A Blog of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
For a few months now, our group and our students have been doing field measurements using Partector 2, a portable particulate matter (PM) sensor from naneos particle solutions gmbh. This very nice portable device utilizing induced currents (Fierz et al, 2014) measures the lung-deposited surface area (LDSA, see e.g. the paper of Sager & Castranova, […]
Of course, COVID-19 also affected us, leading to working from home, interruption of routine aircraft turbine emission measurements at SR Technics, or to additional workload linked to remote teaching activities. On a positive note, COVID-19 offered the unique situation of drastic reductions in road as well as air traffic. At Zurich airport, there were days […]
Urban climate Urban air quality Urban Climate Urban climate simulation of “Zurich West” Objective: Impact analysis of selected heat mitigation strategies in Kreis 5 (Zürich West) through simulation Funding: City of Zurich Urban heat network Objectives: Developing and maintaining a network of RH and T sensors, Tracking landscape influence on temperature and RH distribution in […]