About the project

ACTRIS-Switzerland is the Swiss node of the ACTRIS European Research Infrastructure Consortium

The ACTRIS network aims to deepen our understanding of climate change and air pollution by producing high-quality observation data on short-lived atmospheric constituents such as atmospheric aerosols, reactive trace gases, and clouds.

ACTRIS-Switzerland makes an outstanding contribution to this network thanks to its combination of advanced research facilities and its exceptional geographical location covering the central Alps.

Facilities

Contributing to ACTRIS with several exploratory platforms.

ACTRIS - CiGAS
CiGAS
ACTRIS - CARS
CARS
Jungfraujoch Facility
Jungfraujoch
Payerne
Payerne
Trace gas in situ observations in Beromünster
Beromünster
PACS PSI
PACS

Project Partners

Empa
pmod wrc
Universität Bern
MeteoSwiss

News & Events

Stay up to date with our latest research news.

Improved monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through Swiss-Czech cooperation

ACTRIS facilitates cooperation across borders. A great example of this is SACA-ACTRIS: a joint project between ACTRIS-CH and ACTRIS-CZ funded by the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme. SACA-ACTRIS aims to upgrade aerosol and trace‑gas monitoring with new aerosol optics, source‑apportionment, and QA/QC…

A successful ACTRIS Science Conference 2026 in Oslo, Norway

Last week the ACTRIS community congregated in Oslo, Norway for the ACTRIS Science Conference 2026. This bienniel conference provides an opportunity to present and discuss the latest ACTRIS-related science. ACTRIS-Switzerland was very well-represented at the event.

ACTRIS ECI activity in Evora. Left: Aleksandra Rubin from University of Silesia in Katowice. Right: Cuiqi Zhang from ETH

Dr. Cuiqi Zhang takes on new role as co-chair of the ACTRIS Early Career Investigators (ECI) Group

Several ACTRIS Switzerland members attended this year’s ACTRIS Week meeting in Evora, Portugal. ACTRIS Week is an important chance for the ACTRIS community to come together and share updates about recent and ongoing ACTRIS progress, projects, and challenges. At this…

Jungfraujoch Cloud in situ measurements achieve major ACTRIS labelling milestone

Following installation of the new fog monitor, the Jungfraujoch National Facility has been initially accepted for Cloud in situ measurements by the ACTRIS ERIC Director General on 6 October, 2025. From this date on, the instruments used and data provided…