Key Questions
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What is the spatial distribution of aerosols including profile information over Europe?
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What are the regional European trends
and variability of aerosols?
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What are the microphysical and chemical properties of these aerosols?
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How do these properties determine aerosol radiative parameters?
- How to validate and integrate satellite observations with ground-based and in-situ observations to obtain a coherent picture?
GEOmon harmonizes and integrates aerosol data from a multitude of observations in order to establish a European Network of Aerosol Networks (ENAN).
European sites monitoring aerosol properties after 2004
courtesy of C. Lund Myhre, M. Fiebig, K. Tørseth, A.-G. Hjellbrekke, and A. M. Fjaeraa, NILU
courtesy of C. Lund Myhre, M. Fiebig, K. Tørseth, A.-G. Hjellbrekke, and A. M. Fjaeraa, NILU
Objectives
- Harmonize and quality-check data from ground-based in-situ and remote sensing measurements.
- Create of the European Network of Aerosol Observation Networks (ENAN) data base, complementary to satellite data.
- Assess the 4-D aerosol distribution over Europe using ENAN.
Workpackages
- Ground based monitoring: Enhancement and consolidation of climate relevant
observations
- Development of (ENAN): Network integration
- Evaluation of satellite products: Quality assessment, in-situ and ground bases observations
vs Satellites
- Assessment of the 4-D aerosol distribution over Europe using ENAN: Using and improving of available data
