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

PSI Paul Scherrer Institut
Empa
pmod wrc
Universität Bern
MeteoSwiss

News & Events

Stay up to date with our latest research news.

ACTRIS-Switzerland annual meeting held at PMOD/WRC in Davos

The ACTRIS-Switzerland consortium met at PMOD/WRC this week for its annual meeting. The consortium was greeted at the institute in Davos with lovely weather, views, and hospitality. The day consisted of presentations detailing our latest scientific results as well as…

WMO Secretary General Celeste Saulo visits the Jungfraujoch research station

WMO Secretary General Celeste Saulo together with the MeteoSwiss directorate visited the Jungfraujoch research station station. The research station hosts a range of atmospheric observations that are integrated in national networks (Swiss Alpine Climate Radiation Monitoring, SACRaM), international programs (Global…

Eija Juurola appointed as the first ACTRIS ERIC Director General

The ACTRIS General Assembly was held in Vienna, Austria this week and it included yet another major milestone for the research infrastructure: the appointment of Eija Juurola as the first ACTRIS ERIC Director General. You can read more about this…

EarthCARE has been launched

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Exporer) satellite was launched last night from California (USA). With four remote sensing instruments on board (an atmospheric LIDAR, a Doppler Cloud radar, a multi-spectral imager, and a broad-band…