Results
Research projects
The team of the SIRTA observatory is working on the topic of urban atmosphere dynamics in the context of several cross-cutting projects within the PANAME initiative. Martial Haeffelin (IPSL) is the leading coordinator of the PANAME initiative. Simone Kotthaus is leading the urban atmosphere dynamics research at SIRTA. PhD project of Jonnathan Cespedes (LMD/IPSL, IPP graduate […]
Observations
In the framework of the PANAME initiative, a dense atmospheric boundary layer measurement network is being established in the Paris region, combining different types of ground-based remote sensing instrumentation, including automatic lidars and ceilometers (ALC), Doppler wind lidars and microwave radiometers at multiple sites along the rural-urban transect. Three supersites, namely the SIRTA observatory (SW […]
Scientific Objectives
Air quality and local climates in cities are strongly influenced by the urban environment both directly through alterations in surface roughness and the surface energy balance and also indirectly via atmospheric boundary layer dynamics as these affect the transport of air pollutants, heat, and moisture. Areas of reduced roughness (e.g. river) may act as ventilation […]