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Paolo Laj is a senior physicist with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. He currently works at Institute for Environmental Geophysics, a joint research unit of University Grenoble-Alpes, IRD and CNRS in Grenoble. His research deals with variability of atmospheric composition and its impact on climate. with more than 130 publications, in the field of atmospheric aerosols processes and variability, clouds physics and chemistry, precipitation chemistry, glaciochemistry (H factor of 48). As a former director of Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, he is also aware of challenges and research needs in the field of glaciology. He has been involved in many EU programs since FP4. He is currently scientific co-coordinator the ENVRIplus cluster (H2020, 2015-2019) and IA-ACTRIS-2 (H2020-2015-2019) and has been coordinating / Participating to a number of INFRA projects. He holds different responsibilities in international instances: member of the Scientific Committee of the initiative called “Sixth Global Environment Outlook“, chairman of the SAG commission Global Atmosphere Watch OMM from 2015. He is also chief editor of "Atmospheric Measurement Technique. Finally he served as a scientific expert for research evaluation in several European countries (France, Italy, UK, USA,..).

Paolo Laj is a senior physicist with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. He currently works at Institute for Environmental Geophysics, a joint research unit of University Grenoble-Alpes, IRD and CNRS in Grenoble. His research deals with variability of atmospheric composition and its impact on climate. with more than 130 publications, in the field of atmospheric aerosols processes and variability, clouds physics and chemistry, precipitation chemistry, glaciochemistry (H factor of 48). As a former director of Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, he is also aware of challenges and research needs in the field of glaciology. He has been involved in many EU programs since FP4. He is currently scientific co-coordinator the ENVRIplus cluster (H2020, 2015-2019) and IA-ACTRIS-2 (H2020-2015-2019) and has been coordinating / Participating to a number of INFRA projects. He holds different responsibilities in international instances: member of the Scientific Committee of the initiative called “Sixth Global Environment Outlook“, chairman of the SAG commission Global Atmosphere Watch OMM from 2015. He is also chief editor of "Atmospheric Measurement Technique. Finally he served as a scientific expert for research evaluation in several European countries (France, Italy, UK, USA,..).

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Licenciado (1986) and Dr in Physics (1992). Member of Research Council in Argentina.

Licenciado (1986) and Dr in Physics (1992). Member of Research Council in Argentina.

Vassilis Amiridis (VA) was born in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1971. VA is a Research Director at the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) in Greece. He is working on climate research and he focuses on the impact of atmospheric aerosols on radiation, clouds and extreme weather. His research is mainly based on advanced ground-based and space-borne remote sensing (passive and active techniques) and theoretical models. VA is leading the Atmospheric Remote Sensing group in IAASARS/NOA, currently composed of 25 members (9 Postdocs, 11 PhDs and 5 support staff). He is a member of the editorial board of EGU’s Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Journal (Copernicus Publications, Impact Factor = 3.2). His lidar-related activities have been acknowledged by the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET), which has elected VA as a council member for the periods 2012-2016 and 2016-2020. Moreover, VA acted as the Greek National Delegate for the COPERNICUS Committee (2014-2017), for the Interim ACTRIS council (20118-today) and the ESFRI Environment SWG (2020-today). Moreover, he is a member of the ESA-Aeolus Science and Data Quality Advisory Group (SAG). Finally, VA is a member of the Steering Committee of the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory System (SDS-WAS) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In 2016, VA received the ERC Consolidator Grant for establishing high level atmospheric research in the geophysical observatory of Antikythera, a unique infrastructure that is developed to study desert dust dynamics, transport and interaction with radiation.

Vassilis Amiridis (VA) was born in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1971. VA is a Research Director at the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) in Greece. He is working on climate research and he focuses on the impact of atmospheric aerosols on radiation, clouds and extreme weather. His research is mainly based on advanced ground-based and space-borne remote sensing (passive and active techniques) and theoretical models. VA is leading the Atmospheric Remote Sensing group in IAASARS/NOA, currently composed of 25 members (9 Postdocs, 11 PhDs and 5 support staff). He is a member of the editorial board of EGU’s Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Journal (Copernicus Publications, Impact Factor = 3.2). His lidar-related activities have been acknowledged by the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET), which has elected VA as a council member for the periods 2012-2016 and 2016-2020. Moreover, VA acted as the Greek National Delegate for the COPERNICUS Committee (2014-2017), for the Interim ACTRIS council (20118-today) and the ESFRI Environment SWG (2020-today). Moreover, he is a member of the ESA-Aeolus Science and Data Quality Advisory Group (SAG). Finally, VA is a member of the Steering Committee of the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory System (SDS-WAS) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In 2016, VA received the ERC Consolidator Grant for establishing high level atmospheric research in the geophysical observatory of Antikythera, a unique infrastructure that is developed to study desert dust dynamics, transport and interaction with radiation.

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My research group strives to be a world leader in the measurement of volatile organic compounds and the interpretation and synthesis of these measurements in the full context of atmospheric chemistry. A main goal of my research activity is to participate in collaborative efforts to quantify the chemical composition of the atmosphere, characterize how it is changing in response to natural and anthropogenic forcings, and, ultimately, develop the capability to predict changes that may have important implications for the health of the Earth’s ecosystem. I have acquired expertise in the development and deployment of novel instrumentation to measure a suite of volatile organic compounds (non-methane hydrocarbons, oxygenated volatile organic compounds, and CFCs and HCFCs) that directly impact the chemistry of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. I place a special emphasis on the interpretation of these measurements with respect to their impact on cycles of NOx, HOx and halogens. I have led the development of the unique and highly successful Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA). TOGA quantifies a full suite of the VOCs listed above in near-real-time at unprecedented levels of accuracy, precision and speed on multiple platforms, including the NCAR GV, and C-130 aircraft, as well as the NASA DC-8. Recently I led the development of the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer - Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOGA-TOF). This is the most advanced Fast GC-MS TOF instrument in the world. It was recently deployed on the NASA DC-8 for the FIREX-AQ mission. I recently led the development of the WASPP – the NCAR ACOM Whole Air Sampler Pilotless Platform, a unique and versatile atmospheric sampling drone system developed during Lizzy Asher’s ASP Postdoc.

My research group strives to be a world leader in the measurement of volatile organic compounds and the interpretation and synthesis of these measurements in the full context of atmospheric chemistry. A main goal of my research activity is to participate in collaborative efforts to quantify the chemical composition of the atmosphere, characterize how it is changing in response to natural and anthropogenic forcings, and, ultimately, develop the capability to predict changes that may have important implications for the health of the Earth’s ecosystem. I have acquired expertise in the development and deployment of novel instrumentation to measure a suite of volatile organic compounds (non-methane hydrocarbons, oxygenated volatile organic compounds, and CFCs and HCFCs) that directly impact the chemistry of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. I place a special emphasis on the interpretation of these measurements with respect to their impact on cycles of NOx, HOx and halogens. I have led the development of the unique and highly successful Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA). TOGA quantifies a full suite of the VOCs listed above in near-real-time at unprecedented levels of accuracy, precision and speed on multiple platforms, including the NCAR GV, and C-130 aircraft, as well as the NASA DC-8. Recently I led the development of the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer - Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOGA-TOF). This is the most advanced Fast GC-MS TOF instrument in the world. It was recently deployed on the NASA DC-8 for the FIREX-AQ mission. I recently led the development of the WASPP – the NCAR ACOM Whole Air Sampler Pilotless Platform, a unique and versatile atmospheric sampling drone system developed during Lizzy Asher’s ASP Postdoc.

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My research helps improve our understanding of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. I study the changes in atmospheric composition happening now and the changes that have occurred over the last few decades. I am especially interested in the development and use of high-precision ground-based measurements that are sensitive to gas fluxes on local to regional to global scales. Sources and sinks can be quantified from these measurements using atmospheric transport models within a mathematical inversion framework. Developing novel measurement methods and improving the quality of information within this framework holds promise to reduce emissions estimate uncertainties, and most importantly, help focus climate change mitigation efforts.

My research helps improve our understanding of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. I study the changes in atmospheric composition happening now and the changes that have occurred over the last few decades. I am especially interested in the development and use of high-precision ground-based measurements that are sensitive to gas fluxes on local to regional to global scales. Sources and sinks can be quantified from these measurements using atmospheric transport models within a mathematical inversion framework. Developing novel measurement methods and improving the quality of information within this framework holds promise to reduce emissions estimate uncertainties, and most importantly, help focus climate change mitigation efforts.

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Jul 1998: M.S., Physics, University of L'Aquila, Italy Feb 2002: Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of L'Aquila, Italy Present: Research Scientist at the Physical Science Laboratory of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado

Jul 1998: M.S., Physics, University of L'Aquila, Italy Feb 2002: Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of L'Aquila, Italy Present: Research Scientist at the Physical Science Laboratory of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado

Folkert Boersma (1972) is an atmospheric scientist and teacher at Wageningen University (Meteorology and Air Quality Group) and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). My research aims to better understand the sources, the concentrations, and the effects of air pollution by using satellite measurements and models. Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO Vidi Grant 864.09.001), I investigated the sources of tropospheric ozone from space (2010-2016). Currently he is the scientific co-ordinator for the European Union FP7 research project Quality Assurance from Space (QA4ECV). Throughout his career Folkert studied and worked at NIWA in New Zealand and at Harvard University in the United States.

Folkert Boersma (1972) is an atmospheric scientist and teacher at Wageningen University (Meteorology and Air Quality Group) and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). My research aims to better understand the sources, the concentrations, and the effects of air pollution by using satellite measurements and models. Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO Vidi Grant 864.09.001), I investigated the sources of tropospheric ozone from space (2010-2016). Currently he is the scientific co-ordinator for the European Union FP7 research project Quality Assurance from Space (QA4ECV). Throughout his career Folkert studied and worked at NIWA in New Zealand and at Harvard University in the United States.

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I studied physics at ETH Zurich specializing in atmospheric physics and quantum electronics (diploma in 1992). In my PhD at ETH Zurich (1994-1997) I studied the impact of air traffic on nitrogen oxides and ozone in the tropopause region. Thereafter I joined the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) where I started working on numerical simulations of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics. After another six years at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich I was appointed a position as group leader at Empa, where I am leading the group for Atmospheric Modelling and Remote Sensing ever since. My group is specialized in air quality modelling, inverse estimation of greenhouse gas emissions, trace gas remote sensing, and studies of urban air quality and climate. We are developing and applying a range of advanced atmospheric models focusing on regional to urban scales using Eulerian and Lagrangian techniques. I am also adjunct professor and lecturer at the Department of Environmental System Science at ETH Zurich.

I studied physics at ETH Zurich specializing in atmospheric physics and quantum electronics (diploma in 1992). In my PhD at ETH Zurich (1994-1997) I studied the impact of air traffic on nitrogen oxides and ozone in the tropopause region. Thereafter I joined the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) where I started working on numerical simulations of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics. After another six years at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich I was appointed a position as group leader at Empa, where I am leading the group for Atmospheric Modelling and Remote Sensing ever since. My group is specialized in air quality modelling, inverse estimation of greenhouse gas emissions, trace gas remote sensing, and studies of urban air quality and climate. We are developing and applying a range of advanced atmospheric models focusing on regional to urban scales using Eulerian and Lagrangian techniques. I am also adjunct professor and lecturer at the Department of Environmental System Science at ETH Zurich.

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I have been conducting research on global carbon cycle dynamics and carbon-climate feedbacks over the last 9 years. My specific focus is in inferring contemporary sources and sinks of greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale, evaluating the benefit of satellite observations in constraining surface CO2 fluxes and understanding the changes in coupled carbon-water cycle dynamics as atmospheric composition and climate continues to evolve. I am also part of NASA's OCO-2/3 mission teams, SMAP, ABoVE and Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) science teams.

I have been conducting research on global carbon cycle dynamics and carbon-climate feedbacks over the last 9 years. My specific focus is in inferring contemporary sources and sinks of greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale, evaluating the benefit of satellite observations in constraining surface CO2 fluxes and understanding the changes in coupled carbon-water cycle dynamics as atmospheric composition and climate continues to evolve. I am also part of NASA's OCO-2/3 mission teams, SMAP, ABoVE and Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) science teams.

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Jorge L. Chau is Professor of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock and Head of the Radar Remote Sensing Department at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kühlungsborn, Germany, since 2013. He received his Engineering degree from Universidad de Piura in 1992 and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. From 2001 to 2012, he served as Director of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Lima, Peru. His research has focused on radar and radio studies of the neutral upper atmosphere and ionosphere. He is interested in the development of radar techniques to improve the atmospheric and ionospheric measurements as well as to improve the understanding of the atmospheric and ionospheric physics at low, mid and high latitudes.

Jorge L. Chau is Professor of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock and Head of the Radar Remote Sensing Department at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kühlungsborn, Germany, since 2013. He received his Engineering degree from Universidad de Piura in 1992 and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. From 2001 to 2012, he served as Director of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Lima, Peru. His research has focused on radar and radio studies of the neutral upper atmosphere and ionosphere. He is interested in the development of radar techniques to improve the atmospheric and ionospheric measurements as well as to improve the understanding of the atmospheric and ionospheric physics at low, mid and high latitudes.

My most long-standing research interest is in atmospheric greenhouse gases and related tracers, and more specifically in using innovative tracers and measurement techniques to advance our understanding of the sources and the sinks of greenhouse gases and help mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve these goals, I focus primarily on field observations, but also involve atmospheric modeling and collaborates intensively with modelers.

My most long-standing research interest is in atmospheric greenhouse gases and related tracers, and more specifically in using innovative tracers and measurement techniques to advance our understanding of the sources and the sinks of greenhouse gases and help mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve these goals, I focus primarily on field observations, but also involve atmospheric modeling and collaborates intensively with modelers.

Domenico Cimini is research manager at the National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Methodologies for the Environmental Monitoring (CNR-IMAA). He received the laurea (cum laude) and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of L'Aquila, Italy. Since 2002, he has been researcher at the Center of Excellence for Remote Sensing and Modeling of Severe Weather (CETEMPS, L'Aquila, Italy), Research assistant at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA), Adjunct Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA). He has more than twenty-year experience with ground- and satellite-based passive remote sensing, particularly microwave radiometry. He lead and participated to several international projects funded by EUMETSAT, the European Space Agency, and the U.S. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program. Dr. Cimini is life member of the European Geophysical Union (EGU). He was the recipient of the Fondazione Ugo Bordoni Award 2008 in memory of Prof. Giovanni D’Auria, and the 6th Hans Liebe Lectureship bestowed by the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the Union of Radio Scientists Internationale (URSI), 2019.

Domenico Cimini is research manager at the National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Methodologies for the Environmental Monitoring (CNR-IMAA). He received the laurea (cum laude) and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of L'Aquila, Italy. Since 2002, he has been researcher at the Center of Excellence for Remote Sensing and Modeling of Severe Weather (CETEMPS, L'Aquila, Italy), Research assistant at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA), Adjunct Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA). He has more than twenty-year experience with ground- and satellite-based passive remote sensing, particularly microwave radiometry. He lead and participated to several international projects funded by EUMETSAT, the European Space Agency, and the U.S. Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program. Dr. Cimini is life member of the European Geophysical Union (EGU). He was the recipient of the Fondazione Ugo Bordoni Award 2008 in memory of Prof. Giovanni D’Auria, and the 6th Hans Liebe Lectureship bestowed by the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the Union of Radio Scientists Internationale (URSI), 2019.

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I have been working on stratospheric chemistry and dynamics for about 18 years. I use chemical models and satellite dataset to quantify influence of various climate forcers (Volcanos/solar variability) processes on ozone changes. I also use machine learning to construct long-term gap free datasets.

I have been working on stratospheric chemistry and dynamics for about 18 years. I use chemical models and satellite dataset to quantify influence of various climate forcers (Volcanos/solar variability) processes on ozone changes. I also use machine learning to construct long-term gap free datasets.

Prof. Piero Di Carlo is associate professor with tenure of atmospheric sciences at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). He graduated (BS+MD) in Physics from University of L’Aquila (Italy) summa cum laude. His Ph.D. degree is in Physics with emphasis on atmospheric science from University of L’Aquila, with a year and half of study abroad at the Pennsylvania State University (USA). He held an appointment as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor at the University of L’Aquila. He developed a TD-LIF system for measurements of NO2 and organic nitrates, installed on-board the UK research aircraft BAe-146, and used in different field campaigns. He was visiting professor at Harvard University, USA (2016), University of York, UK (2014) and at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan (2010). In 2011 and 2017 he was the director of summer schools organized by a EU network of research aircrafts (EUFAR).

Prof. Piero Di Carlo is associate professor with tenure of atmospheric sciences at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). He graduated (BS+MD) in Physics from University of L’Aquila (Italy) summa cum laude. His Ph.D. degree is in Physics with emphasis on atmospheric science from University of L’Aquila, with a year and half of study abroad at the Pennsylvania State University (USA). He held an appointment as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor at the University of L’Aquila. He developed a TD-LIF system for measurements of NO2 and organic nitrates, installed on-board the UK research aircraft BAe-146, and used in different field campaigns. He was visiting professor at Harvard University, USA (2016), University of York, UK (2014) and at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan (2010). In 2011 and 2017 he was the director of summer schools organized by a EU network of research aircrafts (EUFAR).

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Prof. Dickerson's research focuses on the multidisciplinary areas of atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, specifically photochemistry and global biogeochemical cycles. His research group, composed of chemists and meteorologists, develops analytical instruments (for NO, NOx, NOy, NH3, CO, SO2, CO2, CH4 and aerosols), employs these instruments in the laboratory, field, and on ships and aircraft, and interprets the results in terms of photochemistry and atmospheric physics. They are studying the budget of tropospheric ozone both in the Baltimore-Washington area and on the large scale, the transport of trace gases in convective clouds, and the role of the atmosphere in the chemistry of the Chesapeake Bay. Observations are compared to calculations from computer models of clouds and chemistry. Prof. Dickerson is a member of NASA's OMI Science Team. He is also a member of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), which facilitates collaboration with NASA/GSCF and NOAA/ARL. Prof. Dickerson heads the Regional Atmospheric Measurement Modeling and Prediction Program, RAMMPP and is a member of the Maryland Climate Change Commission. Recently, the project Flux of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases in Maryland was initiated with support from NIST(FLAGG-MD). Before coming to Maryland, Prof. Dickerson worked at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Dickerson's research focuses on the multidisciplinary areas of atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, specifically photochemistry and global biogeochemical cycles. His research group, composed of chemists and meteorologists, develops analytical instruments (for NO, NOx, NOy, NH3, CO, SO2, CO2, CH4 and aerosols), employs these instruments in the laboratory, field, and on ships and aircraft, and interprets the results in terms of photochemistry and atmospheric physics. They are studying the budget of tropospheric ozone both in the Baltimore-Washington area and on the large scale, the transport of trace gases in convective clouds, and the role of the atmosphere in the chemistry of the Chesapeake Bay. Observations are compared to calculations from computer models of clouds and chemistry. Prof. Dickerson is a member of NASA's OMI Science Team. He is also a member of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), which facilitates collaboration with NASA/GSCF and NOAA/ARL. Prof. Dickerson heads the Regional Atmospheric Measurement Modeling and Prediction Program, RAMMPP and is a member of the Maryland Climate Change Commission. Recently, the project Flux of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases in Maryland was initiated with support from NIST(FLAGG-MD). Before coming to Maryland, Prof. Dickerson worked at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany.

Dr Oleg DUBOVIK specializes in development and applications of aerosol retrievals by inversions of ground-based, satellite and airborne measurements, as well as, by applying chemical transport inverse modeling to satellite observations. He focuses on development of methodological aspects of improving retrieval by applying elaborated statistical optimization approach and using combined observations. Dr. Dubovik has graduated from Belarus State University in 1985 and received his PhD. from Institute of Physics, Minsk, Belarus in 1992. Then, he worked in Japan for two years, participating in ADEOS/ILAS algorithm developments, and nine years in US, contributing to NASA activities first as a contractor then as a NASA employee. In US, he was involved in development of the core algorithm for AERONET aerosol retrieval. He had contributed in other diverse aerosol and climate related research activities, including retrieval aerosol from satellite activities, global aerosol modeling and the development of inverse modeling algorithm for deriving global aerosol sources from satellite observations.Since 2006, Dr. Dubovik works in the Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université Lille, France as CNRS “Research Director” contributing to diverse activities on aerosol retrieval from PARASOL, MERIS, 3MI, SENTINEL and other satellites, AERONET/PHOTONS radiometer and lidar ground-based observations.

Dr Oleg DUBOVIK specializes in development and applications of aerosol retrievals by inversions of ground-based, satellite and airborne measurements, as well as, by applying chemical transport inverse modeling to satellite observations. He focuses on development of methodological aspects of improving retrieval by applying elaborated statistical optimization approach and using combined observations. Dr. Dubovik has graduated from Belarus State University in 1985 and received his PhD. from Institute of Physics, Minsk, Belarus in 1992. Then, he worked in Japan for two years, participating in ADEOS/ILAS algorithm developments, and nine years in US, contributing to NASA activities first as a contractor then as a NASA employee. In US, he was involved in development of the core algorithm for AERONET aerosol retrieval. He had contributed in other diverse aerosol and climate related research activities, including retrieval aerosol from satellite activities, global aerosol modeling and the development of inverse modeling algorithm for deriving global aerosol sources from satellite observations.Since 2006, Dr. Dubovik works in the Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université Lille, France as CNRS “Research Director” contributing to diverse activities on aerosol retrieval from PARASOL, MERIS, 3MI, SENTINEL and other satellites, AERONET/PHOTONS radiometer and lidar ground-based observations.

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MSc in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1994. PhD on ground-based, airborne and satellite remote sensing of stratospheric trace gases from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 1999. Since 2006, head of the Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany. Main topic: greenhouse gas observations at the only equatorial station in the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). AMT associate editor since 2010.

MSc in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1994. PhD on ground-based, airborne and satellite remote sensing of stratospheric trace gases from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 1999. Since 2006, head of the Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany. Main topic: greenhouse gas observations at the only equatorial station in the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). AMT associate editor since 2010.

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Field measurements of free-radicals and intermediates in the atmosphere from surface- and aircraft-based platforms (OH, HO2, RO2, OH reactivity, IO, formaldehyde, glyoxal) using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy at low pressure (FAGE). Comparison with calculations by constrained box models using the detailed Master Chemical Mechanism. Laboratory and chamber studies of gas phase and heterogeneous processes occurring in the atmospheres of Earth and other planets and interstellar space.

Field measurements of free-radicals and intermediates in the atmosphere from surface- and aircraft-based platforms (OH, HO2, RO2, OH reactivity, IO, formaldehyde, glyoxal) using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy at low pressure (FAGE). Comparison with calculations by constrained box models using the detailed Master Chemical Mechanism. Laboratory and chamber studies of gas phase and heterogeneous processes occurring in the atmospheres of Earth and other planets and interstellar space.

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Christof Janssen graduated with a diploma degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1996. Working at the Max-Planck-Institut for nuclear physics (MPIK), he obtained its PhD degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1999. He then held a temporary position at MPIK in Heidelberg. In 2006, he became a full researcher at the French national research organisation CNRS when he joined the Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire pour l’Atmosphère et Astrophysique (LPMAA), which in 2014 integrated into Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères (LERMA). He animates the "Molecules in the Universe" research activity at LERMA and leads the SMILE (Molecular Spectroscopy and Laser Instrumentation for the Environment) research team, which uses and develops state of the art instrumentation for atmospheric and planetary research as well as for molecular spectroscopy. He is interested in atmospheric physics, chemical kinetics, isotope effects and the application of high-precision spectroscopy and measurements to these fields. He also is associate editor for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Christof Janssen graduated with a diploma degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1996. Working at the Max-Planck-Institut for nuclear physics (MPIK), he obtained its PhD degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1999. He then held a temporary position at MPIK in Heidelberg. In 2006, he became a full researcher at the French national research organisation CNRS when he joined the Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire pour l’Atmosphère et Astrophysique (LPMAA), which in 2014 integrated into Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères (LERMA). He animates the "Molecules in the Universe" research activity at LERMA and leads the SMILE (Molecular Spectroscopy and Laser Instrumentation for the Environment) research team, which uses and develops state of the art instrumentation for atmospheric and planetary research as well as for molecular spectroscopy. He is interested in atmospheric physics, chemical kinetics, isotope effects and the application of high-precision spectroscopy and measurements to these fields. He also is associate editor for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation in the Atmosphere and Cloud Microphysical Measurements Investigations to identify ice formation conditions such as relative humidity and temperature for the nucleation of the ice phase onto natural aerosol particles in addition to lab studies where I utilise proxies such a mineral dust and soot to represent natural and anthropogenic aerosol. Heterogeneous ice nucleation experiments are done for deposition nucleation, condensation and immersion freezing pathways using a combination of Continuous Flow Thermal Gradient Diffusion Chamber (CFDC) techniques and drop freezing assays. Influence of surface modification and chemical composition of aerosols on ice formation properties: A) Aerosol exposure to trace gases B) Aerosol processing with organic particulate and ozone (to represent oxidative processes) C) How surface functionalization (hydrophobic or hydrophilic) on synthetic silica particles influences heterogeneous ice nucleation of such particles. Effects of aerosol size and surface structure on ice formation conditions: Identifying the size and temperature at which certain ice formation mechanisms become active. Investigating the relevance of deposition mode and how surface structure (pores) may influence the formation of ice onto substrates. Using selectively functionalism pores and surfaces on synthetic silica particles to identify the roles of pores (if any) in the deposition nucleation or condensation freezing process Understanding the microstructure of mixed-phase clouds and the production if ice crystals in clouds. Understanding the role of secondary ice production processes with the goal of achieving closure between ice crystal number concentrations (ICNC) and ice nucleating particle (INP) concentrations with the goal of being able to predict the formation rate of IC from knowing INP concentrations for ice nucleation rates

Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation in the Atmosphere and Cloud Microphysical Measurements Investigations to identify ice formation conditions such as relative humidity and temperature for the nucleation of the ice phase onto natural aerosol particles in addition to lab studies where I utilise proxies such a mineral dust and soot to represent natural and anthropogenic aerosol. Heterogeneous ice nucleation experiments are done for deposition nucleation, condensation and immersion freezing pathways using a combination of Continuous Flow Thermal Gradient Diffusion Chamber (CFDC) techniques and drop freezing assays. Influence of surface modification and chemical composition of aerosols on ice formation properties: A) Aerosol exposure to trace gases B) Aerosol processing with organic particulate and ozone (to represent oxidative processes) C) How surface functionalization (hydrophobic or hydrophilic) on synthetic silica particles influences heterogeneous ice nucleation of such particles. Effects of aerosol size and surface structure on ice formation conditions: Identifying the size and temperature at which certain ice formation mechanisms become active. Investigating the relevance of deposition mode and how surface structure (pores) may influence the formation of ice onto substrates. Using selectively functionalism pores and surfaces on synthetic silica particles to identify the roles of pores (if any) in the deposition nucleation or condensation freezing process Understanding the microstructure of mixed-phase clouds and the production if ice crystals in clouds. Understanding the role of secondary ice production processes with the goal of achieving closure between ice crystal number concentrations (ICNC) and ice nucleating particle (INP) concentrations with the goal of being able to predict the formation rate of IC from knowing INP concentrations for ice nucleation rates

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Alexander A. Kokhanovsky graduated from the Physical Department of the Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus, in 1983. He has received Ph. D. degree in optical sciences from the B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, in 1991. The PhD work was devoted to modeling light scattering properties of aerosol media and foams. His habilitation work (Main Geobphysical Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia 2011) was aimed at cloud and snow remote sensing from space. Alexander Kokhanovsky was a member of the atmospheric optics group at the Laboratory of Light Scattering Media Optics Lab at Institute of Physics in Minsk, Belarus (1983-2004) and the SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT algorithm development team (Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2001-2013). He has designed aerosol and cloud remote sensing algorithms for the imaging polarimeter (3MI) to be launched in 2021 on board EUMETSAT Polar System-Second Generation (EPS-SG) working at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany ( 2014-2017). Currently, his research interests are directed towards modeling light propagation and scattering in terrestrial atmosphere and surface including ice and snow. He is employed by VITROCISET Belgium SPRL / A Leonardo Company( Darmstadt, Germany) from 2013. Dr. Kokhanovsky is the author of books Light Scattering Media Optics: Problems and Solutions (Chichester: Springer-Praxis, 1999, 2001, 2004), Polarization Optics of Random Media (Berlin: Springer-Praxis, 2003), Cloud Optics (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006), and Aerosol Optics (Berlin: Springer-Praxis, 2008). He published more than 300 papers( https://sites.google.com/site/kokhanovsky2016/consultancy) in the field of environmental optics, radiative transfer, remote sensing, and light scattering.

Alexander A. Kokhanovsky graduated from the Physical Department of the Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus, in 1983. He has received Ph. D. degree in optical sciences from the B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, in 1991. The PhD work was devoted to modeling light scattering properties of aerosol media and foams. His habilitation work (Main Geobphysical Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia 2011) was aimed at cloud and snow remote sensing from space. Alexander Kokhanovsky was a member of the atmospheric optics group at the Laboratory of Light Scattering Media Optics Lab at Institute of Physics in Minsk, Belarus (1983-2004) and the SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT algorithm development team (Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2001-2013). He has designed aerosol and cloud remote sensing algorithms for the imaging polarimeter (3MI) to be launched in 2021 on board EUMETSAT Polar System-Second Generation (EPS-SG) working at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany ( 2014-2017). Currently, his research interests are directed towards modeling light propagation and scattering in terrestrial atmosphere and surface including ice and snow. He is employed by VITROCISET Belgium SPRL / A Leonardo Company( Darmstadt, Germany) from 2013. Dr. Kokhanovsky is the author of books Light Scattering Media Optics: Problems and Solutions (Chichester: Springer-Praxis, 1999, 2001, 2004), Polarization Optics of Random Media (Berlin: Springer-Praxis, 2003), Cloud Optics (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006), and Aerosol Optics (Berlin: Springer-Praxis, 2008). He published more than 300 papers( https://sites.google.com/site/kokhanovsky2016/consultancy) in the field of environmental optics, radiative transfer, remote sensing, and light scattering.

Dr. Natalya Kramarova is a research scientist at the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Lab (code 614) in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Dr. Kramarova’s primary field of research is related to remote sensing of atmospheric gases. Dr. Kramarova received her MS degree in physics (2000) and later a Ph.D. Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2007) from Moscow State University, Russia. She worked on developing a radiative transfer algorithm and studying long-term ozone variability. In 2010-2017 Dr. Kramarova worked for Science Systems and Applications Inc. at NASA GSFC, characterizing ozone profile retrievals from NASA’s UV sensors (SBUV, OMPS). In January 2018 she joined NASA GSFC (code 614). Dr. Kramarova is a member of the OMPS (Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite), EPIC and SAGE III Science Teams. Research interests include remote sensing of atmospheric gases with the UV/VIS sensors (SBUV, OMPS, EPIC, SAGE III); analysis and validation of satellite retrievals; improvement and adjustment of retrieval algorithms; estimation and analysis of observational errors due to uncertainties in the observing systems and retrieval algorithms; studying long-term ozone variability and trends.

Dr. Natalya Kramarova is a research scientist at the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Lab (code 614) in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Dr. Kramarova’s primary field of research is related to remote sensing of atmospheric gases. Dr. Kramarova received her MS degree in physics (2000) and later a Ph.D. Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2007) from Moscow State University, Russia. She worked on developing a radiative transfer algorithm and studying long-term ozone variability. In 2010-2017 Dr. Kramarova worked for Science Systems and Applications Inc. at NASA GSFC, characterizing ozone profile retrievals from NASA’s UV sensors (SBUV, OMPS). In January 2018 she joined NASA GSFC (code 614). Dr. Kramarova is a member of the OMPS (Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite), EPIC and SAGE III Science Teams. Research interests include remote sensing of atmospheric gases with the UV/VIS sensors (SBUV, OMPS, EPIC, SAGE III); analysis and validation of satellite retrievals; improvement and adjustment of retrieval algorithms; estimation and analysis of observational errors due to uncertainties in the observing systems and retrieval algorithms; studying long-term ozone variability and trends.

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I received my PhD in physics from the University of Heidelberg (at the Institute for Environmental Physics) in 1996. I spend a year in Japan as postdoc working on the ILAS project. I then worked as scientist for 15 years (1998 - 2012) at the NIWA research facility at Lauder, New Zealand. Since 2013, I am running and working for a small research company (BK Scientific GmbH) based in Mainz, Germany, currently working in collaboration with many other institutes on several European projects. My expertise is in ozone and climate change research. I have predominently worked with ground-based remote sensing measurement methods such as MAX-DOAS and I am one of the two UV-visible spectroscopy co-chairs on the NDACC (Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change) Steering Committee.

I received my PhD in physics from the University of Heidelberg (at the Institute for Environmental Physics) in 1996. I spend a year in Japan as postdoc working on the ILAS project. I then worked as scientist for 15 years (1998 - 2012) at the NIWA research facility at Lauder, New Zealand. Since 2013, I am running and working for a small research company (BK Scientific GmbH) based in Mainz, Germany, currently working in collaboration with many other institutes on several European projects. My expertise is in ozone and climate change research. I have predominently worked with ground-based remote sensing measurement methods such as MAX-DOAS and I am one of the two UV-visible spectroscopy co-chairs on the NDACC (Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change) Steering Committee.

Paolo Laj is a senior physicist with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. He currently works at Institute for Environmental Geophysics, a joint research unit of University Grenoble-Alpes, IRD and CNRS in Grenoble. His research deals with variability of atmospheric composition and its impact on climate. with more than 130 publications, in the field of atmospheric aerosols processes and variability, clouds physics and chemistry, precipitation chemistry, glaciochemistry (H factor of 48). As a former director of Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, he is also aware of challenges and research needs in the field of glaciology. He has been involved in many EU programs since FP4. He is currently scientific co-coordinator the ENVRIplus cluster (H2020, 2015-2019) and IA-ACTRIS-2 (H2020-2015-2019) and has been coordinating / Participating to a number of INFRA projects. He holds different responsibilities in international instances: member of the Scientific Committee of the initiative called “Sixth Global Environment Outlook“, chairman of the SAG commission Global Atmosphere Watch OMM from 2015. He is also chief editor of "Atmospheric Measurement Technique. Finally he served as a scientific expert for research evaluation in several European countries (France, Italy, UK, USA,..).

Paolo Laj is a senior physicist with a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. He currently works at Institute for Environmental Geophysics, a joint research unit of University Grenoble-Alpes, IRD and CNRS in Grenoble. His research deals with variability of atmospheric composition and its impact on climate. with more than 130 publications, in the field of atmospheric aerosols processes and variability, clouds physics and chemistry, precipitation chemistry, glaciochemistry (H factor of 48). As a former director of Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, he is also aware of challenges and research needs in the field of glaciology. He has been involved in many EU programs since FP4. He is currently scientific co-coordinator the ENVRIplus cluster (H2020, 2015-2019) and IA-ACTRIS-2 (H2020-2015-2019) and has been coordinating / Participating to a number of INFRA projects. He holds different responsibilities in international instances: member of the Scientific Committee of the initiative called “Sixth Global Environment Outlook“, chairman of the SAG commission Global Atmosphere Watch OMM from 2015. He is also chief editor of "Atmospheric Measurement Technique. Finally he served as a scientific expert for research evaluation in several European countries (France, Italy, UK, USA,..).

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Investigate the tropospheric chemistry: 1) mechanisms that sustain the atmospheric oxidation in Chinese mega-cities, rural areas and remote sites; 2) photochemical ozone productions; 1. Building up instruments for measurements of atmospheric radicals (OH, NO3) based on absorption or fluorescence spectroscopy techniques, perform field measurements; 2. Kinetic studies to explore new chemical reactions; 3. Box model analysis with state art of chemical mechanisms.

Investigate the tropospheric chemistry: 1) mechanisms that sustain the atmospheric oxidation in Chinese mega-cities, rural areas and remote sites; 2) photochemical ozone productions; 1. Building up instruments for measurements of atmospheric radicals (OH, NO3) based on absorption or fluorescence spectroscopy techniques, perform field measurements; 2. Kinetic studies to explore new chemical reactions; 3. Box model analysis with state art of chemical mechanisms.

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Dr. S. Joseph Munchak is a Research Meteorologist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Munchak completed a B. S. and M. S. in Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University in 2006 and Ph. D. in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University in 2010. He was a Research Associate and Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center from 2010 until 2015, when we took his current position at NASA GSFC. Dr. Munchak's main research interests are in the integration of passive and active microwave measurements to improve retrievals of clouds and precipitation. This work has many avenues which Dr. Munchak has engaged in current and past research investigations, including development of three-dimensional inversion methods, optimal parameterizations of rain and snow particle size distributions, development of clear-air retrievals for precipitation detection, and surface characterization for active and passive sensors. Dr. Munchak is currently a PI on the NASA Precipitation Measurement Missions Science Team and serves as an Associate Editor for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Dr. S. Joseph Munchak is a Research Meteorologist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Munchak completed a B. S. and M. S. in Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University in 2006 and Ph. D. in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University in 2010. He was a Research Associate and Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center from 2010 until 2015, when we took his current position at NASA GSFC. Dr. Munchak's main research interests are in the integration of passive and active microwave measurements to improve retrievals of clouds and precipitation. This work has many avenues which Dr. Munchak has engaged in current and past research investigations, including development of three-dimensional inversion methods, optimal parameterizations of rain and snow particle size distributions, development of clear-air retrievals for precipitation detection, and surface characterization for active and passive sensors. Dr. Munchak is currently a PI on the NASA Precipitation Measurement Missions Science Team and serves as an Associate Editor for Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

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I am an atmospheric scientist specialized in satellite remote sensing. I apply satellite data to address real-world problems. Currently, I work on reactive nitrogen compounds (mainly NH3), and on the combined effects of the warming climate and eutrophication on water quality.

I am an atmospheric scientist specialized in satellite remote sensing. I apply satellite data to address real-world problems. Currently, I work on reactive nitrogen compounds (mainly NH3), and on the combined effects of the warming climate and eutrophication on water quality.

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My main research has been in the chemistry and microphysics of aerosols. I am leading a DFID/FCDO funded project looking at air pollution in East Africa and India. Other interests: bioaerosols, visibility, climate change, human health, vehicle emissions, low cost sensors

My main research has been in the chemistry and microphysics of aerosols. I am leading a DFID/FCDO funded project looking at air pollution in East Africa and India. Other interests: bioaerosols, visibility, climate change, human health, vehicle emissions, low cost sensors

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Our research group studies arctic atmospheric chemistry with the goal of better understanding of how the unique conditions of the arctic region affects the transformation of pollutants. Our methods use spectroscopy to probe chemical composition of air, liquids, and solids.

Our research group studies arctic atmospheric chemistry with the goal of better understanding of how the unique conditions of the arctic region affects the transformation of pollutants. Our methods use spectroscopy to probe chemical composition of air, liquids, and solids.

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Promotion in 1989 on radiation in planetary atmospheres. Worked as research fellow in ESA on the atmosphere of Titan for the Cassini-Huygens mission. Since 1991 research scientist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). Research fields: Spectral radiative transfer in the Earth's atmosphere, including polarization, in the solar spectral range. Worked on retrievals of atmospheric trace gases, clouds and aerosols from European satellite spectrometers: GOME on ERS-2, SCIAMACHY on Envisat, OMI on Aura, GOME-2 on Metop, and Tropomi on Sentinel-5P. Member of international science teams, boards, committees. Team leader at KNMI.

Promotion in 1989 on radiation in planetary atmospheres. Worked as research fellow in ESA on the atmosphere of Titan for the Cassini-Huygens mission. Since 1991 research scientist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). Research fields: Spectral radiative transfer in the Earth's atmosphere, including polarization, in the solar spectral range. Worked on retrievals of atmospheric trace gases, clouds and aerosols from European satellite spectrometers: GOME on ERS-2, SCIAMACHY on Envisat, OMI on Aura, GOME-2 on Metop, and Tropomi on Sentinel-5P. Member of international science teams, boards, committees. Team leader at KNMI.

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My expertise covers remote sensing of atmospheric constituents; I mainly work with satellite data to understand chemical and dynamical processes in the middle atmosphere (upper troposphere to mesopause). I have, together with my team, developed and operated the MIPAS research Level-2 data processor run at KIT/IMK together with IAA/CSIC Granada. Currently the focus of my interest is the Brewer-Dobson circulation, and related topics like water vapour, ozone and greenhouse gases in the UTLS and stratosphere.

My expertise covers remote sensing of atmospheric constituents; I mainly work with satellite data to understand chemical and dynamical processes in the middle atmosphere (upper troposphere to mesopause). I have, together with my team, developed and operated the MIPAS research Level-2 data processor run at KIT/IMK together with IAA/CSIC Granada. Currently the focus of my interest is the Brewer-Dobson circulation, and related topics like water vapour, ozone and greenhouse gases in the UTLS and stratosphere.

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Studies of Physics at the Technical University of Munich, finished 1994 with a summa cum laude PhD in physical chemistry – molecular spectroscopy. In 1995-1996 postdoc in atmospheric sciences. DLR Science Award in 2000. Since 2000 Leader of Research Group "Atmospheric Variability and Trends" at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Deputy Head of Department "Regional Climate Systems" and University lecturer ("Privatdozent") at the University of Augsburg (Germany) with a Venia Legendi for "Climate and Environmental Sciences".

Studies of Physics at the Technical University of Munich, finished 1994 with a summa cum laude PhD in physical chemistry – molecular spectroscopy. In 1995-1996 postdoc in atmospheric sciences. DLR Science Award in 2000. Since 2000 Leader of Research Group "Atmospheric Variability and Trends" at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Deputy Head of Department "Regional Climate Systems" and University lecturer ("Privatdozent") at the University of Augsburg (Germany) with a Venia Legendi for "Climate and Environmental Sciences".

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My work has focused on atmospheric composition measurements related to regional air pollution, organic aerosol formation and growth, and climate forcing and change.

My work has focused on atmospheric composition measurements related to regional air pollution, organic aerosol formation and growth, and climate forcing and change.

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In general terms, my research interest could best be described as data quality assessment, uncertainty estimation and data homogenization with the purpose to study the variation in data series due to climate change processes. I am in particular interested in the variation of water vapour and ozone, both the total column values as the vertical profiles. I developed, applied and compared different correction strategies for vertical profiles of humidity and ozone and I undertook a multi-site intercomparison of total column water vapour measurements at almost 30 sites worldwide by 5 different techniques. Currently, I devote most of my time advertising the use of GPS total column water vapour measurement for climate applications and the controlling the quality assessment of the worldwide network of ozonesonde measurements.

In general terms, my research interest could best be described as data quality assessment, uncertainty estimation and data homogenization with the purpose to study the variation in data series due to climate change processes. I am in particular interested in the variation of water vapour and ozone, both the total column values as the vertical profiles. I developed, applied and compared different correction strategies for vertical profiles of humidity and ozone and I undertook a multi-site intercomparison of total column water vapour measurements at almost 30 sites worldwide by 5 different techniques. Currently, I devote most of my time advertising the use of GPS total column water vapour measurement for climate applications and the controlling the quality assessment of the worldwide network of ozonesonde measurements.

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Dr. M. Van Roozendael is Head of Division at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB). For more than 25 years, he has developed research in relation to the ground-based and space-based UV-visible remote-sensing of the atmospheric composition. In particular he has contributed to algorithm developments for the successive GOME(-2), SCIAMACHY and OMI 2 sensors as well as for the Copernicus atmospheric Sentinels (4, 5 and 5-P). Since 2004 he has also been co-chair of the UV-Visible working group of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC).

Dr. M. Van Roozendael is Head of Division at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB). For more than 25 years, he has developed research in relation to the ground-based and space-based UV-visible remote-sensing of the atmospheric composition. In particular he has contributed to algorithm developments for the successive GOME(-2), SCIAMACHY and OMI 2 sensors as well as for the Copernicus atmospheric Sentinels (4, 5 and 5-P). Since 2004 he has also been co-chair of the UV-Visible working group of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC).

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I have studied environmental chemistry and then did a PhD in ocean biogeochemistry with a focus on carbonyl sulfide. As a postdoc, I studied halogen oxides and ozone depletion in the stratosphere, and later coordinated a large EU-FP7 collaborative project on this topic. Recently, I have been working on the development and operation of OA-ICOS analyzers, atmospheric carbonyl sulfide, stratospheric aerosol and the role of the Asian monsoon for troposphere-stratosphere transport.

I have studied environmental chemistry and then did a PhD in ocean biogeochemistry with a focus on carbonyl sulfide. As a postdoc, I studied halogen oxides and ozone depletion in the stratosphere, and later coordinated a large EU-FP7 collaborative project on this topic. Recently, I have been working on the development and operation of OA-ICOS analyzers, atmospheric carbonyl sulfide, stratospheric aerosol and the role of the Asian monsoon for troposphere-stratosphere transport.

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Ulla Wandinger is deputy head of the Department of Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Processes of the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) in Leipzig, Germany. She has gained >30 years of experience in aerosol and cloud remote sensing and published >90 articles (h-index 50). Major topics of her work are the development multi-wavelength, Raman, polarization, and Doppler lidar instruments and the investigation of tropospheric and stratospheric aerosols, clouds, water vapor, wind, and temperature. She participated in several international field experiments and was involved in establishing the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). For the European Space Agency, she performed studies on space-borne lidar instruments and worked on the coupling of spaceborne and ground-based measurements, the development of satellite retrieval algorithms, and the validation of space-borne observations. Over the last decade, she has been strongly involved in the construction of the European Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Ulla Wandinger is coordinator of the German ACTRIS consortium and member of the ESA-JAXA EarthCARE Joint Mission Advisory Group, the ACTRIS Executive Board and the EARLINET Council.

Ulla Wandinger is deputy head of the Department of Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Processes of the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) in Leipzig, Germany. She has gained >30 years of experience in aerosol and cloud remote sensing and published >90 articles (h-index 50). Major topics of her work are the development multi-wavelength, Raman, polarization, and Doppler lidar instruments and the investigation of tropospheric and stratospheric aerosols, clouds, water vapor, wind, and temperature. She participated in several international field experiments and was involved in establishing the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). For the European Space Agency, she performed studies on space-borne lidar instruments and worked on the coupling of spaceborne and ground-based measurements, the development of satellite retrieval algorithms, and the validation of space-borne observations. Over the last decade, she has been strongly involved in the construction of the European Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). Ulla Wandinger is coordinator of the German ACTRIS consortium and member of the ESA-JAXA EarthCARE Joint Mission Advisory Group, the ACTRIS Executive Board and the EARLINET Council.

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Alfred Wiedensohler studied electrical engineering at the University Duisburg, Germany, and received his Diploma July 1983. From October 1983 until April 1989, he has employed as PhD student in the research group Process and Aerosol Measurement Technology at the University Duisburg and received his PhD in electrical engineering June 1989. May 1989, he joined the Department of Nuclear Physics at the Lund University, Sweden as research scientist and later as Assistant Professor. Since January 1994, he works as senior scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Germany and led the “Department of Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics” until end of 2000 In January 1996, he received the associate professorship and since May 2005, he is Professor at Institute for Meteorology, Faculty of Physics and Geo-Science, University of Leipzig. In December 2004, he received for three years the award of a Guest Professor at the College of Environmental Science and Technology of the Peking University, Beijing, China. Since October 2018, he is adjunct professor at the Fudan University Shanghai, China. He is head of the World Calibration Centre for Aerosol Physical (WCCAP) of the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) in the frame of the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) and the European Center for Aerosol Calibration (ECAC) in the frame of the European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS.

Alfred Wiedensohler studied electrical engineering at the University Duisburg, Germany, and received his Diploma July 1983. From October 1983 until April 1989, he has employed as PhD student in the research group Process and Aerosol Measurement Technology at the University Duisburg and received his PhD in electrical engineering June 1989. May 1989, he joined the Department of Nuclear Physics at the Lund University, Sweden as research scientist and later as Assistant Professor. Since January 1994, he works as senior scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig Germany and led the “Department of Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics” until end of 2000 In January 1996, he received the associate professorship and since May 2005, he is Professor at Institute for Meteorology, Faculty of Physics and Geo-Science, University of Leipzig. In December 2004, he received for three years the award of a Guest Professor at the College of Environmental Science and Technology of the Peking University, Beijing, China. Since October 2018, he is adjunct professor at the Fudan University Shanghai, China. He is head of the World Calibration Centre for Aerosol Physical (WCCAP) of the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) in the frame of the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) and the European Center for Aerosol Calibration (ECAC) in the frame of the European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS.

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I earned my B.A. in Physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder and my PhD in Elementary Particle Physics from Cornell University. I worked several years at JPL/CalTech in Pasadena, CA before moving to Boulder, Colorado to work at NCAR in the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory. I have over 27 years experience in the field of satellite and airborne remote sensing including satellite instrument calibration, retrieval algorithm development, data validation and analysis. My focus has been understanding air pollution and climate forcing, especially for atmospheric carbon monoxide and ozone. I am the U.S. principal investigator for the NASA/Terra/MOPITT instrument.

I earned my B.A. in Physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder and my PhD in Elementary Particle Physics from Cornell University. I worked several years at JPL/CalTech in Pasadena, CA before moving to Boulder, Colorado to work at NCAR in the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory. I have over 27 years experience in the field of satellite and airborne remote sensing including satellite instrument calibration, retrieval algorithm development, data validation and analysis. My focus has been understanding air pollution and climate forcing, especially for atmospheric carbon monoxide and ozone. I am the U.S. principal investigator for the NASA/Terra/MOPITT instrument.

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Interests focus on optical/spectroscopic methods and techniques (e.g. active DOAS, MAX-DOAS, IBBCEAS CRDs and LIF etc.) for trace gases monitoring in the atmosphere. She is active in the field of DOAS, technique remote sensing of trace gases from ground-based and airborne platforms, observation of regional air pollutants distribution and transport as well as observation of key species as HONO, NO3 in atmosphere by Cavity-Based Techniques.

Interests focus on optical/spectroscopic methods and techniques (e.g. active DOAS, MAX-DOAS, IBBCEAS CRDs and LIF etc.) for trace gases monitoring in the atmosphere. She is active in the field of DOAS, technique remote sensing of trace gases from ground-based and airborne platforms, observation of regional air pollutants distribution and transport as well as observation of key species as HONO, NO3 in atmosphere by Cavity-Based Techniques.

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His research interests include subdaily observation data homogenization; extreme event attribution (air temperature, rainfall, and wind speed); regional climate variability and change; ocean-land-atmos interaction; urbanization; and wind climate and wind energy, through using ground-based observations, satellite retrievals, reanalysis products and climate modelling.

His research interests include subdaily observation data homogenization; extreme event attribution (air temperature, rainfall, and wind speed); regional climate variability and change; ocean-land-atmos interaction; urbanization; and wind climate and wind energy, through using ground-based observations, satellite retrievals, reanalysis products and climate modelling.