• 35.039°N 33.058°E 550 m a.s.l.

Observational platform

Cyprus

• Cyprus Institute (CyI)

• Jan Sciare
  Facility PI (1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2030)
• MIchael Pikridas
  Facility PI (1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2030)

Obsevational platform, Plain boundary layer, Rural, Mediterranean climate shifting towards semiarid, Natural background

Regional background station of Cyprus, lies in the middle of the island.
Scientific scope: Monitor air masses from three different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa). Only site in Europe influenced by air masses from the M. East and the related desert areas.

Measurement focus: Dust properties and NPF, which is very frequent in the area. Long term (decadal at least) measurements of AOD, aerosol absorption, chemical composition, and trace gases. Focus is on dust particles and its properties.
Shorter timeseries of nano particle number concentration, aerosol scattering

Research Capabilities: Ability to host another lab of instrumentation with respect to space and power supply. CyI owned runway for drone measurements 7 km away. Has been used for campaigns focusing on NPF and dust.

• Pikridas et al. (2018). Spatial and temporal (short and long-term) variability of submicron, fine and sub-10 μm particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) in Cyprus. Atmospheric Environment, 191, 79-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.048
• Baalbaki et al. (2021). Towards understanding the characteristics of new particle formation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21(11), 9223-9251. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9223-2021