Aerosol studies within the framework of the Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences activities
For many generations, the Arctic has been considered as a pristine environment with limited anthropogenic influence. However, today we know that the Arctic environment is continuously contaminated by pollutants transported over large distances from lower latitude sources.
Over the past 30 years, extensive international studies were conducted in the Arctic environment to elucidate the transport pathways into the Arctic. Due to the lack of significant local anthropogenic aerosol sources, it is aerosols and pollution transported to the Arctic through atmospheric circulation that have a tremendous impact on the environment of this extremely sensitive area, mainly through influencing the Arctic surface radiation budget. The increasing scientific interest in feedback mechanisms related to climate change has led to a solid scientific foundation for investigations of climate change related environmental adaptations currently observed in the Arctic.
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences has over 30 years of experience in continuous studies in the Arctic, majority of which have been made using r/v Oceania. During this lecture listeners will learn about selected research topics and results based on the experience of the Air-Sea Interaction team in the Arctic region.
Ospitanti: Dr. Luca Ferrero (luca.ferrero@unimib.it), Prof. Ezio Bolzacchini (ezio.bolzacchini@unimib.it)