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class="small-2 medium-2 columns"> <img src="/static/img/actris_logo.jpg" alt="ACTRIS logo" /> </div> </div> <div class="aim one-page-section"> <div class="row collapse full-width" data-equalizer> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns image-section" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/static/images/finokalia2.jpg" alt="Image of Finokalia"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns content-section" data-equalizer-watch> <div class="small-8 small-centered"> <h2 class="text-center">The goal</h2> <div class="one-page-underline small-1 columns small-centered"></div> <p class="text-center">PRE-TECT is an atmospheric experiment organized by the National Observatory of Athens in the framework of the <a href="http://www.actris.eu/">ACTRIS</a>. The experiment will take place from 1st 30th April 2017, aiming to advance desert dust characterization from remote sensing measurements. It will employ advanced inversion techniques developed in the framework of ACTRIS, focusing on aerosol absorption and aiming to fulfil the objectives of the ACTRIS JRA1 activity ("Improving the accuracy of aerosol light absorption determinations"). The specific aim of the campaign is to validate the remote sensing retrievals against surface and airborne in-situ measurements. The campaign is framed by a number of parallel activities. <a href="/about/">Learn more.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section> <div class="row one-page-section align-center"> <div class="small-12 large-10 small-centered columns"> <h2 class="text-center">Campaign partners</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="one-page-underline small-1 columns small-centered"></div> </div> <div class="row small-up-7 medium-up-7 large-up-7" data-balancer> <div class="column column-block"> <a href="/stations/1/"> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/logos/Logo_noa_ourania_1/5a9742f9f8dd088c86d41c6110bad4dc.png" alt="National Observatory of Athens logo"/> </a> </div> <div class="column column-block"> <a href="/stations/31/"> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/logos/panacea_logo-final_small/451b50cfc901839aa50d016fbfe8b412.png" alt="PANACEA logo"/> </a> </div> <div class="column column-block"> <a href="/stations/15/"> <img 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class="one-page-underline small-1 columns small-centered"></div> <p class="text-center">PRE-TECT experiment will take place from 1st to 30th of April 2017 at the Greek atmospheric observatory of Finokalia in the northern coast of Crete. Finokalia, an ACTRIS site of the University of Crete,is located at the top of a hilly elevation (250 m asl) facing the sea within a sector 270o to 90o. The nearest large urban centre is Heraklion with 150.000 inhabitants located 70 km west of Finokalia. The nearest village with 10 inhabitants is at 3 km to the south of the station and no significant human activities occur at a distance shorter than 15km within the above mentioned sector. <a href="/location/">Learn more.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns image-section" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/static/images/finokalia_hill.jpg" alt="Aerial image of Finokalia"> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/static/js/ofi.min.js"></script> <script> objectFitImages(); </script> <div class="row one-page-section"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-10 medium-8 small-centered medium-centered columns"> <h2 class="text-center">Instruments</h2> <div class="one-page-underline small-1 columns small-centered"></div> <p>The measurement campaign will employ state-of-the-art remote sensing and in-situ instrumentation. <a href="/instruments/">Learn more.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row small-up-2 medium-up-4 large-up-4" data-equalizer> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/instruments/SAM_0471_rLYoqDC/9b3c9c30dff7fe0d4dd8ce87c4ef76ba.JPG" alt="PollyXT lidar thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/instruments/3/">PollyXT lidar</a> <small>NOA</small></h5> <p>The PollyXT lidar is a fully automated instrument capable of 24/7 operation (Engelmann et al., 20...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/instruments/Metek-Vertical-Doppler-Cloud-RADAR-MIRA-35-Snow/7149cbfe791315df8cce9703a3a5553e.jpg" alt="Doppler Cloud Radar MIRA-35 thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/instruments/4/">Doppler Cloud Radar MIRA-35</a> <small>CNR-IMAA</small></h5> <p>The pulsed Ka-band cloud radar MIRA-35 (formely named MIRA-36) is unique in performance and durab...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/instruments/halo/1079f326acf3e715fcf7778934ea71e8.jpg" alt="HALO wind lidar thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/instruments/5/">HALO wind lidar</a> <small>FMI</small></h5> <p>The Doppler lidar, with an operational wavelength at 1.5μm, has a vertical resolution of 30m a...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/instruments/scanning_lidar/a48ae5dea25f8c29ac7cc5f4927c911a.jpg" alt="Scanning polarization lidar thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/instruments/6/">Scanning polarization lidar</a> <small>INOE</small></h5> <p>The UV depolarization eye-safe Lidar system detects Mie/Rayleigh backscattering from atmospheric ...</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full-width" style="background: #ecebe4;"> <div class="row one-page-section"> <div class="small-10 medium-8 small-centered medium-centered columns"> <div class="small-10 small-centered 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one-page-section news"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-10 medium-8 small-centered medium-centered columns"> <h2 class="text-center">News</h2> <div class="one-page-underline small-1 columns small-centered"></div> <p> Stay up-to-date with what is happening in the campaign by following our latest news. <a href="/news/">Browse more.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row small-up-2 medium-up-4 large-up-4" data-equalizer> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/news/5/tmp_6319-IMG-20170327-WA0000985668000/12a63d2f4d9df43bac8717e8bb82e800.jpg" title="Cirrus clouds observation at Finokalia site." alt="News thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/news/5/">Cloud Radar installation completed</a> <small>March 30, 2017, 1:07 p.m.</small></h5> <p>The installation of the Cloud Radar at Finokalia site is finished.</p> <p>Cloud Radar is fully operat...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/news/4/IMG-20170325-WA0005/450fec012eb6f8d39ebfd98fbc6bfff2.jpg" title="Autonomous measurements of PollyXT at Finokalia atmospheric station." alt="News thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/news/4/">PollyXT lidar installation completed</a> <small>March 29, 2017, 8:18 a.m.</small></h5> <p>PollyXT lidar is fully operational.</p> <p>The installation of the PollyXT lidar to the atmospheric r...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <img src="/media/CACHE/images/news/3/falcon/ad9101d1e00d2cec08f174b7beb280c9.jpg" title="" alt="News thumbnail"> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/news/3/">EUFAR awards DoGMA and ClIMA research projects to perform 16 hour flights during PRE-TECT</a> <small>March 9, 2017, 11:42 a.m.</small></h5> <p><a href="http://www.eufar.net">EUFAR </a>awards the two rPRE-TECT related research projects with a total of 16 aircraft flight hours...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="card" data-equalizer-watch> <div class="card-section"> <h5><a href="/news/2/">2nd ECARS SUMMER SCHOOL</a> <small>Feb. 7, 2017, 2:35 p.m.</small></h5> <p>This is the 2nd summer school organized in the framework of the ECARS H2020-TWINNING project. 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