D E S C R I P T I O N O F W O R K - MEGAPOLI - Dmi

FACULTY OF
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Earth and Space
Science and
Engineering
4700 Keele St.
Toronto ON
Canada M3J 1P3
Tel 416 736 5245
Fax 416 736 5817
esse@yorku.ca
To whom it may concern. 27 th April, 2007
I would like to confirm that the AMDAL (Atmospheric and Data
Assimilation Laboratory) group in the Centre for Research in Earth and
Space Science at York University is interested in joining the EC 7FP
proposal MEGAPOLI (Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and Global
Atmospheric POLlution and climate effects, and Integrated tools for
assessment and mitigation) on a collaborative basis.
As stated in the project proposal, the MEGAPOLI’s main goals will be to
assess impacts of megacities on local, regional, and global air quality, to
quantify feedbacks between megacity air quality, local and regional
climate, and global climate change, and to develop improved integrated
tools for prediction of air pollution in megacities. The group at AMDAL is
specialised in global, regional and mesoscale air quality modelling using
multiscale models. We will be pleased to collaborate with the MEGAPOLI
team and anticipate contributing to the following MEGAPOLI Work
Packages (a) Megacity Plume Case Study (b) Megacity Air Quality (c)
Regional and Global Atmospheric Composition (d) Regional and Global
Climate. Also, we anticipate bringing a perspective involving “Hot Spots”
such as the Tar Sands region in Western Canada.
John (Jack) C. McConnell, FRSC,
Professor of Atmospheric Science,
Distinguished Research Professor
416-736-2100 ex 77709, jcmcc@yorku.ca