschungszentrum GmbH Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
S. Woodward
Met Office Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, UK
D. R. Worsnop
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Aerodyne Research, Inc. 45 Manning Rd, Billerica, MA 0182, USA
G.-J. van Zadelhoff
Earth Observation and Climate Department/Climate and Seismology Sector, KNMI, The Netherlands
A. A. Zardini
Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Institute for Energy, Sustainable Transport Unit, JRC-European Commission, 21027 Ispra (Va), Italy
K. Zhang
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
P. G. van Zyl
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
V.-M. Kerminen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research and Development, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
K. S Carslaw
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
S. N. Pandis
Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (ICE-HT), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Patras, 26504, Greece
Abstract. In this paper we describe and summarize the main achievements of the European Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality Interactions project (EUCAARI). EUCAARI started on 1 January 2007 and ended on 31 December 2010 leaving a rich legacy including: (a) a comprehensive database with a year of observations of the physical, chemical and optical properties of aerosol particles over Europe, (b) comprehensive aerosol measurements in four developing countries, (c) a database of airborne measurements of aerosols and clouds over Europe during May 2008, (d) comprehensive modeling tools to study aerosol processes fron nano to global scale and their effects on climate and air quality. In addition a new Pan-European aerosol emissions inventory was developed and evaluated, a new cluster spectrometer was built and tested in the field and several new aerosol parameterizations and computations modules for chemical transport and global climate models were developed and evaluated. These achievements and related studies have substantially improved our understanding and reduced the uncertainties of aerosol radiative forcing and air quality-climate interactions. The EUCAARI results can be utilized in European and global environmental policy to assess the aerosol impacts and the corresponding abatement strategies.
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How to cite. Kulmala, M., Asmi, A., Lappalainen, H. K., Baltensperger, U., Brenguier, J.-L., Facchini, M. C., Hansson, H.-C., Hov, Ø., O'Dowd, C. D., Pöschl, U., Wiedensohler, A., Boers, R., Boucher, O., de Leeuw, G., Denier van der Gon, H. A. C., Feichter, J., Krejci, R., Laj, P., Lihavainen, H., Lohmann, U., McFiggans, G., Mentel, T., Pilinis, C., Riipinen, I., Schulz, M., Stohl, A., Swietlicki, E., Vignati, E., Alves, C., Amann, M., Ammann, M., Arabas, S., Artaxo, P., Baars, H., Beddows, D. C. S., Bergström, R., Beukes, J. P., Bilde, M., Burkhart, J. F., Canonaco, F., Clegg, S. L., Coe, H., Crumeyrolle, S., D'Anna, B., Decesari, S., Gilardoni, S., Fischer, M., Fjaeraa, A. M., Fountoukis, C., George, C., Gomes, L., Halloran, P., Hamburger, T., Harrison, R. M., Herrmann, H., Hoffmann, T., Hoose, C., Hu, M., Hyvärinen, A., Hõrrak, U., Iinuma, Y., Iversen, T., Josipovic, M., Kanakidou, M., Kiendler-Scharr, A., Kirkevåg, A., Kiss, G., Klimont, Z., Kolmonen, P., Komppula, M., Kristjánsson, J.-E., Laakso, L., Laaksonen, A., Labonnote, L., Lanz, V. A., Lehtinen, K. E. J., Rizzo, L. V., Makkonen, R., Manninen, H. E., McMeeking, G., Merikanto, J., Minikin, A., Mirme, S., Morgan, W. T., Nemitz, E., O'Donnell, D., Panwar, T. S., Pawlowska, H., Petzold, A., Pienaar, J. J., Pio, C., Plass-Duelmer, C., Prévôt, A. S. H., Pryor, S., Reddington, C. L., Roberts, G., Rosenfeld, D., Schwarz, J., Seland, Ø., Sellegri, K., Shen, X. J., Shiraiwa, M., Siebert, H., Sierau, B., Simpson, D., Sun, J. Y., Topping, D., Tunved, P., Vaattovaara, P., Vakkari, V., Veefkind, J. P., Visschedijk, A., Vuollekoski, H., Vuolo, R., Wehner, B., Wildt, J., Woodward, S., Worsnop, D. R., van Zadelhoff, G.-J., Zardini, A. A., Zhang, K., van Zyl, P. G., Kerminen, V.-M., S Carslaw, K., and Pandis, S. N.: General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) – integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 13061–13143, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-13061-2011, 2011.
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