• 50.612°N 3.142°E 60 m a.s.l.

Observational platform

France

• Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT)
• University of Lille (UDL)

https://www.loa.univ-lille.fr/observations/plateformes.html?p=lille

• Philippe Goloub
  Facility PI
• Suzanne Crumeyrolle
  PI deputy

Observational platform, peri-urban site in North-Eastern France, suburban background.
ATOLL observatory is located at the heart of the University of Lille campus, in Hauts-de-France region which has a relatively flat topography and is at the crossroads of long-range atmospheric air masses frequently bringing various aerosol types and ultimately local/regional pollution. Since 1993, ATOLL is enhancing its atmospheric observing system (radiation, aerosols, water vapor, clouds) through various academic and industrial partnerships. ATOLL is one of the historical AERONET station

General Objective :
Multi-scale Physical and Chemical Processes in the Atmosphere (Column, profile and in situ)
• Optical and physical properties of aerosols (AERONET, EARLINET)
• Chemical composition and sources of aerosols
Specific Objectives
• Monitoring extreme events and their impacts (desert dust plumes, volcanic eruptions, BBA, pollution, pollen, etc.)
• Monitoring surface pollution episodes and their impacts (in collaboration with regional Air Quality Agency and LCSQA)
• Research and development (instrumentation, metrology, algorithms)
• Partnership with the CIMEL company (joint research laboratory, AGORA-Lab), and with the GRASP company.
• Study of feedbacks between atmospheric composition, climate, and air quality
• Provider of high-quality, certified data for atmospheric model validation and development, satellite Cal/Val.
• Hosting AERONET Calibration Center and private compagnies, and campaigns.
Staff : 10 persons+4 Ph.D student