Theme E: Global
atmosphere monitoring
• Goal
• Deliver regular assessments of the state of the atmosphere with
particular attention to aerosols, UV radiation and specific pollutants
in close co-ordination with groundbased networks.
• Relevance
• EU Air pollution policy and Conventions
• Health policies.
• Potential users
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European Commission
Research organisations
Local authorities
Public.
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GMES-GATO
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Concerted action, 24 months
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9 partners, but a larger community
will be involved through workshops
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Partnership based on the GATO
cluster of EU FP5 projects
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AMIL2DA
GOA
MAPSCORE
QUILT
SOGE
Project is partly thematic, partly
X-cutting
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Partners
• NILU
• KNMI
• UCAM
• Chalmers
• ULeicester
• ULiège
• UBremen
• FZK
• BIRA-IASB
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GMES-GATO
• Theme E: Global atmosphere
monitoring
• Topic: Stratospheric ozone and
climate change
• Strand 1: Deliver and learn
• Will serve as input for strand 2
projects
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Main objective
•To develop a strategy for global
observations of atmospheric
composition (GHG, stratospheric ozone,
tropospheric pollution) within GMES.
•Long term observations and the
effective use of near real-time data will
be addressed.
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Project aims
• To develop a strategy for global
atmospheric observations within
GMES
• To promote the use of data for
scientific and public purposes
• To define an integrated observing
system comprising satellite and
ground-based instruments
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Specific objectives
1. To make an inventory of and define a strategy for the
network of European groundbased measurement
sites,
2. To define a strategy for the integration of different
satellite measurements during the ENVISAT era
(nominally 2002-2008),
3. To define a strategy for the integration of groundbased and satellite measurements as well as data
assimilation and modelling results,
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Specific objectives
4. To define a strategy for global stratospheric
measurements during the post-ENVISAT era
(nominally 2008 onwards),
5. To define a strategy for ensuring the high quality
(1%) total ozone measurements that are needed for
long-term ozone trend studies,
6. To assess and define a strategy for near real-time
services for the surveillance of the ozone layer, in
particular during Arctic winters,
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Specific objectives
7. To identify key issues and asses and compare nadir
and limb sounders,
8. To define a strategy for tropospheric measurements
(regional and local/urban)
9. To define the needs of atmospheric data base users,
10. To make an inventory of existing data bases for
ground-based, satellite and meteorological data that
contain data of relevance for stratospheric ozone and
UV radiation,
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Specific objectives
11. To define how data bases can be harmonised in order
to facilitate access, submission and retrieval of data,
12. To define current limitations of atmospheric data
bases and how these can be alleviated in order to
convert data into information and structured
knowledge,
13. To define how data bases can serve a larger audience
than the specialised scientific community,
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Specific objectives
14. To establish close links to end users. End
users will be the European Space Agency,
the European Environment Agency and the
World Meteorological Organization as well
as individual scientists,
15. Assess the monitoring needs defined by:
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European policies and directives
Compliance with conventions and treaties
16. Identify possible commonalities between
various networks
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Work packages
• WP 1000: Integration of global
ozone and related observations
2002-08
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Leader: IASB. Contributors: NILU, UCAM, ULeicester,
UBremen, KNMI, Chalmers, ULiège, FZK
• WP 2000: Database issues
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Leader: NILU. Contributors: IASB, KNMI, FZK
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Leader: UCAM. Contributors: ULeicester, UBremen, IASB,
KNMI, FZK
• WP 3000: Defining a strategy for
2008 onwards (post-ENVISAT era)
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Work packages
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WP 4000: A satellite observing system
for winter/spring O3 loss in the NH
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Leader: ULeicester. Contributors: NILU, UCAM,UBremen, IASB,
Chalmers
WP 5000: Definition of a strategy for
atmospheric composition monitoring
for subsequent phases of GMES
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WP 5000: Definition of a strategy for
atmospheric composition monitoring
for subsequent phases of GMES
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Aim: Define a strategy for atmospheric
observations (tropospheric and
stratospheric)
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WP 5100: Preparations for main workshop
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WP 5200: Main workshop (autumn 2003)
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WP 5300: Report (late 2003)
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WP 5000 report
1. Ozone depletion and UV radiation
Montreal protocol
2. Climate change
Kyoto protocol
3. Regional air quality
4. Local pollution and health issues
CAFE
5. Other international conventions
Aircraft pollution, marine pollution
6. Volcano monitoring
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Structure of report
• Description of the issue
• What are the policy related
issues?
• What are the current
capabilities?
• What is missing?
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Purpose of report
• Act as input for BICEPS and
other X-cutting assessments
• Identify what measurements
we need in order to fulfill
European policies
• Identify possible
commonalities between
various networks
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To think about
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How can we combine g-b and satellite
data with modelling and assimilation in
order to achieve a global atmospheric
observing system?
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How do we make the resulting
information and knowledge available to
users?
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Data→Information→Structured knowledge
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Existing assessments
• WMO/UNEP
• 2002 assessment of stratospheric ozone
• IPCC
• Third Assessment Report.
• Fourth Assessment Report is in the shaping
• EU
• European Research in the stratosphere, 1996-2000
• A Global Strategy for Atmospheric Interdisciplinary
Research in the European Research Area, AIRES in ERA
• WMO/CEOS
• WMO/CEOS report on a strategy for integrating satellite
and ground-based observations of ozone
(GAW report #140). Contains station inventories with maps
and tables. Gives recommendations.
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