National Observatory of Athens (NOA) Campaign – January 2016

  • EU-H2020-ACTRIS2

  • Athens, Greece, January 2016

  • Scope:

    • Inter-comparison of commercial and prototype miniaturized Black Carbon (BC) sensors against standardized absorption instruments
    • Evaluate their performance when airborne

  • Platform: Octocopter (MTOW 11Kg)

  • Total of 26 vertical profiles

  • 10-15 minutes for each vertical profile!

  • Intensive Day Measurements

    • 1 vertical profile every 1 hour from dawn to dusk