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DEVELOPING NEW STANDARDS IN ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT

A clearer view.
A deeper
understanding.

Developing the next standards for black carbon and cloud monitoring.
Unique tools for specialized research.

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DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS. FOR RESEARCHERS.

Monitoring

Developing the next standards.

Detecting real atmospheric change starts with measurements we can trust—and compare across sites and over time.

PAAS-4λ measures aerosol light absorption directly at up to four wavelengths, supporting detailed observations of black carbon and other light-absorbing aerosols over time.

For clouds, HACP introduces a new optical approach to liquid water content and droplet effective radius—measuring directly, without extracting a sample, with the ambition to set a new standard in precision.

Our ambition is to bring these advanced methods into routine monitoring, building a stronger basis for understanding a changing atmosphere.

UNDERSTANDING THE AIR AROUND US.

Specialized research

Tools to answer unresolved questions.

Some questions need measurements that reveal the details of individual particles.

PHIPS links stereo images with angular light scattering from the same cloud particle. This lets you investigate how ice crystal shape and particle structure relate to optical behaviour, and test hypotheses with matched observations from airborne campaigns.

For questions beyond existing instruments, we develop purpose-built optical measurement systems with researchers—from laboratory experiments to specialized field deployments.

TAKING THE QUESTION INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

OUR INSTRUMENTS

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BLACK CARBON & AEROSOL MONITORING

PAAS-4λ

Advance black carbon monitoring with direct aerosol absorption measurements at up to four wavelengths.

PhotoacousticsBlack & brown carbon

IN SITU CLOUD MONITORING

HACP

A new optical approach to cloud liquid water content and droplet effective radius—without extracting a sample.

High angular resolutionIn situ measurements

SPECIALIZED AIRBORNE RESEARCH

PHIPS

Capture stereo images and angular scattering from the same particle during airborne campaigns—so you can test hypotheses with matched, particle-resolved data.

Particle-resolved measurementsAirborne campaigns

SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE

Your question.
Our shared starting point.

Custom instrumentation

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Develop purpose-built optical instruments around a specific scientific question, from laboratory and cloud chamber measurements to specialized airborne campaigns.

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Light scattering simulations

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Connect theory with measurement using Mie calculations, multiple-sphere models, T-matrix calculations, and geometric optics for ice crystals.

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Particle image analysis

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Extract microphysical properties from particle images through processing and analysis of optical micrographs.

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Green laser beam in an optical research setup
UNDERSTANDING THROUGH LIGHT.
Emma Järvinen, co-founder of schnaiTEC
Emma JärvinenCo-founder
Martin Schnaiter, co-founder of schnaiTEC
Martin SchnaiterCo-founder

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRECISION

From researcher
to researcher.

New standards start with new ways of measuring.

We founded schnaiTEC to make our instrument developments available to research groups around the world. Today, we work towards new standards in atmospheric monitoring and develop unique tools that let researchers ask more detailed questions.

LET’S MOVE YOUR RESEARCH FORWARD

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like to understand?

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you’re interested in, or a new idea.

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38910 Ala-Honkajoki, Finland
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