The Atmospheric Composition group is interested in understanding atmospheric composition, chemistry and dynamical processes using a variety of spaceborne instrumentation, including MIPAS, IASI and AIRS. Research is inter-disclipinary covering the fields of Physics, Chemistry and Geography.
At the University of Leicester we are particularly interested in:
- Monitoring trace gases in the atmospheric using satellite instruments including water vapour, carbon monoxide, carbonyl sulfide, hydrogen cyanide and a number of volatile organic compounds (including PAN, acetone, formic acid, acetylene)
- Atmospheric radiative transfer modelling
- Comparisons of satellite-derived atmospheric trace-gas distributions with models
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Quantitative spectroscopic laboratory measurements for atmospheric remote sensing of trace gases
- Climate and Variability of Water Vapour in the Troposphere
Funding for the our work at Leicester is kindly provided by a variety of sources, including NERC (through the National Centre for Earth Observation), ESA (European Space Agency) and Eumetsat (European meteorology satellites).