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CLOUD-MObility, Training and InnOvation Network

Project: Research funding

Project Details

Abstract

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.
AcronymCLOUD-MOTION
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/09/17 → 31/12/21

Collaborative partners

  • University of Vienna
  • Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (lead)
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
  • Paul Scherrer Institute
  • University of Leeds
  • Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung
  • IONICON Analytik GmbH
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
  • Tofwerk AG
  • University of Helsinki

Files and links

  • Anthropogenic organic aerosol in Europe produced mainly through second-generation oxidation

    Xiao, M., Wang, M., Mentler, B., Garmash, O., Lamkaddam, H., Molteni, U., Simon, M., Ahonen, L., Amorim, A., Baccarini, A., Bauer, P. S., Chen, D., Chiu, R., Dada, L., Duplissy, J., Finkenzeller, H., Fischer, L., He, X. C., Heinritzi, M. & Hofbauer, V. & 38 others, Kim, C., Kürten, A., Kvashnin, A., Lehtipalo, K., Liu, Y., Mai, H., Makhmutov, V., Mathot, S., Mauldin, R., Onnela, A., Petäjä, T., Quéléver, L. L. J., Rissanen, M., Schuchmann, S., Sipilä, M., Stolzenburg, D., Stozhkov, Y., Tauber, C., Tomé, A., Wagner, R., Yan, C., Yang, B., Ye, P., Zha, Q., Curtius, J., Hansel, A., Kirkby, J., Kulmala, M., Volkamer, R., Winkler, P. M., Worsnop, D. R., Nie, W., Donahue, N. M., Hoyle, C. R. (Corresponding author), Jiang, J. (Corresponding author), Baltensperger, U., Dommen, J. & El Haddad, I. (Corresponding author), Mar 2025, In: Nature Geoscience. 18, 3, p. 239-245 7 p.

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  • Ammonium CI-Orbitrap: A tool for characterizing the reactivity of oxygenated organic molecules

    Li, D., Wang, D., Caudillo, L., Scholz, W., Wang, M., Tomaz, S., Marie, G., Surdu, M., Eccli, E., Gong, X., Gonzalez-Carracedo, L., Granzin, M., Pfeifer, J., Rörup, B., Schulze, B., Rantala, P., Perrier, S., Hansel, A., Curtius, J. & Kirkby, J. & 4 others, Donahue, N. M., George, C., El-Haddad, I. & Riva, M. (Corresponding author), Sept 2024, In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 17, 17, p. 5413-5428 16 p.

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  • An intercomparison study of four different techniques for measuring the chemical composition of nanoparticles

    EGU Nano, Caudillo, L. (Corresponding author), Surdu, M., Lopez, B., Wang, M., Thoma, M., Bräkling, S., Buchholz, A., Simon, M., Wagner, A. C., Müller, T., Granzin, M., Heinritzi, M., Amorim, A., Bell, D. M., Brasseur, Z., Dada, L., Duplissy, J., Finkenzeller, H. & He, X. C. & 38 others, Lamkaddam, H., Mahfouz, N. G. A., Makhmutov, V., Manninen, H. E., Marie, G., Marten, R., Mauldin, R. L., Mentler, B., Onnela, A., Petäjä, T., Pfeifer, J., Philippov, M., Piedehierro, A. A., Rörup, B., Scholz, W., Shen, J., Stolzenburg, D., Tauber, C., Tian, P., Tomé, A., Umo, N. S., Wang, D. S., Wang, Y., Weber, S. K., Welti, A., Zauner-Wieczorek, M., Baltensperger, U., Flagan, R. C., Hansel, A., Kirkby, J., Kulmala, M., Lehtipalo, K., Worsnop, D. R., El Haddad, I., Donahue, N. M., Vogel, A. L., Kürten, A. & Curtius, J. (Corresponding author), 15 Jun 2023, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 23, 11, p. 6613-6631 19 p.

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