Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C000579/1
A Novel Chamber Facility for Studying the Composition, Chemistry, Physical Properties and Significance of Atmospheric Aerosols
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor GB McFiggans, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor AR Webb, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor H Coe, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Grant held at:
- The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Tropospheric Processes
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- This proposal seeks to fund the first UK large chamber facility to investigate the relevance of aerosols and key coupled photochemical and microphysical aerosol processes in the atmosphere. The facility will comprise an 18 m3 Teflon chamber supplied by a scrubbed and filtered air supply with a novel aerosol generation and trace gas conditioning system. The sampling manifold is to be coupled to an extensive and variable range of instrumentation to probe the aerosol composition and physical properties, gaseous composition and both direct and indirect aerosol scattering potential. The basic plant, clean air supply and control system has been built, proven in concept and has undergone preliminary loss characterisation for a simple inorganic aerosol system. The work plan is phased to ensure delivery of a fully characterised facility, demonstrated by the investigation of four systems of direct current atmospheric relevance. Each experiment is designed in close coordination with in-house modelling efforts and will be directly evaluated and interpreted using a range of state-of-the-art process models. Through this interpretation and the direct measurement of the direct and indirect scattering potential, the chamber experiments will demonstrate the ability of the facility to deliver aerosol process understanding and atmospheric implications for use in large scale models
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C000579/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £218,200
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,089 | £64,125 | £59,203 | £63,288 | £29,497 |
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