Atmospheric Physics at MISU Department of Meteorology Stockholm University the middle atmosphere ( km) Jörg Gumbel Jonas Hedin Markus Rapp
Atmospheric Physics at MISU 2 scientists 2 guest scientists 4 Ph.D. students 1 research engeneer 1 professor emeritus december 2004
the mesosphere noctilucent clouds (NLC)
The role of particles in the middle atmosphere sources properties interactions
The role of particles in the middle atmosphere sources properties interactions ice particles, meteoric smoke, ion clusters, other...
global measurements NLC sodium water vapour
ground-based measurements theory and modelling microphysics radiative transfer lidar
in situ measurements MISU's rocket programme
Up to 100 tons of meteoric material enter the Earth’s atmosphere each day.
What happens then ???
The fate of meteoric material in the mesosphere meteoroids
The fate of meteoric material in the mesosphere meteoroids
The fate of meteoric material in the mesosphere meteoroids
The fate of meteoric material in the mesosphere meteoroids
Why are we interested ?
Meteoric smoke particles may be major players in the mesosphere condensation nuclei for ice (NLC, PMSE,...) metal budget charge budget heterogeneous chemistry...
But: Nobody has ever investigated these particles.
But: Nobody has ever investigated these particles. In fact, there has been no direct proof of their existence...
MAGIC Mesospheric Aerosol – Genesis, Interaction, and Composition
MAGIC Mesospheric Aerosol – Genesis, Interaction, and Composition Sample meteoric smoke particles and take them to the laboratory !
Do smoke particles of cosmic origin exist in the mesosphere? What is their number density and altitude distribution? What is their size? What is their composition? MAGIC
Do smoke particles of cosmic origin exist in the mesosphere? What is their number density and altitude distribution? What is their size? What is their composition? MAGIC
The aerodynamics of particle impact: MAGIC payload
The aerodynamics of particle impact: MAGIC sampling surface payload
The first MAGIC launch: Esrange, Sweden, January 2005
The first MAGIC launch: Esrange, Sweden, January 2005 MAGIC smoke collectors hygrometer (optical water measurements) charged particle detectors meteorological rockets (chaff) balloon sounding RMR lidar MST radar, meteor radar, EISCAT ground-based optical and geomagnetic monitoring the Odin satellite
The first MAGIC launch: Esrange, Sweden, January 2005
Payload Recovery
Analysis: EOL 2200FS 200-kV field emission scanning transmission electron microscope (TEM) high-angle annular dark field (HAADF) imaging energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS)
support structure 3 nm TEM grid
nanometer particles aggregatessub-nanometer particles ?
Stay tuned for more...
Nordic Research Board Department of Meteorology Stockholm University A Graduate School and Workshop on Middle Atmospheric Aerosols Stockholm, Sweden, October 2-8, 2005 Course Topics: Aeronomy of the middle atmosphere Meteoric material in the middle atmosphere Ice particles in the polar summer mesosphere The stratospheric background aerosol Ice particles in the stratosphere Particle properties and interactions Measurement techniques Teachers: Jörg Gumbel, Sweden Niels Larsen, Denmark Ingrid Mann, Germany Asta Pellenin-Wannberg, Sweden Jan Pettersson, Sweden John Plane, U.K. Markus Rapp, Germany Douglas ReVelle, USA David Siskind, USA Esa Turunen, Finland Tomas Waldemarsson, USA The registration deadline is June 5, There is no registration fee for this course. Support (travel, accomodation) is available from the NorFA network.