Atmospheric Research and Teaching Observatory

Atmospheric Research and Teaching Observatory

The Atmospheric Research and Teaching Observatory (ARTO) is located on top of the Engineering Building on the north campus of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China (31.27472 °N, 120.7375 °E). It continuously records atmospheric observation data, including air temperature, humidity, pressure, and concentration of aerosol particles. With the help of this data, we hope to gain insights into how urban surfaces interact with the atmosphere above and the ground below.

ARTO is open for internal and external collaborative research and teaching activities, including air sampling, short-term or long-term continuous atmospheric observation, and other onsite experiments.

If you are interested in ARTO, please contact Dr Peng Zhao for more information.

INSTRUMENT/ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT
WIBS-NEO Fluorescent aerosol particles
Weather station WS-6P Wind, air temperature, air humidity, relative humidity, air pressure, precipitation, solar radiation
Met One’s BAM 1020 Continuous PM2.5 mass concentration monitor
Airbag sampling Ambient hydrogen
Four-channel atmospheric particulate matter sampler Particulate matter sampling for mass concentration analysis
High-volume atmospheric particulate matter sampler Particulate matter sampling for chemical analysis