INAR Research Infrastructure science meeting
7.–10.4.2025, Sotkamo, Finland
The programme of the 2nd INAR Research Infrastructures scientific meeting will focus on the following four themes:
- Air quality, aerosols, clouds and reactive gases
- Bridging scales in land-ocean-atmosphere continuum
- Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions
- Natural climate solutions in relation to biodiversity, air quality and ecosystem services
Air quality, aerosols, clouds and reactive gases
“The new air quality directive of the European Commission came into effect October 14, 2024. It includes several new emerging air pollutants that are mandated to be measured, such as aerosol number concentration and size distribution and black carbon. Recommendations include measurements of oxidative potential and ammonia. The directive requires setting up air quality supersites. One urban background site is required per 10 M people (1 in Finland) and 1 supersite per 100 000 km2 (3-4 in Finland).
This session will explore the scientific questions related to the new air quality directive implementation and welcomes wider contributions regarding atmospheric composition, aerosol particles, air pollution and climate change.”
“The new air quality directive of the European Commission came into effect October 14, 2024. It includes several new emerging air pollutants that are mandated to be measured, such as aerosol number concentration and size distribution and black carbon. Recommendations include measurements of oxidative potential and ammonia. The directive requires setting up air quality supersites. One urban background site is required per 10 M people (1 in Finland) and 1 supersite per 100 000 km2 (3-4 in Finland).
This session will explore the scientific questions related to the new air quality directive implementation and welcomes wider contributions regarding atmospheric composition, aerosol particles, air pollution and climate change.”
Bridging scales in land-ocean-atmosphere-continuum
“This session covers topics related to the land-ocean-aquatic continuum (LOAC), which is the interface between terrestrial ecosystems and the ocean, encompassing lakes, streams, rivers and coastal areas. Along the continuum, significant amounts of greenhouse gases are exchanged with the atmosphere. The lateral and vertical transfers along the LOAC is a key, although poorly quantified component of the global carbon and nitrogen cycles. We invite contributions addressing questions in this region related e.g. to GHGs and trace gases, nutrients, biodiversity, air quality, ecosystem services or water quality, using modelling or experimental approaches.”
“This session covers topics related to the land-ocean-aquatic continuum (LOAC), which is the interface between terrestrial ecosystems and the ocean, encompassing lakes, streams, rivers and coastal areas. Along the continuum, significant amounts of greenhouse gases are exchanged with the atmosphere. The lateral and vertical transfers along the LOAC is a key, although poorly quantified component of the global carbon and nitrogen cycles. We invite contributions addressing questions in this region related e.g. to GHGs and trace gases, nutrients, biodiversity, air quality, ecosystem services or water quality, using modelling or experimental approaches.”
Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions
“Land-atmosphere interactions involve complex processes and feedbacks among radiative, hydrological, and biogeochemical systems, leading to critical exchanges of energy and matter that affect the Earth's climate. Studying and predicting these interactions at local and global scales is a major scientific challenge that requires multidisciplinary collaboration and international coordination. We welcome contributions which study these processes and feedbacks separately or as an entity, using either experimental, in-situ, or modelling methods, and approaching the question from bottom-up or top-down perspectives.”
“Land-atmosphere interactions involve complex processes and feedbacks among radiative, hydrological, and biogeochemical systems, leading to critical exchanges of energy and matter that affect the Earth's climate. Studying and predicting these interactions at local and global scales is a major scientific challenge that requires multidisciplinary collaboration and international coordination. We welcome contributions which study these processes and feedbacks separately or as an entity, using either experimental, in-situ, or modelling methods, and approaching the question from bottom-up or top-down perspectives.”
Natural climate solutions in relation to biodiversity, air quality and ecosystem services
“This session welcomes contributions that aim to link research on natural climate solutions and their benefits or trade-offs to biodiversity, air quality and ecosystem services. The contributions may include research in agricultural, urban, forest or wetland ecosystems …”
“This session welcomes contributions that aim to link research on natural climate solutions and their benefits or trade-offs to biodiversity, air quality and ecosystem services. The contributions may include research in agricultural, urban, forest or wetland ecosystems …”
Programme
Monday 7 April 2025
| 17:00-18:00 | Registration | |
| Chair: Tuukka Petäjä | ||
| 18:00–18:15 | Conference Greetings Tuukka Petäjä (UH): INAR RI as an umbrella RI supporting multidisciplinary science |
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| 18:15-19:00 | Keynote (Natural climate solutions) Eeva-Stiina Tuittila (UEF): Peatland restoration - A supreme tool for enhancing biodiversity and mitigating climate change? |
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| 19:00-20:00 | Arts & Science Juho Karjalainen & Heikki Ruokangas: Soiden soidinmenot |
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Tuesday 8 April
Chair: Tuukka Petäjä
Chair: Tuukka Petäjä
| 09:00–9:45 | Keynote (Air quality) Katriina Kyllönen (FMI): New Air Quality Directive in force – Implications for Finland and connection to infrastructures |
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| 9:45-10:45 | Poster session with Coffee break | |
Air quality, aerosols, clouds and reactive gases Chair: Janne Rinne |
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| 10:45-11:00 | Antti Hyvärinen (FMI) and Katrianne Lehtipalo (UH): Research highlights from the ACTRIS- facilities | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Elli Suhonen (FMI): Trends of inorganic and organic pollutants at Pallas during the last decade | |
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Multi-thematic theme |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Pertti Ala-aho (UO): CRYO-RI: snow and ice monitoring and research infrastructure for Northern Finland | |
| 11:30-11:45 | Lauri Laakso (FMI): Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station – research highlights | |
| 11:45-12:00 | Päivi Haapanala (LUKE): IRISCC: Fostering research on climate change related multi-hazard risks | |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch break | |
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Natural climate solutions in relation to biodiversity, air quality and ecosystem services Chair: Jaana Bäck |
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| 13:15-13:30 | Maarit Liimatainen (LUKE): Environmental impacts and mitigation options on cultivated peatland with shallow peat depth in northern Finland - NorPeat platform | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Angelos Theodorou (UEF): Initial response of CH4 fluxes and vegetation to restoration in a forestry-drained peatland | |
| 13:45-14:00 | Anu Akujärvi (SYKE): The relationship between the carbon balance and the occurrence of epiphytes of conservation concernb in boreal old-growth forests | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Coffee break | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Jenni Hultman (LUKE): Pre-restoration baseline for microbial activity from two forestry drained fens in Northern Finland | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Martin Forsius (SYKE): Large-scale modelling in boreal landscapes: carbon and biodiversity | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Krista Peltoniemi (LUKE): Soil trenching – are microbial communities alike in experimental peatland plots measuring total and heterotrophic respiration? | |
| 15:15-17:00 | Activity break | |
| 17:00-18:30 | Dinner break (self-paid) | |
| 18:30-19:30 | Arts & Science Timo Vesala (UH): Treebound - Puuhunsidotut: Cinematographic lecture with personal reflections upon trees, forests and related films, using film excerpts |
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| 19:30 | Sauna | |
Wednesday 9 April
Chair: Annalea Lohila
Chair: Annalea Lohila
| 9:00-9:45 | Keynote (Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions) Anna Virkkala (UH): Arctic-Boreal Carbon Budgets - Insights from Data Syntheses and Modeling |
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Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions and bridging scales in land-ocean-atmosphere continuum |
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| 9:45-10:00 | Samuel Haverinen (FMI): Spring turnover period dominates annual CH4 and CO2 balances in the pelagic zone of subarctic lakes | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Pauli Putkiranta (UH): Remote sensing analyses for phenological mapping of aquatic macrophytes in the Pallas region | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee break | |
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Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions and bridging scales in land-ocean-atmosphere continuum (continuation) Chair: Mari Pihlatie |
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| 10:45-11:00 | Janne Rinne (LUKE): ACME – a practical metric for quantification of current climatic effect of natural mires | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Zuosinan Chen (UO): Infrastructure for high-resolution in-situ measurements of water fluxes and stable water isotopes: applications in forest (eco)hydrology | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Jon Atherton (UH): Optical remote and proximal sensing of vegetation productivity at SMEAR II | |
| 11:30-11:45 | Aino Korrensalo (UEF): Detecting moderate change in species and trait composition and quantifying its uncertainty in a boreal peatland | |
| 11:45-12:00 | Olivia Kuuri-Riutta (UEF): Moss layer photosynthesis of boreal peatland is impacted by the peatland-type-specific response of photoautotrophic microbes to long-term drying | |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch break (self-paid) | |
| Chair: Sari Juutinen | ||
| 13:15-14:00 | Keynote (Bridging the scales) Hannu Marttila (UO): Digital Waters Flagship - DIWA |
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Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions and bridging scales in land-ocean-atmosphere continuum (continuation) |
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| 14:00-14:15 | Raija Laiho (LUKE): Do reindeer affect methane emissions from northern peatlands – and how can we find that out? | |
| 14:15-14:30 | Eliezer Khaling (UEF): Reactive N gas (nitrous acid) emissions along fen-bog gradient from S boreal to subarctic in climatic context | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Kielo Isomäki (FMI): Assessing greenhouse gas flux variability in restored peatlands with JSBACH-HIMMELI | |
| 14:45-15:15 | Coffee break | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Miska Luoto (UH): Plant diversity and ecosystem functioning in the Pallas region | |
| 15:30-15:45 | Olli Peltola (LUKE): Have droughts already affected carbon fluxes of northern boreal forests – lessons learned from long-term flux tower data | |
| 15:45-17:30 | Activity break | |
| 17:30-18:30 | Poster session | |
| 18:30-20:00 | Conference Dinner (included) | |
Thursday 10 April
LUMI Supercomputer Facility visit
LUMI Supercomputer Facility visit
| 8:00-9:00 | Bus Vuokatti - Kajaani railway station - LUMI | |
| 9:00-11:00 | LUMI Supercomputer Facility visit |