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- Title
Opinion: The strength of long-term comprehensive observations to meet multiple grand challenges at different environments and in the atmosphere.
- Authors
Kulmala, Markku; Lintunen, Anna; Lappalainen, Hanna; Virtanen, Annele; Chao Yan; Ezhova, Ekaterina; Nieminen, Tuomo; Riipinen, Ilona; Makkonen, Risto; Tamminen, Johanna; Sundström, Anu-Maija; Arola, Antti; Hansel, Armin; Lehtinen, Kari; Vesala, Timo; Petäjä, Tuukka; Bäck, Jaana; Kokkonen, Tom; Kerminen, Veli-Matti
- Abstract
To be able to meet global grand challenges (climate change; biodiversity loss; environmental pollution; scarcity of water, food and energy supplies; acidification; deforestation; chemicalization; pandemics), which all are closely interlinked with each other, we need comprehensive open data with proper metadata. The large data sets from ground-base in situ observations, ground and satellite remote sensing and multiscale modelling need to be utilized seamlessly. In this opinion paper, we describe the SMEAR (Station for Measuring Earth surface -- Atmosphere Relations) concept. We also demonstrate its power via several examples, such as detection of new particle formation and their subsequent growth, quantifying atmosphere-ecosystem feedback loops, combining comprehensive observations with emergency science and services, as well as studying the effect of COVID restrictions on different air quality and climate variables. The future needs and the potential of comprehensive observations of the environment are summarized.
- Subjects
AMBIENCE (Environment); ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; BIG data; WATER pollution; POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; AIR quality; ATMOSPHERIC nucleation
- Publication
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions, 2023, p1
- ISSN
1680-7367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/egusphere-2023-627