The BUNIAACIC collaboration aims to develop a coherent strategy for UK studies of atmospheric composition and impacts in the Amazon.
Immediate short-timescale material objectives by which the collaboration will be able to contribute include:
i) skill development and knowledge exchange through training in instrument operation and data analysis for University of São Paulo AMS operators, hence;
ii) enhancement of long-term aerosol property data delivery through online particle composition measurements;
iii) evaluation of the performance of the long-term monitoring instrument through comparison with intensive measurement by additional instrumentation;
iv) intensive measurements of additional aerosol properties for direct linkage between aerosol composition and optical / microphysical properties;
v) quantification of the impact of measured BSOA and BPOA on climatically important behaviour related to their potential to impact on direct and indirect radiative forcing.
Strategic planning and infrastructure development objectives that the BUNIAACIC programme will address include:
vi) construction of a White Paper outlining the recommended strategic methodology for UK participation in Amazonian atmospheric research;
vii) appropriate planning for follow-up activities to address the research strategy on appropriate timescales, likely to include preparation of a consortium proposal.