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

MEGAPOLI 212520
15 MetO W. Collins,
Michael Sanderson
16 UHam Heinke
Schluenzen,
Juergen
Ossenbruegge
17 UHel Markku Kulmala,
Gerrit de Leeuw,
Sergey Zilitinkevich
WP6 L, TL-
6.1, 6.2, 6.4
WP7 DL,
TL-7.3
EUCAARI
cord.,
TL-2.4
18 UH-CAIR Ranjeet Sokhi WP7 L, TL-
7.1, 7.5
19 UStutt Rainer Friedrich WP8 L,
TL-8.1, 8.3
20 WMO Liisa Jalkanen GURME
coord., TL-
7.4
21 CUNI Tomas Halenka CECILIA
cord., -
22 IfT Alfred
Wiedensholer
23 UCAM John Pyle,
Oliver Wild,
Maria Russo
Climate-chemistry-ecosystem feedbacks;
Regional scale pollution modelling,
Global, regional scale climate modelling and megacity effects
Parameterization for subgrid scale urban effects;
Implement air quality model system for Rhine-Ruhr;
Urban, regional scale modelling;
Scenarios for possible megacities evolution;
Aerosol climate interaction;
Ground based observations and remote sensing;
Improved parameterization of turbulent urban ABL;
Urban, regional scale pollution modelling
Integration UK high resolution emission inventories;
Urban, regional scale atmospheric and pollution modelling;
Prototype system and scenarios for London and Paris;
Integrated urban-regional-global system/tools development
Emission data for Rhine-Ruhr and baseline scenarios;
Regional emission modelling;
Application and tool for impact assessment;
Mitigation, cost-benefit and policy analysis
Mitigation strategy and policy options;
Scenarios for megacities in developing countries
(link with GURME)
Regional scale air pollution and climate change modelling;
Impact f land use changes;
Coupling of air quality CTM to regional climate model;
TL;3.3 Paris and Beijing Urban Plume Studies;
Aerosols, gas-phase and meteo- measurements
- Global and regional scale pollution and climate modelling;
Global and regional effects of megacities emissions on atmospheric
composition and climate
Role of Users and SMEs
Although this particular call is highly scientific in nature, it still has strong user relevance in relation to
policy and public interest. The call and hence the project also address a highly topical area and there will be
considerable wider stakeholder interest, including from the megacities organizations, public, industry,
regulatory bodies and business and commerce including SMEs and national and local government officials.
MEGAPOLI will encourage the participation of users and other stakeholders through the Global Forum,
ISPP and dissemination tasks (see Appendix 3 and Table 2.5). For example, for the Rhine-Ruhr area, contact
has been established with the Landesamt fuer Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW, Germany, which
is responsible for air pollution control in the area (contact person Dr. Peter Bruckmann). The LANUV is
willing to support the project e.g. by providing data (e.g. emission data) and information.
In addition, MEGAPOLI has reserved a significant budget (See Section 2.4) to include the formal
participation of users in the project as it develops. Hence we expect the user involvement to increase
throughout the project. This will be implemented through discussions within the ISPP, Project Steering
Committee and with the European Commission. Mechanisms for user involvements include the ISPP,
MEGAPOLI Global Stakeholder Forum and Task 2, WP8.
Two SME are involved into MEGAPOLI as partners. The Partner 4: ARIANET Consulting is a SME from
Italy. They are responsible for application and demonstration of prototype model system for the Po Valley
Megacity agglomeration, Italy (a regional ‘hot spot’). The Partner 11: NERSC is a Norwegian (with branches
in China and Russia) SME in environmental and Remote Sensing research and applications.
Subcontractors
Two partners of MEGAPOLI (P6 and P23) will employ subcontractors based on the current budget from the
EC.
Partner 6: Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) involves SAFIRE (Service des Avions
Français Instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement), which is a common Météo-France,
CNRS and CNES laboratory based at Toulouse, France (http://www.safire.fr), as a subcontractor. In the
project SAFIRE will run the French ATR-42 aircraft for flights in the Paris pollution plume during summer
2009 (80 000 Euro; see tasks specifications on pages 76 and 101).
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