Page 1 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 PROMOTE 2 General project overview & Focus on Air Quality Services Eleni Paliouras

Page 2 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Background F GMES is a joint EC and European Space Agency Initiative F GMES Service Element projects (GSE) are one form of ESA support for GMES u Stage 1 (“Consolidation”) projects were conducted to evaluate mature and near-mature operational services existing within Europe H PROMOTE 1, one of 13 projects, ended in 2005 u Stage 2 (“Implementation”) projects aim to scale-up Stage 1 services and add to them H PROMOTE 2 started in July 2006

Page 3 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 User Focus F Service Level Agreements (SLAs) signed with 35 user organizations (23 more under preparation) F Local, regional and national public agencies u State and federal environmental agencies (D, A, IR, UK, F, B, NL, I, CH, FI) u National meteorological institutes (DWD) F International Organizations u WMO u ECMWF u NILU/EMEP F User Federating Groups u Professional Society of German Dermatologists u European Environmental Agency u SPARC-CCMVal: Climate Modelling Validation

Page 4 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 PROMOTE2 Decentralized network of integrated services, structured along „demand“ PROMOTE2 Service Portfolio Stage 2 Public Sector Information Add value to Public Sector Information Services Local/regional products Easy to understand Images, Text Messages Intermediate providers European/global products Scientific standards Numbers, records Aimed at mandated bodies Provided by GSE Citizen Information

Page 5 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Ozone Column Records Air Quality Records Citizen Information Ozone Column NRT Forecasts UV Records Public Sector Information Ozone Profile Records Integrated European Air Quality Analysis & Forecasts Aviation Control Support Greenhouse Gases & Aerosol Records Local/Regional Air Quality European Pollen Forecasts Desert Dust Detection and Awareness European local UV Information Service Regional / Local Air Quality Forecasts Particulate Matter

Page 6 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Ozone Column Records Air Quality Records Citizen Information Ozone Column NRT Forecasts UV Records Public Sector Information Ozone Profile Records Integrated European Air Quality Analysis & Forecasts Aviation Control Support Greenhouse Gases & Aerosol Records Uraban/Regional AQ Assessment European Pollen Forecasts Desert Dust Detection and Awareness European local UV Information Service Regional / Local Air Quality Forecasts Particulate Matter

Page 7 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Air Quality Records Service F Analyzed model records based on satellite and ground measurements (3Dvar assimilation) F Global NO 2 and HCHO, F Europe (45km^2) NO 2, CO, PM10, SO 2, HCHO, O3, F Participating organisations u Service Providers, Research : RIU, KNMI, DLR, BIRA, U Bremen u Users: Landesumweltamt NRW, UBA-Ö, EMPA, EPA-Ie

Page 8 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October Dvar Aerosol Assimilation ( ) Biomass burning case in Spain (July 2003)

Page 9 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 European Integrated Air Quality Analysis & Forecast F Numerical forecast and a posteriori maps and data of pollutant concentrations from at least 3 CTMs F Assimilating in situ and satellite data F Europe (50km^2) NO 2, PM10, O 3 F Daily upgrades of analyses and 3-day forecasts F Participating organisations u Service Providers, Research: Prev’air consortium, RIU, KNMI, DLR, ACRI, BIRA, TNO, FMI u Users: AIRPARIF, Landesumweltamt NRW, UBA-Ö, EEA, EPA-Ie

Page 10 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Urban/Regional Air Quality Assessment F Scenario tool for regional air quality policy support through simulations of population exposure to air pollution F Hindcast, not a forecast F Urban :  70 km,  x  1 km, full year / hourly resolution F Regional :  700 km,  x  10 km, episodes / hourly resolution F Concentration fields for PM 10, O 3, NO 2, SO 2,... F Participating organisations u Service Providers, Research: VITO, GeoID u Users: IRCEL – Belgium

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Page 12 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Local and Regional Air Quality Forecasts F Air quality forecasts resolving local features (1,000m-5m) for 100+ million European citizens incorporating assimilated satellite and in-situ observations F O 3, NO 2, SO 2, CO, PM 10, PM 2.5, Benzene, Air Quality Indices F Participating organisations u Service Providers: CERC, KNMI, DLR, VITO, ACRI, RIU, FMI u Users: Landesumweltamt NRW & MVP, RIVM, 14 London Boroughs, Air Alpes Méditerrannée, Inter-regional Cell for the Environment, EMPA, CHU Nice, Helsinki City Council, Met office Turkey, EPA-IE, IRCEL, City of Budapest

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Page 14 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 European Pollen Concentration Observation & Forecast F Pan-European platform harmonizing use of EO in modelling of pollen forecasts F Daily maps vertically integrated concentrations of different taxa with associated probabilities of occurrence F Project Plan u Year 1: 4 months over 2 large areas (aeriobiological consistency) u Year 2: 8 months over 2 large areas (aeriobiological consistency) u Year 3: Europe coverage of 8 months F Participating organisations u Service Providers: ACRI, FMI u Users: CHU – Nice, Coparly/RNSA, European Aeroallergen Network

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Page 17 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 PM Assessments from Satellite Data F Demonstration of satellite-based capability for PM monitoring (SCIAMACHY/AATSR, MODIS) F PM10, PM2.5, PM1.0 (separated by major components) u Daily monitoring in Northern Italy from MODIS u Multi-annual PM records in Europe from ENVISAT F Stringent validation with EMEP data; inter-comparison of both sub-services F Participating organisations u Service Providers, Research: DLR, CGS, RIU, FMI, U Galway u Users: NILU, ARPA-L, ARPA-P

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Page 19 EIONET Meeting, La Rochelle, 27 October 2006 Dust Awareness F NRT information on desert dust over the south of Europe and North Africa including Canary Islands F Dust indicator and Dust AOD F Participating organisations u Service Providers: GMV, Skysoft, CGS u Users: Spanish Environmental Office, ARPA-L, ARPA-P, Portuguese Environmental Office

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