The PIANO (chamber camPaign for studyIng the cloud-relevAnt properties of Natural aerosOl) is a series of environmental chamber campaigns taking place at the Center for Chemistry of Clouds at Aarhus University and the Center for the Study of Air quality and Climate Change at FORTH in Patras to study how freshly emitted and aged natural aerosols from hashtag#seaspray 🌊 and hashtag#dust 🌬️ can affect 🌦️ cloud formation and contribute to changes in climate and precipitation 🌨️ in a post-fossil future.
📡 As the world moves toward a post-fossil future, understanding how clouds respond to decreasing pollution is critical. Funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme, CleanCloud ACI united more than 20 top research institutions across #Europe to study how aerosol-cloud interactions (ACI) will evolve in this changing atmospheric landscape.
📈 With expertise spanning remote sensing, lab experiments, in-situ observations, and climate modeling, the goal is clear: deliver the science we need to improve predictions and guide our climate strategies.
🎬 One of CleanCloud’s cornerstone efforts was the #CHOPIN Campaign, the CleanCloud Helmos OrograPhic sIte experimeNt, held from September 2024 to June 2025 at Mt. Helmos, Greece. The CHOPIN team tackled dust storms, snow, heat, and altitude to capture invaluable data on how clouds and aerosols interact over time and terrain.
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CleanCloud General Assembly 2025 will be held as a hybrid event in Patras, Greece, on April 2-3.
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The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Assessment for Short Lived Climate Forcers – A (Modelling) Overview
Ulas Im, PhD., AU-ENVS
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in warm and mixed-phase orographic clouds in the East Mediterranean
Prof. Athanasios Nenes, FORTH/EPFL