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Summer School on Formation and Growth of Atmospheric Aerosols

Category summer school Author CCC Date 14 Apr 2026 Read time 3:00
Dear ACTRIS Aerosol In Situ Community,

For your information and consideration, the upcoming Summer School on Formation and Growth of Atmospheric Aerosols, which will be held in Hyytiälä, Finland, from 17–27 August 2026.
The summer school will bring together students and early-career researchers from across the field, offering lectures, hands-on activities, and opportunities to exchange ideas with leading experts. In addition to being scientifically stimulating, it will provide a great chance to build connections within the atmospheric science community.

Sincerely, Silja Häme

2nd OGTAC-CC community meeting (online) April 28, 1-4pm

Category Meeting Author OGTAC-CC Date 14 Apr 2026 Read time 1:15
Dear all,
We´re pleased to invite you to the 2nd OGTAC-CC community meeting that will be held online on April 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. CEST.
This is the second virtual community meeting within the framework of ACTRIS for all interested in QA/QC of particulate organic tracers (OTs). We invite you to a lively workshop where OGTAC-CC is presenting its current implementation status, latest news and future activities of the calibration centre.
On the one hand, this invitation is addressed to those NFs that officially indicated their interest in OT measurements from filters. On the other hand, we would like to invite in particular potential future NFs to inform about the current status and next steps connected to OGTAC-CC. NFs that indicated for example offline OC/EC measurements from filters are highly welcome to join this community meeting and to discuss potential interests, opportunities of OT measurements and applications.
We would be very glad for everybody to participate who could imagine that the activities of OGTAC-CC might be of any assistance for future ACTRIS work.
If you are planning to participate, please send a brief notice to: mothes[at]tropos.de

Please find attached the agenda of the meeting including the online zoom link.

We´re looking forward to get in touch with you.

Please feel also free to distribute this invitation to everybody interested.

All the best,
Falk and Hartmut

MPSS evaluation software with R

Category Information Author WCCAP Date 09 Mar 2026 Read time 1:00
Dear community,

you can find the actual version of the "MPSS evaluation software with R" as a download under "Measurement Guidelines" -> "Particle number size distribution - mobility diameter 10-800 nm". Please use only the approved version by WCCAP to avoid any problems or mistakes during the evaluation process.

First information about the software were given during the last community meeting on February 12th, 2026. Please have a look at the presentation in the section "Meetings & Minutes".

your WCCAP team

Aerosol In-Situ Community Meeting

Category Meeting Author CAIS-ECAC Date 08 Mar 2026 Read time -
Event:
Invitation to Aerosol In-Situ Community Meeting WCCAP
Topic:
09:00-09:05 Welcome & Introduction
09:05-09:35 Harmonized procedure for data correction from nephelometers and filter based absorption photometers
09:35-10:05 Quality control for nephelometers – real user example
10:05-10:10 Announcement of the upcoming OGTAC-CC community meeting in April and the next hands-on training workshop in May 2026
10:10-11:00 Questions and Discussion
Date:
12 March 2026
Time:
9 - 11 a.m. CET
Info:
link is provided in the community
Location:
online meeting
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In the frame of the European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS-ERIC, the CAIS-ECAC is one of the Central Facilities for the ACTRIS National Facilities and external users worldwide. CAIS-ECAC’s mission is to offer operational support for quality assured and controlled physical and chemical aerosol in situ measurements & sampling, to conduct traceable instrument calibration, and to perform laboratory analysis of aerosol samples.
CAIS-ECAC

director: Alfred Wiedensohler
office: Stephanie Schüttauf

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e-mail: wccap[@]tropos.de
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