Registrations are now being accepted for the 2010 Atmospheric Measurement Summer School. This is a two week field course aimed at atmospheric science PhD students entering their first or second year of research, it is also possible for a supervisor to secure a place for a first year student in advance of their PhD start date.

The course has been designed for:

1. PhD Students who are researching a specific area of atmospheric science in order to give them a broad overview of the atmospheric system, and/or
2. PhD Students whose research project involves fieldwork in order to introduce them to principles of atmospheric fieldwork including instrumentation, data analysis and organising fieldwork.

The summer school is held on the Isle of Arran from Tuesday 7th - Sunday 19th September 2010.

Lecture topics include;

•    Satellite atmospheric observations

•    Atmospheric chemistry and field measurements

• Atmospheric aerosols

•    Data analysis and interpretation

•    The how, what, when and where of field measurements

•    Errors and uncertainty in atmospheric measurements

•    Health and safety in the field

How to apply

Visit www.ncas.ac.uk/arransummerschool to find out more about this course. To register you need to fill in the online application form and follow the instructions given here.

The deadline for applications is the 14th June 2010