Marine and Atmospheric Optics Laboratory
(established in 2001)

Sławomir B. Woźniak, Assoc. Prof., head of the laboratory (woznjr-at-iopan.pl)
Anna Rozwadowska, Assoc. Prof. (ania-at-iopan.pl)
Justyna Meler, PhD (jmeler-at-iopan.pl)

"Study and modelling of optical processes and solar radiation transfer in the sea-atmosphere system"
(Task I.1)

"Research on the inherent optical properties of substances suspended in seawater in the South Baltic region"
(carried out in the years 2007-2010, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW), own research project NN306 283833, P.I.: S.B. Woźniak)

"Model analysis of an impact of non-uniform underlying surface on selected aspects of solar radiation transfer in the Arctic atmosphere, an example of the Hornsund fjord, Spitsbergen"
(carried out in the years 2009-2011, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW), own research project NN307 315436 , P.I.: A. Rozwadowska)

"Advanced research on the relationships between optical, biogeochemical and physical properties of suspended particulate matter in the southern Baltic Sea"
(carried out in the years 2017-2021, funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) (NCN), OPUS 11 project 2016/21/B/ST10/02381, P.I.: S.B. Woźniak)

"Investigation of the variability of light absorption coefficient spectra for different size fractions of suspensions occurring in the southern area of ​​the Baltic Sea"
(carried out in the years 2020-2021, funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) (NCN), MINIATURA 4 project 2020/04/X/ST10/00335, P.I.: J. Meler)

"Variability of the inherent optical properties of seawater in relation to the concentration, composition and size distribution of suspended particulate matter in selected fjords of western Spitsbergen"
(carried out in the years 2020-2023, funded by the National Science Centre (Poland) (NCN), PRELUDIUM BIS 1 project 2019/35/O/ST10/02874, P.I.: S.B. Woźniak)

- experience in conducting analyses of the relationships between inherent and apparent optical properties and biogeochemical and morphological properties of seawater constituents in optically complex waters (Case 2 waters)
- experience in conducting analyses of the optical properties of atmospheric aerosols
- expertise in empirical and modelling research on solar radiation transfer in the atmosphere and the sea, and its dependence on environmental factors
- measurement capabilities in the field of marine optics: inherent optical properties (IOPs) of water constituents (spectral absorption, attenuation, scattering and backscattering coefficients, measured with spectrophotometer Lambda 650 (Perkin-Elmer) equipped with 15-cm diameter integrating sphere (IS) (Labsphere), VIS transmissometer VIPER (TriOS), backscattering meter HydroScat-4 (HOBI Labs)), concentrations of suspended particulate matter, particulate organic matter and particulate inorganic matter (gravimetric method and loss-on-ignition technique)
- measurement capabilities in the field of atmospheric optics: incoming solar and thermal radiation (pyranometers and pyrgeometer, Kipp&Zonen), equivalent Black Carbon concentration (Aethalometr AE-31, Magee Scientific)
- possibilities and experience in using the following radiative transfer models: Hydrolight, Modtran