Large Research Infrastructure ACTRIS

DACP is one of the partners of the large research infrastructure project ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure Network), which brings together over 100 research organizations from 22 countries in Europe. The project partner stations provide their data on three key components of the atmosphere (aerosols, trace gases, and clouds). Data from all stations are obtained through standardized procedures, which allows them to be compared. Currently DACP, under the ACTRIS project, operates the urban background atmospheric station Suchdol and performs standardized measurement of atmospheric aerosols at the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice. Huge measured sets of experimental data are included in the forecast meteorological models and also form the basis for modeling the impact of aerosols on climate change. It also serves to verify data obtained from satellite measurements (project CAMS21a, where DACP is a partner representing the Czech Republic, in cooperation with project COPERNICUS).