INSTRUMENT SET-UP– Dr. Armin Sorooshian and three of his PhD students, Alexis McDonald, Connor Stahl, and Rachel Braun, from the University of Arizona visited the Manila Observatory last 17 July-01 August ahead of the implementation of the Cloud, Aerosols and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex) in 2019.
UofA Researchers explain MOUDI to AQD-ITD and MO Staff (Photos from AQD-ITD)
Dr. Sorooshian’s visit marked the beginning of CHECSM (CAMP2Ex Weather and Composition Monitoring), which is an intensive field campaign as a prelude to CAMP2Ex.
The team from the University of Arizona set-up a micro-orifice uniform deposit impactor (MOUDI) at the Annex Building of the Manila Observatory. MOUDI presents a 12-stage cascade impactor that can segregate ultra-fine, fine, and coarse particulate matter. The Observatory is classified as an urban-mix site which will be able to paint a picture of aerosol characteristics coming from different sources.
MOUDI Set-up at the Manila Observatory’s Annex Building
Data gathered in CHECSM will serve as a baseline measurement in an urban environment. MOUDI is set to measure air quality for one year in the Observatory Grounds.
Along with MOUDI, the Air Quality Dynamics-Instrumentation and Technology Development (AQD-ITD) laboratory is also expecting a number of instruments within the year from a number of agencies to monitor air quality.