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

MEGAPOLI 212520
Overall coordination of the project (WP9); improvement and evaluation of parameterization for the urbanregional
meteorology (WP2); modelling the interaction between air-quality and meteorology/climate using
on-line coupled model DMI-ENVIRO-HIRLAM (WP4); regional air quality and inverse (source
determination) modelling using DMI-ENVIRO-HIRLAM/ CAC (WP5), regional climate modelling using
HIRHAM (WP6); and will be one of the key-developer of the integrated urban-regional-global tool (WP7).
Principal personnel involved
Prof. Alexander Baklanov, Senior Scientist at MRD of DMI, vice-director of Danish strategic research
centre for Energy, Environment and Heath (CEEH); has 20 years of experience in developing and applying
numerical atmospheric dynamics and dispersion models at different scales: from local- to meso- and regional
scales; modelling of atmospheric boundary layer, atmospheric aerosol dynamics and air pollution transport
over complex terrain. He has published over 200 scientific-technical publications, including 10 books and
more than 80 peer-reviewed papers. Has worked in Russia, Sweden, Austria and Denmark in international
teams. Participated in EU-funded projects (RTMOD, SFINCS, ENSEMBLE, COST-715: Urban
meteorology, INTAS), and was/is co-ordinator and principal investigator of several international projects,
including the Arctic Risk, FUMAPEX and EnviroRISKS projects. Will be a co-ordinator of the Project.
Dr. Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen has been employed at DMI since 1990 after taking his Ph.D. He is a
senior scientist with a long experience in numerical climate research and in regional climate modelling
(RCM). He started the RCM at DMI and participated in the construction and development of the HIRHAM
model. He has been the PI for the DMI contribution to several international projects. He was a lead author on
the IPCC 3 rd assessment report (WGI), Ch. 10 "Regional Climate Information – Evaluation and Projections",
and a contributing author to the ACIA report, Ch. 4 " Future climate change: Modelling and Scenarios for the
Arctic region" and he is currently one of the two co-ordinating lead authors on the IPCC 4th assessment
report (WGI), Ch. 11 “Regional Projections”. Presently, he serves as a member of the CliC numerical exper.
group under the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). He has been actively involved in several EU
supported research projects, such as ESOP, ESOP2, TUNDRA, GLIMPSE; and PRUDENCE (overall
coordinator). He is one of the key leading scientists in ENSEMBLES project.
Dr. Allan Gross, is a Senior Scientist at MRD of DMI and Res. Ass. Prof. at the University of Copenhagen.
He has research experience in modelling of stratospheric, tropospheric and atmos. boundary layer chemistry
and transport, and experience with molecular-dynamic modelling and statistical methods used to calculate
rate constant for atmospheric chemical reactions. Has published 40 scientific publications, including 15 peer
reviewed papers. Participated in many EU-funded projects (e.g. EL CID, SAMORA, RAMAS, GEMS),
international, and national projects, e.g. The Copenhagen Center for Atmospheric Research (CCAR).
Selected relevant publications:
Baklanov, A., A. Rasmussen, B. Fay, E. Berge, S. Finardi (2002): Potential and Shortcomings of Numerical Weather
Prediction Models in Providing Meteorological Data for Urban Air Pollution Forecasting. Water, Air and Soil
Poll.: Focus, 2(5-6): 43-60.
Baklanov, A., O. Hänninen, L. H. Slørdal, J. Kukkonen, N. Bjergene, B. Fay, S. Finardi, S. C. Hoe, M. Jantunen, A.
Karppinen, A. Rasmussen, A. Skouloudis, R. S. Sokhi, J. H. Sørensen, V. Ødegaard (2007): Integrated systems for
forecasting urban meteorology, air pollution and population exposure. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 855-874.
Christensen, J.H., O.B. Christensen, (2003): Severe Summer Flooding in Europe, Nature, 421, 805-806.
Christensen J.H., J. Räisänen, T. Iversen, D. Bjørge, O.B. Christensen, M. Rummukainen, (2001): A synthesis of
regional climate change simulations -A Scandinavian perspective. Geoph. Res. Lett., 28, 1003-1006.
Chenevez, J., A. Baklanov, J. H. Sørensen, (2004): Pollutant Transport Schemes Integrated in a Numerical Weather
Prediction Model: Model description and Verification Results. Meteorological Applications, 11(3), 265-275.
Gross, A., Baklanov A., (2004): Modelling the influence of dimethyl sulphide on the aerosol production in the marine
boundary layer, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 22(1/2): 51-71.
Penenko, V., A. Baklanov, E. Tsvetova, (2002): Methods of sensitivity theory and inverse modelling for estimation of
source term. Future Generation Computer Systems, 18: 661-671.
Partner 2 (co-cord.): Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical
Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (FORTH)
Expertise and experience of the organization
The Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (ICE-HT) was established
in 1984, and is one of the seven research institutes that constitute FORTH (FOundation for Research and
Technology Hellas). Currently, ICE-HT runs 50 RTD projects in cooperation with numerous industrial
enterprises, universities and research institutes from all over the world. ICE-HT has more than 115 staff
members and Res. Assoc. (40 - PhD holders). The Institute has well-equipped laboratories that have been
67