High altitude VOLCANIC ASH from Etna was detected on 23 May 2023 at 8-10 km above Nicosia using the #CAO lidar of the The Cyprus Institute. Thanks to PhD student Alkistis Papetta !! EMME-CARE

Dust over Cyprus is a quite common phenomenon, though on 23 May 2023, not only dust but also volcanic ash from the latest eruption of Etna, in Sicily reached Cyprus by researchers of CARE-C, at The Cyprus Institute. Read more here: emme-care.cyi.ac.cy/dust-and-volca… #carec #lidar #volcanicash

As Canada's record-breaking wildfire season continues, smoke reaches Cyprus once again. Clip as measured by #LIDAR of #CAO EMME-CARE #CAREC #canadawildfires

Alkistis Papetta and Franco Marenco presented great results from the The Cyprus Institute Remote Sensing and UAVs at the #ELC2023 this morning. EMME-CARE

EMME-CARE Alkistis Papetta Maria Kezoudi

We are in Budapest for Probe - COST ACTION, to discuss methods to probe the atmospheric boundary layer. Amongst others, Alkistis Papetta , Maria Kezoudi , Christos Keleshis and Franco Marenco from the The Cyprus Institute will be presenting. EMME-CARE

Elevated dust arrived in Cyprus and adds to the already high dust concentrations over the island. CE376 CIMEL lidar operated by the Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory (Fuck Elon) sees the plume between 2-4km above ground level. EMME-CARE The Cyprus Institute

Research scientists of the Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory (CAO), at CARE-C of the The Cyprus Institute, have been closely monitoring the recent dust event in Cyprus, in real-time, using state-of-the-art remote sensing technology. More info: emme-care.cyi.ac.cy/dust-event-of-…

An optacopter in the skies of Mount Helmos this afternoon, carrying the POPS instrument, and simultaneous to an EarthCARE overpass: this was the first of a series of promising flights by the Cyprus Institute for the #CHOPIN campaign!

The CyI team at Mount Helmos is proud of a successful UAV campaign. Despite the adverse weather conditions (clear and clean days), the sampling time was optimised at best.

Dust season has officially kicked off with an intense event! A thick Saharan dust plume has reached Cyprus, with the Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory’s CE376 lidar in Nicosia detecting the layer between 2 km and 5 km altitude.