Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)

Pasi Aalto
- pasi.p.aaltohelsinkifi
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) - University Researcher
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
19902025
Myriam Agró
- myriam.agrohelsinkifi
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Science
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20212025
Lauri Ahonen
- lauri.r.ahonenhelsinkifi
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) - University Researcher
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
20152026
Cecilia Äijälä
- cecilia.aijalahelsinkifi
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Science
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20152026
Mikko Äijälä
- mikko.aijalahelsinkifi
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) - Visiting scholar
Person: Visiting scholar
20102026

Air quality research group
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Organisational unit: Research group
Global Atmosphere-Earth surface feedbacks
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Organisational unit: Research group
INAR Physics
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Organisational unit: Alayksikko
Micrometeorology and biogeochemical cycles
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Organisational unit: Research group
Polar and arctic atmospheric research (PANDA)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Organisational unit: Research group

ACTRIS Aerosol in situ measurements unit at University of Helsinki
Jokinen, T. (Manager)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Facility/equipment: Core Facility
ACTRIS ERIC Head Office
Häme (o.s. Häkkinen), S. (Other)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Facility/equipment: Coordination office
ACTRIS-Finland
Häme (o.s. Häkkinen), S. (Other)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Facility/equipment: Coordination office
ACTRIS Trace gases in situ measurements (CiGas) unit at University of Helsinki
Jokinen, T. (Manager)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Facility/equipment: Core Facility
eLTER Long-Term Ecosystem, Critical Zone and Socio-ecological RI (INAR)
Bäck, J. (Manager), Rasilo, T. (Other), De Souza, A. T. (Other), Alam, S. A. (Other), Olascoaga Gracia, B. (Other), Oivukkamäki, J. (Other), Rajewicz, P. (Other) & Sladakovic, K. (Other)
Ecosystem processes (INAR Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry)
Facility/equipment: Coordination office

13 Not started
103 Active
164 Finished

SMEAR-Building a Global Earth Observator
Kulmala, M. (Project manager)
Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
01/08/2026 → 31/07/2028
Project: Business Finland
Organic solar radiation modification
Kulmala, M. (Project manager)
Magnus Ehrnrooths stiftelse
24/06/2026 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
ACTRIS NEXT
Lehtipalo, K. (Project manager)
ACTRIS ERIC
01/06/2026 → 30/11/2030
Project: EU Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)
Uusi ilmastonmuokkausteknologia
Kulmala, M. (Project manager)
Marjatta ja Eino Kollin säätiö
01/06/2026 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Ilmastonmuokkausteknologia (OSAI)
Kulmala, M. (Project manager) & Kemppainen, D. M. (Participant)
Weisell-säätiö sr c/o Suomen Säätiötilipalvelu Oy
20/05/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)

Abiotic Extracellular Catalysis Plays an Underappreciated Role in Soil Carbon Decomposition across Terrestrial Ecosystems
Zhao, Y., Liu, C., Zhang, W., Li, X., Li, X., Aryanto, N. C. D., Liu, Z. & Feng, X., 3 Feb 2026, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 60, 4, p. 3270-3279 10 p., PMID 213155.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Accelerated reduction of atmospheric ultrafine particles since China VI vehicle emission standards
Wang, H., Wen, Y., Wu, J., Cai, R., Shen, Y., Deng, C., Li, Y., Li, Y., Wu, H., Huang, D., Cheng, H., Yan, C., Gao, J., Zheng, M., Liu, Y., Kulmala, M., Mao, F., Smith, J. N., Zhang, S. & Hao, J. & 2 others, Li, X. & Jiang, J., 23 Jan 2026, In: npj climate and atmospheric science. 9, 1, 10 p., 55.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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A climate model-based long-term capacity forecast of the Northern Sea Route
Solakivi, T., Hellström, R., Uotila, P. & Ojala, L., 12 Jan 2026, In: WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs. 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data
Ovaskainen, O., Winter, S., Tikhonov, G., Lauha, P., Lehtiö, A., Nokelainen, O., Abrego, N., Aroluoma, A., Harrison, J. P., Heikkinen, M., Kallio, A., Koliseva, A., Lehikoinen, A., Roslin, T., Somervuo, P., Souza, A. T., Tahir, J., Talaskivi, J., Turunen, A. & Vancraeyenest, A. & 25 others, Zuquim, G., Autto, H., Hänninen, J., Inkinen, J., Kalttopää, O. M., Koskinen, J., Kotakorpi, M., Kuntze, K., Loehr, J., Mutanen, M., Oranen, M., Paavola, R., Renkonen, R., Schiestl-Aalto, P., Sipilä, M., Sujala, M., Sundell, J., Tepsa, S., Tuominen, E.-P., Uusitalo, J., Vallinmäki, M., Vatka, E., Veikkolainen, S., Watts, P. C. & Dunson, D., Mar 2026, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 10, 3, p. 481-495 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Adjacency Externality and the Timing of Timber Harvesting - The Case of Windthrow Risk
Lintunen, J., Hyyrynen, M., Holder, J. & Peltoniemi, M., 20 May 2026, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 89, 6, 26 p., 38.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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EGU General Assembly 2026
Mikkola, J. W. (Attendee)
3 May 2026 → 8 May 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Keynote on sustainable blue economy
Uotila, P. (Speaker)
25 Aug 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Workshop on Polar Heat: Transports, Mechanisms, and Global Linkages
Uotila, P. (Attendee)
28 Feb 2026 → 1 Mar 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
The Atlantic overturning circulation and the impacts of its slowdown
Uotila, P. (Speaker)
14 Apr 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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lmastoasiantuntijan erikoistumiskoulutuksen asiantuntijavieras. Aihe: AMOC.
Uotila, P. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

2024 MDPI Top 1000 Reviewers
Räisänen, J. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2025
Prize: Prizes and awards
30 years of service
Uotila, P. (Recipient), 5 Mar 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
3MT UH Winner 2025
Tyree, J. (Recipient), 3 Jun 2025
Prize: Prizes and awards
Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers (year 2014, round 33)
Hussein, T. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
Academy of Finland Awards for Social Impact
Pihlatie, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards

Interactive Causal Structure Discovery with Hyytiälä measurements (experiment code and data)
Melkas, L. (Creator), Mäkelä, J. S. (Creator), Halasinamara Chandramouli, S. (Creator), Mammarella, I. (Creator), Nieminen, T. (Creator), Puolamäki, K. (Creator) & Savvides, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6451931
Dataset
Datasets of Air Pollutants on Boulevard Type Streets and Software to Replicate Large-Eddy Simulations of Air Pollutant Concentrations Along Boulevard-Type Streets
Lange, M. J. (Creator), Suominen, H. J. (Creator), Kurppa, M. (Creator), Järvi, L. (Creator), Oikarinen, E. (Creator), Savvides, R. (Creator) & Puolamäki, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3999302
Dataset
Partial cutting of a boreal nutrient-rich peatland forest causes radically less on-site CO2 emissions than clear-cutting
Korkiakoski, M. (Creator), Ojanen, P. (Creator), Tuovinen, J.-P. (Creator), Minkkinen, K. (Creator), Nevalainen, O. (Creator), Penttilä, T. (Creator), Aurela, M. (Creator), Laurila, T. (Creator) & Lohila, A. K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7092266
Dataset
MetROMS evaluation scripts
Äijälä, C. (Creator) & Nie, Y. (Contributor), Zenodo, 19 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14186139
Dataset
Towards understanding the characteristics of new particle formation in the Eastern Mediterranean dataset
Baalbaki, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4701303
Dataset

How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica
Bennetts, L., Light, B., Uotila, P., Reid, P. & Massom, R.
09/06/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Arvojen rooli ilmastokasvatuksessa
Friedrichsen, J. C.
08/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
India Field Campaign — Opening a New Window into Condensable Vapours at the Molecular Scale
Deot, N.
27/02/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Pitkät hyytävän kylmät jaksot voivat lisääntyä, tutkija arvioi
Merikanto, J. & Uotila, P.
14/02/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Arktinen kiihdytyskaista vauhdittaa koko maapallon lämpenemistä – neljä tutkijaa kertoo, mistä on kyse
Uotila, P.
28/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

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