Air quality research

27 August 200727 August 2007

Dynamicum 2005Joint building of Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)Joint building of Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

and Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)

• Previously, 450 persons working in the Helsinki area at FMI werein the Helsinki area at FMI were located at five addresses; currently all of them work at Dynamicum

• Regionally at FMI, there is environmental research at Kuopio, p ,and satellite application facility at Sodankylä

There are almost 1000 scientists working at the Kumpula campus on

The Kumpula campusThere are almost 1000 scientists working at the Kumpula campus on

atmospheric, space and geophysical researchThe campus houses the Departments of the Faculty of Science of the

U i it f H l i ki ll FMI d FIMR (Ph i Ch i tUniversity of Helsinki, as well as FMI and FIMR (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science, Geology and Geography)

The campus offers facilities for 6,000 students and 1,000 teachers.

New opportunities for FMINew opportunities for FMI

Collaboration with the University of Helsinki: e g jointCollaboration with the University of Helsinki: e.g., joint professorships, Centres of Excellence, projects

Collaboration with companies e g VaisalaCollaboration with companies, e.g., Vaisala

Enhanced internal collaboration

DIRECTOR GENERAL

Mr. Pekka Plathan Director General´s OfficeDirector General s OfficeProf. Mikko Alestalo

Weather Warning Service Mrs. Marianne Sågbom

Aviation and Military Weather ServiceMr. Heikki Juntti

Weather Service Dr. Martti Heikinheimo

Services DevelopmentMr. Mikko Stralendoff

Climate and Global ChangeProf. Heikki Järvinen

Meteorological ResearchDr. Juhani Damski

Research and Development Prof. Yrjö Viisanen

Air Quality Prof. Jaakko Kukkonen

Earth Observation Prof. Jarkko Koskinen

Space Research Prof Hannu KoskinenProf. Hannu Koskinen

Arctic Research CentreProf. Esko Kyrö

Kuopio Research Unit Prof. Kari Lehtinen

Customer Services Mr. Vesa Kurki

Observation Services Mr. Keijo Leminen

Technical Services Mrs. Kristiina Soini

ICT Services Dr. Johan Silen

Information System ServicesMrs. Anu Lähdensuu

Administration Mr. Marko Viljanen

Research and Development at the Finnish Meteorological Instituteat the Finnish Meteorological Institute

• Climate and global change (40 scientists)g g ( )• Meteorological research (40)• Air quality (60)q y ( )• Earth observation (40)• Space research (40)Space research (40)• Arctic research centre (15)• Kuopio research unit (12)Kuopio research unit (12)

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The vision of Air Quality Research Programme (AQP)C ff fCutting-edge expertise on air quality, and regarding the effects of air pollution on the health of population, climate change and the environment.

Main tasksMain tasksair chemistry and physics, on various scales

the development of measurement and analysis techniques, and

atmospheric models

the surveillance of air quality

expertise required by the national and international authorities

The AQP conducts internationally competitive level research especially in:

(i) the development and application of urban, regional and continental

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scale atmospheric dispersion models, especially for evaluating the concentrations of primary and secondary particulate matter,

(ii) th i t d ti d d l t f t h i f i th(ii) the introduction and development of techniques for measuring thechemical composition and optical properties of aerosols, in particular regarding carbonaceous compounds, p g g p ,

(iii) biogenic emissions and concentrations of volatile organic compounds both in background and urban areas, and

(iv) the application of satellite observations in air quality research.

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“European Centre of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences”

1. Centre of Excellence of the Academy of Finland “Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change”, in collaboration with University of Helsinki and University of Kuopio.

2. Nordic Centre for Studies of Ecosystem Carbon Exchange and its Interactions with the Climate System (NECC) in collaboration withInteractions with the Climate System (NECC), in collaboration with Nordic groups.

3. Research Unit on Biosphere-Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions(NCoE), in collaboration with Nordic groups.

4. European Network of Excellence “Atmospheric Composition Change” (ACCENT), in collaboration with several European groups.(ACCENT), in collaboration with several European groups.

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