Scientific Highlights
Les sources du smog à Beijing ont été identifiées
Des scientifiques du PSI ont identifié les sources du smog à Beijing. Certaines d’entre elles sont très éloignées de la capitale chinoise.
Comment rendre l’air de New Dehli plus propre?
Des scientifiques du PSI sont sur la piste des aérosols pathogènes en Inde.
L’influence des arbres sur la formation des nuages
Des chercheurs du PSI ont déterminé plus précisément un facteur de la formation des nuages, resté ignoré jusque-là. Leurs travaux pourraient permettre d’améliorer les prévisions climatiques.
News
New Study Reveals Surprising Climate Benefits of Agriculture
The big challenges our planet faces—like climate change, food supply, water, and biodiversity—are all interlinked. While agriculture continues to be the primary source of food for human kind, it imposes climate challenges especially through emissions like greenhouse gases and ammonia. To solve this, we need a new approach that reduces the harmful effects of farming on the climate.
Andrea Baccarini – Winner of the Prix de Quervain
Andrea Baccarini, former PhD at the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry at PSI won the prestigious Prix de Quervain.
Jungfraujoch Carbon Balance Campaign measures wildfire emissions from southern Europe
The Jungfraujoch Carbon Balance Campaign is a measuring campaign within the ACTRIS project. It is conducted by the Paul Scherrer Institute in collaboration with the Stiftung HFSJG, Empa, FHNW, as well as groups from Lille (France), York (England), and Aerosol d.o.o. (Slovenia). The campaign’s aim is to comprehensively measure and characterize the diversity of carbon-containing molecules present in the air in hopes to obtain helpful information on their role in climate and weather relevant processes.