Coronavirus and Air Quality in the Rhineland

Forschungszentrum Jülich launches measurement campaign with Zeppelin NT

Jülich, 28 April 2020 – What impact is the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic having on air quality in the Rhineland region? Jülich’s Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere is seeking to answer this question with a measurement campaign, which is being launched at the beginning of May from the Bonn-Hangelar airfield. A Zeppelin NT airship will be used to measure trace gases and particulate matter over multiple flights on different routes. The airship’s destinations will include Cologne, Dusseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Jülich, and the Eifel National Park.