Examples of projects

  • Spectro-radiometric calibration of the SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer) focal plane array, in collaboration with Selex Galileo and Thales Alenia
  • High-resolution reference cross-section measurements of atmospheric halocarbons, hydrocarbons, and halogen-containing molecules, in collaboration with NCEO, University of Leicester, university of York
  • Towards the establishment of a UK TCCON component, in collaboration with NCEO, Universities of Leicester and Edinburgh
  • High resolution emission spectroscopy of atmospheric plasma, in collaboration with the INP Greifswald
  • Characterization and validation of the spectro-radiometric performance of MARSHALS (Millimetre wave Airborne Receivers for Spectroscopic CHaracterisation in Atmospheric Limb Sounding), in collaboration with the millimetre wave technology group and the remote sensing group at RAL Space
  • Reference spectroscopic measurement of the water vapour continuum absorption in the 10 to 12 cm-1 region, in collaboration with the remote sensing group of RAL Space
  • Water vapour Continuum Absorption in the Visible and Infrared and its Atmospheric Relevance (CAVIAR), in collaboration with University of Reading, Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Tomsk, Russia, University of Leicester, UCL, Imperial College, University of Cambridge, and the Met Office
  • Validation of IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) Radiative Transfer Experiments and Modelling (VIRTEM), in collaboration with the Met Office and Europeans partners
  • Long Path Length Measurements of the 600nm to 2um spectrum of Methane to support comparative planetology, in collaboration with the University of Oxford
  • Consistent spectroscopy of methane bands for terrestrial remote sensing and radiative forcing, in collaboration with the University of Leicester
  • Multi-Instrument Investigation of Polar Stratospheric Cloud Formation and Heterogeneous Chemistry Involved in Stratospheric Ozone Depletion (POSTCODE), in collaboration with the University of Oxford and EU partners
  • MApping of Polar Stratospheric Clouds and Ozone levels relevant to the Region of Europe (MAPSCORE), in collaboration with the University of Leicester and EU partners
  • Stratospheric particle injection for climate engineering (SPICE): Finding the perfect particle, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, the University of Oxford, and others UK partners
  • Laboratory Measurements of the Optical properties of Ammonium Sulphate and Ammonium Nitrate Aerosols, in collaboration with University of Oxford
  • Time resolved in situ measurements of photo-chemically produced atmospheric aerosols, in collaboration with the Open University
  • Probing the Atmospheric Chemistry of Individual Aerosol Droplets, in collaboration with the STFC RAL Central Laser Facility
  • Experimental study of simulated polar stratospheric cloud particles using a novel particulate trap, in collaboration with Open University
  • Stratospheric Warming and Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases (SWAGG), in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, the University of Reading, and other EU partners
  • Investigation of the Global Warming Potential of candidate replacements for adoption by the semiconductor industry, in collaboration with the Open University
  • Reference absorption cross-section of explosives in the mid infrared
  • IR Reflectance spectra from vegetation under exposure to atmospheric pollutants, in collaboration with the Open University
  • Fourier Transform infrared red analysis of archaeological bone as a method to asses bone preservation, University of Bradford
  • Detection of the Criegee Intermediates by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, in collaboration with University of Reading
  • Spectroscopy of reactive intermediates, and complexes, as well as reagents and products, in the reactions of atomic and molecular chlorine with dimethyl sulphide, in collaboration with University of Southampton
  • Quantifying fluxes of carbon and sulphur containing gases from peatland burning, in collaboration with King’s College London
  • Low concentration VOC measurements for book preservation, in collaboration with the British Library
  • High resolution measurements of ozone to support atmospheric measurements of BrO using ground based UV spectroscopy, in collaboration with university of Cambridge
  • Photolysis Quantum Yield and Photo-absorption Cross Sections for Bromine Nitrate, in collaboration with University of Reading