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| CUJ kick starts Indo-Swiss Aerosol Research Project with ETH-Zurich, Switzerland | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 15: In another giant step towards achieving excellence in the field of atmospheric and climate science, Central University of Jammu (CUJ) is all set to conduct high altitude aerosol and trace gases research in the North-Western Himalayas under the Indo-Swiss Joint Research Project titled "Ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei properties in the North-Western Himalayas (ICE-CRUNCH)" with ETH Zürich, Switzerland, funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, GoI and Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland.
Aerosols are the suspended particulates which not only cause air pollution but also have important implications on clouds microphysics, the Earth's radiation budget, climate and overall ecosystem health. According to IPCC, Aerosol-cloud interactions play a key role in climate forcing, but are the most uncertain of all forcing agents. This gap arises from a lack of fundamental understanding on ice-containing clouds and there is an urgent need for increased spatial coverage of in-situ (field) measurements.
Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice-Chancellor, CUJ chaired the kick-off meeting of the project which took place from 10th to 14th May, 2024 in CUJ Campus and shared that this project will lead to establishment of a High Altitude - Himalayan Atmospheric and Climate Research Station (above 2000 mts. from mean sea level) and has a potential to bring Jammu & Kashmir on the global map of atmospheric science and climate research.
Detailed discussion took place on project planning and execution between Dr. Zamin A. Kanji (Swiss-Principal Investigator), Dr. Michael Rösch (Technical partner) and Ms Tuuli Lehmus järvi (PhD Scholar) from ETH Zürich and Dr. Shweta Yadav (Indian-Principal Investigator), Dr. Ankit Tandon (Project partner), Sajan Bandral (PhD Scholar) and Sachidanand Sharma (Project JRF) from CUJ. Dr. Kristy Diener (ETH Zurich) and Prof. S. N. Tripathi (IIT Kanpur) also took part in the deliberations.
The overarching goal of ICE-CRUNCH is to understand the overall contribution of aerosol to liquid and ice forming clouds in the North-Western Himalayan Region. Emphasizing upon the importance of the planned measurements, Dr Kanji (Swiss PI)shared that ICE-CRUNCH involves simultaneous measurements of physical, chemical, biological, cloud forming and ice nucleating properties of aerosols and such comprehensive measurements are essential to protect the vulnerable Himalayan ecosystem, as the Himalayas are abode to many fresh water towers (glaciers) and have unique biodiversity and climate settings. |
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