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Urban air quality is one of the major global challenges cities face.
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The ongoing and past projects are
| Project | Funding period | Persons | Funder |
| Kaupunkiluonto tiiviin kaupunkirakenteen ilmastosopeutumisen keinona (CoolGreen) | 2025-2026 | Leena Järvi, Minttu Havu | Helsinki Capital Region Research |
| Modeling the Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Urban Air Quality: Non-Exhaust Emissions and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in Mixed Traffic Fleets | 2025-2028 | Yiling Hu | Doctoral School in Atmospheric Sciences |
| Greenhouse dynamics of urban green space (GHUGS) | 2024-2028 | Leena Järvi, Minttu Havu, Veera Bilaletdin, Jesse Soininen | Research Council of Finland |
| Carbon TRacer Improvement of Numerical schemes and Evaluation (CATRINE) | 2024-2026 | Jani Strömberg | EU framework Europe |
| Novel usage of COS to estimate urban photosynthesis | 2024-2026 | Jesse Soininen | Doctoral School in Atmospheric Sciences |
| Individuals, communities and municipalities mitigating climate change by carbon smart green space (CO-CARBON) | 2020-2026 | Leena Järvi, Johanna Hohenthal | Strategic Research Council |
| Pilot Application in Urban Landscapes - towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases (PAUL/ICOSCities) | 2021-2025 | Leena Järvi, Jani Strömberg, Anni Karvonen, Nyyti Ojanen, Xiaoyu Li, Omar Al-Jaghbeer | EU framework H2020 |
| Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS (RI-Urbans) | 2021-2025 | Leena Järvi, Jani Strömberg | EU framework H2020 |
| Artificial Intelligence for Urban Low-Emission Autonomous Traffic (AIforLessAuto) | 2022-2024 | Leena Järvi, Pak Lun Fung, Omar Al-Jaghbeer, Nahid Atashi | Research Council of Finland |
| Integrated Carbon Observations System (ICOS) | 2008-present | Leena Järvi, Jesse Soininen | Faculty of Science |
| Optimal urban planning solutions for maximizing the beneficial impact of urban green space on surface-atmosphere exchanges of energy, water and CO2 | 2022-2025 | Michael Lee | Doctoral School in Atmospheric Sciences |
| Modelling and observing the atmospheric boundary layer in coastal cities | 2021-2024 | Sasu Karttunen | Doctoral School in Atmospheric Sciences |
| Sustainable urban development emerging from the merger of cutting edge Climate, Social and Computer Sciences (CousCOUS) | 2020-2024 | Leena Järvi, Xiaoyu Li, Nahid Atashi | Research Council of Finland |
| Urban green space solutions in carbon neutral cities (CarboCity) | 2019-2023 | Leena Järvi, Jesse Soininen, Yiyang Ding | Research Council of Finland |
| The most optimal green area solutions in present day urban planning to maximise urban carbon stocks | 2019-2023 | Minttu Havu | Tiina and Antti Herlin foundation |
| Associate professor starting package | 2019-2022 | Jani Strömberg | University of Helsinki |
| Smart urban solutions for air quality, disasters and city growth | 2017-2021 | Leena Järvi, Mona Kurppa | ERA-PLANET |
| Modelling air quality and ventilation inside city blocks using large-eddy simulations | 2017-2020 | Mona Kurppa | Doctoral School in Atmospheric Sciences |
| Fine resolution air quality modelling as support of urban planning | 2017-2018 | Leena Järvi, Mona Kurppa, Sasu Karttunen | Helsinki Metropolitan Region Urban Research Program |
| Towards reliable prediction of urban climate using novel methodology development | 2017-2018 | Mikko Auvinen | Maj and Tor Nessling foundation |
| Aerosols, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS-2) | 2015-2019 | Leena Järvi | EU H2020 |
| Modelling of the Surface energy and water balance in high-latitude cities | 2014-2016 | Tom Kokkonen | Maj and Tor Nessling foundation |
| Carbon dioxide, heat and water exchanges in urban climate | 2011-2013 | Leena Järvi | Academy of Finland |
| Micrometeorology and air quality in urban areas | 2007-2010 | Leena Järvi | Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation |
Our group collaborates with several research groups both nationally and internationally. The main collaborators for the current research topics are