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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