Origin of atmospheric aerosol in vertical profile

Reducing atmospheric aerosol concentrations is a long-term goal due to the human health protection. A critical tool in air quality management is source apportionment, the process of identifying and quantifying aerosol sources. The source apportionment based on the prevalent ground-based atmospheric aerosol measurement is not always representative. The aim of this work will be to apportion aerosol sources using statistical modelling in vertical profile. For this purpose, data on the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol measured at two heights (4 m and 230 m) at the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice (NAOK) will be used.

Required education and skills

• university degree (Msc.) in chemistry, environmental sciences or meteorology,
• willingness to do experimental work and learn new things;
• basic programming skills for data processing;
• systematic and creative approach to work;
• both independence and team work ability.

Co-supervisors: RNDr. Petra Vondráková Pokorná, Ph.D., Ing. Petr Vodička, Ph.D.