Opinion: New directions in atmospheric research offered by research infrastructures combined with open and data-intensive science

Petzold, Andreas; Bundke, Ulrich; Hienola, Anca; Laj, Paolo; Lund Myhre, Cathrine; Vermeulen, Alex; Adamaki, Angeliki; Kutsch, Werner; Thouret, Valerie; Boulanger, Damien; Fiebig, Markus; Stocker, Markus; Zhao, Zhiming; Asmi, Ari

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5369-2024

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20 years of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

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Opinion: New directions in atmospheric research offered by research infrastructures combined with open and data-intensive science

Andreas Petzold, Ulrich Bundke, Anca Hienola, Paolo Laj, Cathrine Lund Myhre, Alex Vermeulen, Angeliki Adamaki, Werner Kutsch, Valerie Thouret, Damien Boulanger, Markus Fiebig, Markus Stocker, Zhiming Zhao, and Ari Asmi

Data sets

ACTRIS, EMEP, GAW-WDCA, 2008–2022: Aerosol particle absorption coefficient observed by filter absorption photometer at Ispra J. P. Putaud and S. Martins dos Santos https://ebas-data.nilu.no/DataSets.aspx?stations=IT0004R& projects=ACTRIS&InstrumentTypes=filter_absorption_ photometer&fromDate=1970-01-01&toDate=2023-12-31

ACTRIS, EMEP, GAW-WDCA, 2004–2022: Aerosol particle scattering coefficient observed by nephelometer at Ispra J. P. Putaud and S. Martins dos Santos https://ebas-data.nilu.no/DataSets.aspx? stations=IT0004R&projects=ACTRIS&InstrumentTypes= nephelometer&fromDate=1970-01-01&toDate=2023-12-31

Executive editor

The acquisition and proliferation of large datasets presents one of the greatest opportunities in environmental science in recent years, particularly with the application of open data principles in dissemination. However, the effective utilisation of these data poses new, ever greater technical and organisational challenges. This article discusses the methods and benefits of the application of the European ENVRI infrastructure to atmospheric science in programmes such as ACTRIS, IAGOS and ICOS, in particular through the application of FAIR principles, and how this will help to push back the frontiers of atmospheric science.