The APM research group aims to create and disseminate knowledge in fundamental physics of meteorology and climate, atmospheric pollutant emissions, flows, transformation, and deposition, as well as in the modeling and monitoring of atmospheric processes. Its key priority areas include the analysis of climate change, including mitigation and adaptation aspects, urban air quality, and the impacts of atmospheric emissions (e.g., biomass combustion, agriculture, and ship emissions).

The APM research group works towards a common goal, specifically analyzing and producing knowledge about atmospheric processes at different scales (from global to local), using measurement and modeling approaches. Numerical modeling activities are complemented with physical modeling in a wind tunnel. Human exposure to atmospheric pollutants (both indoors and outdoors) is assessed and included in local and urban models. This group also evaluates the impacts of climate change on air pollution and human health.