News about PARCS fieldwork:
Field work in 2017:
The joint PARCS (WP3) and IPEV MACA project mesocosm experiment is underway in Svalbard during the first 2 weeks of March 2017. Coordinated by Karine Sellegri (LaMP) and Barbara d'Anna (IRCELYON), 3 mesocosms have been set up in a habour. Doses of pollutants (sulphate, ammonium and nitrate) are being added to examine effects on marine biology and primary/secondary aerosol emissions.
Mesocosms installed in Svalbard. Photo credit Barbara D'Anna (IRCELYON).
The PARCS/MACA team in Svalbard from LaMP/IRCELYON.
Back row, from left to right: David Picard (LaMP), Sebastien Mas (Medimeer), Remy Valdes (Medimeer), Paolo Villani (LaMP), Clémence Rose (U. Helsinki).
Front row from left to right: Karine Sellegri (LaMP), Alessia Nicosia (LaMP), Barbara D'Anna (IRCELYON)
Photo credit Karine Sellegri (LaMP).
PARCS Svalbard Experiments - March 2017: A framework of mesocosms will be used to study potential perturbations in nutrient cycles and micro-organisms by simulating different levels of pollutant contamination and assess feedback processes to the atmosphere (primary emissions of aerosols and gases) (contacts Karine.Sellegri, Barbara.danna). Measurements of aerosol-cloud properties will also be made at the Zeppelin site (contact O.Jourdan). This field work is also supported by the IPEV-MACA project.
YAK 2017: a new campaign with the Russian YAK aircraft is planned for spring or summer 2017. The aircraft will fly over northern Russia to investigate local sources of aerosols and trace gases. (contact jdparis@cea.fr).
Field work in 2016:
PARCS Hammerfest 2016 campaign (May 2016): new measurements using an ultra-light aircraft (ULA) and ground-based measurements collected to quantify pollution effects on aerosol-cloud interactions along the northern Norwegian coast (LSCE, LATMOS: contact Patrick.Chazette@cea.fr, Jean-Christophe.Raut@latmos.ipsl.fr). See: http://www.ipsl.fr/Actualites/Actualites-scientifiques/Campagne-PARCS-ULM or http://www.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php/en/actualites-latmos/4186-pollution-en-arctique-campagne-d-observation-mai-2016
Working with local communities in eastern Siberia - see http://cearc.fr/content/alexandra-lavrillier and http://www.arcticbrisk.org/
Riverine mercury fluxes in Siberia (contact Roman Teisserenc (EcoLab): roman.teisserenc@ensat.fr): http://www.tomcar.fr/tomcar-ienissei-sampling-mission-spring-2016
Ocean mercury cycle measurements on board the PolarStern as part of GEOTRACES-GRIFF cruise, summer 2016: http://www.geotraces.org/cruises/forthcoming-cruises (Contact: lars-eric.heimburger@mio.osupytheas.fr)
Ocean acidification measurements on board the Chinese ice-breaker as part of the CHINARE 2016 cruise (contact: Diana Ruiz (LOCEAN) ruizlod@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr)
Understanding population growth in West Siberia - see http://pur.hypotheses.org (contact yvette.vaguet@univ-rouen.fr)