Research work on atmospheric chemistry
Dr Raymond Ellul, lecturer at the Physics Department, attended the Joint CACGP/IGAC/WMO symposium held in Cape Town, South Africa, last month, which discussed "Atmospheric Chemistry at the Interfaces". This symposium is convened every four years and is...
Dr Raymond Ellul, lecturer at the Physics Department, attended the Joint CACGP/IGAC/WMO symposium held in Cape Town, South Africa, last month, which discussed "Atmospheric Chemistry at the Interfaces". This symposium is convened every four years and is a major meeting point for experts in the atmospheric sciences.
Dr Ellul presented work which he carried out with Martin Saliba, Dr Liberato Camilleri and Dr Hans Guesten over the past year, compiled in a paper on "A nine-year study of background ozone concentrations on the island of Gozo in the Central Mediterranean."
Another paper was presented by Dr Pavlos Kalabokas of the Athens research centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology concerning co-operative work between the two institutions on "An investigation of the factors influencing the rural surface ozone levels in the Eastern Mediterranean (Malta, Greece, Cyprus)."
The work is part of many international experimental programmes being carried out by the Physics Department's Atmospheric Physics Research Group.
One other current major investigation involves the analysis of persistent organic pollutants at 100 sites in Europe, including the Gordan Lighthouse Global Atmospheric Watch site on Gozo in conjunction with the Norwegian Institute for Air Research.
More information is available from Dr Ellul by e-mail: ray.ellul@um.edu.mt