Description du projet
Mieux comprendre les aérosols, les nuages et la dynamique du climat
Si les aérosols et les nuages jouent un rôle important dans l’évolution de notre climat, leurs interactions et leurs effets restent toutefois une énigme pour les scientifiques. Fort de ce constat, le projet CLOUD-MOTION, financé par l’UE, entend réunir des chercheurs en début de carrière issus de dix institutions européennes. Ceux-ci, qui sont tous des doctorants, s’attacheront à percer les mystères de la nucléation des aérosols et de la formation de glace dans divers environnements. Les recherches du projet portent sur trois domaines essentiels: la nucléation et la croissance des aérosols dans des environnements tropicaux et marins vierges, le comportement des aérosols dans les atmosphères urbaines polluées et la formation de glace sur les aérosols organiques secondaires vitreux. Leur accès à la chambre à aérosols de pointe CLOUD au CERN permettra aux chercheurs de mener des expériences révolutionnaires avec une précision inégalée à l’aide d’instruments innovants.
Objectif
The aim of CLOUD-MOTION is to establish a network of early stage researchers (ESRs, all PhD students) at 10 institutions across Europe. The role of aerosol nucleation and ice nucleation for atmospheric aerosol, clouds and climate is investigated.
The focus of investigations is on
a) aerosol nucleation and growth in pristine environments (tropical free troposphere and unpolluted marine environments),
b) aerosol nucleation and growth in the anthropogenically polluted atmosphere (urban environments),
c) the formation of ice on glassy Secondary Organic Aerosol acting as Ice Nucleating Particles (“glassy SOA as INP”).
The major research activity of the network will be three sets of joint experiments carried out at the CLOUD aerosol chamber at CERN to which all ESRs contribute. At the CLOUD chamber nucleation experiments are performed at an unprecedented level of precision and completeness using highly innovative instrumentation.
A well-structured research and training plan is set up for every ESR as well as a comprehensive, quality-controlled supervision. A high-quality PhD training is arranged. The ESRs are brought together for network training events such as summer schools and workshops for integral data analysis. Courses by world leading experts are taught spanning from general atmospheric aerosol chemistry and physics to specialized sessions. The summer schools and workshops are specifically tailored to the needs of the trainees. Transferable skills training includes courses on scientific writing, presenting talks, interaction with media, entrepreneurship, IPR, and management. The partners from the private sector (2 beneficiaries, 2 partners) are closely integrated in the action.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physics
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaromatic compounds
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologytroposphere
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