Dear PEEX program, colleagues and scientists, we hope everyone is doing well in this special time, and safe, with our regards. As we all notice that, the outbreak of Covid-19 has been influencing people’s lives globally, and it must be also indicating us that we are all living in a unique Earth planet without borders, … Continue reading Activities continue in PEEX RADI Office in Beijing
“Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II” special issue in the journal ACP
The new PEEX special issue has just been issued entitled "Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II" as part of the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). The special issue papers are edited by the ACP co-editors. Coordinators: Dominick Spracklen and Paul Zieger | Veli-Matti Kerminen, Martin Heimann, Tuomas Laurila. As of today, authors can submit … Continue reading “Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II” special issue in the journal ACP
NEWS from BASENET working group
A novel paper by Chalov et al. (2020) presents the fate of river-borne chemicals under control by changing flow conditions. The study which is based on the novel approach and combines together sampling and acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) water velocity transects, allows to accurately estimate the depth-integrated instantaneous chemicals flux. Chalov, S.; Moreido, V.; … Continue reading NEWS from BASENET working group
First results of the Megacity project – Moscow
Panarama from Moscow city. Photo credit: Olga Popovicheva In the complex situation of the plurality of emissions, an important research task remains in the Moscow megacity environment for assessment of the air quality and potential sources through aerosol composition analyses. Comprehensive synergetic Project “Integrated technology for environment assessment of Moscow megacity based on chemical analysis … Continue reading First results of the Megacity project – Moscow
On space weather factors which can impact terrestrial physical processes
Olga M. Stupishina 1, E.G. Golovina 2 1 Saint-Petersburg State University, Physics, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (olgastupishina@yandex.ru) 2 Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (goloveg@yandex.ru) The main idea of our work is to find out the perspective points for the investigation of space factors which can impact physical processes on Earth surface. Some decades ago … Continue reading On space weather factors which can impact terrestrial physical processes
PEEX Special Session at EGU-2020
The PEEX Headquarters (PEEX-HQ) Helsinki organized a virtual-meeting as a tele-conference on 7th May 2020. The tele-conference was opened by the plenary talk on “PEEX potential: Comprehensive observations, science diplomacy, COVID19" by Academician Markku Kulmala. Kulmala addressed new air quality results and findings from Beijing, China during COVID-19, the importance of continuous measurements, and the … Continue reading PEEX Special Session at EGU-2020
MODEST Training on Organization and Management of Doctoral Training and Research Methodology
Helsinki/ Hyytiälä, Finland, 27-28 May 2020 Test by Dr. Alexander Mahura, INAR/University of Helsinki During 27-28 May 2020, the Erasmus+ MODEST project training “Organization and Management of Doctoral Training and Research Methodology” took place as the virtual (Zoom) event hosted by the University of Helsinki (UHEL)/ Brunel University London (BUL) team. This event, originally planned … Continue reading MODEST Training on Organization and Management of Doctoral Training and Research Methodology
Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine
Text by Ivan Kostyrko (contact email: vanfildin(a)gmail.com) & Olga Shevchenko (contact email: olga.s.meteo(a)gmail.com) Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK), Kyiv, Ukraine During the last decades, the number of heatwaves (HWs) has increased worldwide. Therefore, it is very important to determine the duration, intensity, and other HW characteristics, in particular under climate change condition. In this study, … Continue reading Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine
Estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions from satellite and ground based measurements
Y. Timofeyev1, G. Nerobelov1, S. Smyshlyaev2, I. Berezin1, Y. Virolainen1, M. Makarova1, A. Poberovsky1, A. Polyakov1, and S. Foka1 1Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (y.timofeev@spbu.ru) 2Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (smyshl@rshu.ru) The influence of greenhouse gases on Earth climate motivated people to establish monitoring systems and set a task before humanity to … Continue reading Estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions from satellite and ground based measurements
WMO surveys the research community’s response to Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all of us in many ways. It has also spurred many studies regarding the impacts on air quality, the roles of air pollutants in spreading the disease (maybe on aerosols) and on exacerbating negative health outcomes. We feel that WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) has important roles to play related … Continue reading WMO surveys the research community’s response to Covid-19
PEEX Academic Challenge project
PEEX-Academic-Challenge (PEEX-AC) project virtual meetings on academia/university education and research collaboration took place on 23-24 April 2020 (St.Petersburg/ Helsinki) with 17-18 participants, respectively. Teachers/ researcher/ students from the University of Helsinki- INAR (UHEL-INAR, Finland), Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU, and St.Petersburg State University (SPBU) attended the meetings. RSHU colleagues delivered a series of presentations on … Continue reading PEEX Academic Challenge project
MODEST Training on Curriculum Development and Learning Outcomes
On 7th April 2020, the Erasmus+ MODEST project training “Curriculum Development and Learning Outcomes” took place as the virtual (Zoom) event hosted by the University of Helsinki (UHEL) team. This event, originally planned as the physical meeting in Moscow, Russia (March 2020), was reorganized by the UHEL, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technologies (Russia) and … Continue reading MODEST Training on Curriculum Development and Learning Outcomes
Thermodynamic approach for remote mapping of forest ecosystem disturbance and accumulated ecological losses
Text by Dr. Viktor .I. Gornyy, Laboratory Head. Scientific-Research Centre for Ecological Safety (SRCES), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Saint-Petersburg, Russia One of the most actual environmental safety problems is finding an integral index, characterizing the health of forest ecosystems at a quantitative level. It has been hypothesized that such an index may be based … Continue reading Thermodynamic approach for remote mapping of forest ecosystem disturbance and accumulated ecological losses
Regional-urban scale modeling of aerosols feedbacks in metropolitan areas of Russia and Finland
Summary of MSc. thesis: "Regional-urban scale modeling of aerosols feedbacks: with zooming on St. Petersburg, Moscow and Helsinki metropolitan areas" Text by Georgy Nerobelov, contact email: akulishe95(a)mail.ru Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU), St. Petersburg, Russia Abstract: In this study the aerosols influence on meteorological parameters (air temperature at 2 m, total cloud cover, precipitation, specific … Continue reading Regional-urban scale modeling of aerosols feedbacks in metropolitan areas of Russia and Finland
Suspended sediment load formation in small mountain river basins
Summary of PhD thesis "Suspended sediment load formation in small mountain river basins: general patterns and regional features" by Dr. Anatoly Tsyplenkov (2019). Department of Hydrology, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Suspended sediment yield (SSY) values from mountain catchments are often among the highest in the world. Nonetheless, the sediment sinks, sources … Continue reading Suspended sediment load formation in small mountain river basins
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