The Master's Degree Programme in Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies
Summer School 2008
Formation and growth of atmospheric aerosols
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Marie Curie Initial Training Network CLOUD, Nordic graduate school CBACCI (Biosphere-Carbon-Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions), Nordic master's degree programme ABS (Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies), Finnish graduate school "Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Meteorology of Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change", iLEAPS (Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study) and EUSAAR are pleased to invite students to the 2008 Summer School "Formation and growth of atmospheric aerosols". The Summer School starts on August 4th and ends on August 13th and is held at Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station in Finland.
The course is worth 5 credits of ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)
The course is aimed to MSc and PhD students of atmospheric sciences. Topics that will be covered are:
- Atmospheric aerosols
- Atmospheric aerosol formation, observations
- Activation, nano-Köhler
- Meteorology behind atmospheric aerosol formation
- Ion induced nucleation
- Nucleation experiments
- Instrumentation, cluster, ion and aerosol measurements
- Thermodynamics and condensation
- Atmospheric chemistry behind aerosol formation
- Coagulation, General Dynamic Equation (GDE)
- Cluster and ion dynamics
- Hygroscopic growth
- Global models
- Organic aerosol
- Biosphere-aerosol-cloud-climate interaction
- Processes in the biosphere related to atmospheric aerosol formation
A more detailed programme can be downloaded here.
Each day consists of two or three sets of 90 min lectures followed by 90
min exercises with lunch or dinner between the sets.
There will also be recreational events such as sauna and swimming as well as excursions to Siikaneva wetland conservation area, and to Helvetinkolu in Helvetinjärvi National Park.
Location
Hyytiälä
Forestry Field station in Southern Finland
Time
Monday, August 4th - Thursday, August 14th
Transportation schedule:
Monday, August 4th| 19:15 | Helsinki Railway Station |
| 20:00 | Helsinki-Vantaa airport |
| 23:15 | arrival in Hyytiälä |
Thursday, August 14th
| 08:30 | departure from Hyytiälä |
| 12:00 | Helsinki-Vantaa airport |
| 12:45 | Helsinki Railway Station |
Please note that people arriving/departing outside these pick up/drop off times will need to arrange their own transportation to/from Hyytiälä.
Teachers
Prof. Markku Kulmala (University of Helsinki) and Prof.
Veli-Matti Kerminen (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
will lead the course. There will be also several guest lecturers.
Credits and accrediting body and official name
5 ECTS, University of Helsinki
530181 Formation and growth of atmospheric aerosols
Exam
There will be an exam the end of the course, on August 13rd.
Costs
The summer school is free of charge, including accommodation in
Hyytiälä,
meals and bus transport between Helsinki and Hyytiälä, for all
participants. However, only students registered at an institute or
university that are sites of CLOUD ITN, the Finnish graduate school,
CBACCI or ABS,
will have their travel costs reimbursed (see links in the end of this
page).
Application
The application period is ended.
More information about the networks:
CBACCI (Biosphere-Carbon-Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions, Nordic graduate school)
ABS (Nordic Master's Degree Programme in Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies)
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Meteorology of Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change (Finnish graduate school) (in Finnish only)
iLEAPS (Integrated Land Ecosystem - Atmosphere Processes Study)
EUSAAR (European Supersites for Atmospheric Aerosol Research)