Objective CAPABLE’s long term objective is to develop a complex lidar spectrometer that allows us to measure vertically resolvedprofiles of trace gases, chemical components in particles, and bio-aerosols in atmospheric aerosol pollution. This informationcan be used for studies of the effect of the vertical distribution of aerosol and gas pollution on climate forcing, air quality, andhuman health. Impact on economically sensitive areas like air traffic safety caused by, e.g. volcanic plumes and desert dust,will be a spin-out product of our work. This lidar spectrometer will be based on simultaneous, vertically and spectrallyresolved measurements of Raman and photoluminescence (PL)/fluorescence spectrums. In the first stage we develop thetechnique to the point that we can identify some of the most important climate-relevant aerosol components in a qualitativemanner and we will develop computer models that will allow us to verify our measurement results on the basis of theoreticalsimulations. The models will form an end-to-end simulator that will allow us to develop and design the basic concepts of aRaman and PL spectroscopy lidar and necessary hardware specifications and explore the detection limits for the mobilemeasurement channel that can be installed in existing lidars. In the second stage, which can in part be achieved in this twoyearfunding period we want to improve the methodology so that we can quantify at least some of the components,preferably to the level of profiles of mass concentrations measured under ambient atmospheric conditions. The third stage,which goes beyond the main purpose of our project, will explore the concept of Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy(CARS) for chemical aerosol characterization. CARS could allow for detection of atmospheric pollutants with significantlyhigher sensitivity, and thus result in much shorter data integration times. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologytropospherenatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopynatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2015 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Net EU contribution € 195 454,80 Address COLLEGE LANE AL10 9AB Hatfield United Kingdom See on map Region East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 195 454,80
