The variety of atmospheric processes that occur over complex terrain areas makes the mountain boundary layer difficult to study as it ranges from the scale of kilometers (gravity waves) down to nanometers (turbulent eddies dissipation). However, understanding atmospheric processes is fundamental and has countless applications to human everyday life: i.e. monitoring and control of air quality (transport of pollutants and other species), forecasting of extreme events…

A key component for understanding these processes is their measurement. This can be challenging especially in complex terrain areas as logistical issues limit the availability of persistent instrumentation in interesting locations. The development of innovative, affordable, and feasible measurement techniques has thus been a recurring research topic over the years.

This workshop aims at providing students with a complete overview of the measurements techniques currently available to monitor atmospheric and ecological processes. To do so, all the participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and expertise in their working field and the measurement techniques they use, highlighting advantages and challenges.

Moreover, data collected by instrumentation requires quality controls and post-processing techniques before being used to investigate processes. The workshop will also cover this important aspect by comparing the requirements for quality checks between measurements conducted over complex terrain with respect to measurements collected in flat conditions.

Of course, this workshop will not be limited to measurement techniques in complex terrain. Anyone who is involved in atmospheric measurement methods in their field of research, such as measurements of trace gases, flux measurements, dispersion modeling, etc. is invited to share their expertise.

Presentations and discussions