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

To whom it may concern
Paris le 30 avril 2007
Megacities (worldwide) have an impact on the air quality not only locally but also regionally
and globally, and can therefore also influence the climate. There is accordingly a need for
integrated research on the impacts of air pollution from megacities and large air-pollution
’hot-spots’ in Europe and elsewhere.
As response to such a research need, a research proposal as been prepared to be submitted
with the frame of FP7) entitled MEGAPOLI: Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and
Global Atmospheric POLlution and climate effects, and Integrated tools for assessment and
mitigation.
The research topics to be addressed within MEGAPOLI are in perfect adequacy with the
projects nationally funded by the Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU) in France
within the programme LEFE.
Therefore, INSU does support this proposal by opening access the French research fleet in
order to perform the proposed field campaigns around Paris with the financial support by the
European Commission. Use of this fleet will be done in close coordination with LEFE
according to the current rules linked to the French research fleet.
Attribution of national funding for additional flight hours is envisioned, the amount of this
funding will be decided after a scientific evaluation of the project by the national programme
LEFE later this year.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Monfray
Directeur adjoint scientifique
Océan-Atmosphère