Integration of Atmospheric Observing Platforms under the umbrella of a National Research Infrastructure

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1 Integration of Atmospheric Observing Platforms under the umbrella of a National Research Infrastructure Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National lobservatory of Athens Dr. Evangelos Gerasopoulos Research Director egera@noa.gr

2 The need Climate change is governed to a large extent by atmospheric processes, in particular the interaction between radiation and atmospheric components (e.g. aerosols, clouds, greenhouse, and trace gases). Some of these components also contribute significantly to air quality degradation inducing adverse health impacts. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and EU s Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution have both stressed the need to strengthen the ground based component of the Earth Observing System for a number of key atmospheric variables.

3 The gap Even if the expertise and a lot of the components exist, such an integrated Research Infrastructure (RI) for specialized atmospheric observations is presently lacking in Greece.

4 PANACEA Stands for PANhellenic infrastructure for Atmospheric Composition and climate change Dfiiti Definition A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases pana cea /ˌpanəˈsiːə / Call National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure

5 Core ACTRIS stations inclusion in ESFRI roadmap The integration

6 The partnership Already 16 partners in the first stage National Observatory of Athens, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, NCSR 'Demokritos, National Technical University of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Aegean, University of Crete, University of Ioannina, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, Technical University of Crete, University of Patras, Navarino EnvironmentalObservatory, Democritus University of Thrace, Hellenic National Meteorological Society

7 in a Local and Regional Context The Mediterranean Hotspot

8 in a Local and Regional Context The Mediterranean Hotspot

9 and surrounded by discrete sources Seasonal variation of biomass burning sources around E. Mediterranean osol g aero burning mass b Biom

10 and surrounded by discrete sources Seasonal variation of dust sources around E. Mediterranean PM 10 (μgr/m 3 ) Dust aero osol April 2005

11 natural and anthropogenic

12 ideal for PANACEA Pollutants Receptor Chemical Cooker Natural Laboratory

13 The challenge of addressing societal threats Air Quality and Health Hazards PM 10

14 in a radically changing scenery Economic crisis Smog events over Athens during winter : Pollution measurements and chemical characterization

15 mobility, flexibility and smart specialization Experimental set up Premises of the National Observatory of Athens, Thissio Athens center

16 to scrutinize from meteo implications Particles il are trapped within ihi the first hundreds of meters from the ground, resulting to high concentrations

17 to detailed source apportionment PM 10 (μg/m 3 ) BC (μg/m 3 ) Decomposition of BC according to Sandradewi et al (EST) Favez et al., 2010 (ACP) Sciare et al., 2011 (JGR) Elevated BC concentrations BC emissions from smog prove to be equal to all other sources (central heating, transport)

18 The scheme

Finokalia station Already 20 years of operation 70 65 49.3 +/- 7.

19 Finokalia station Already 20 years of operation / Ozon ne (ppbv) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Finokalia station Already 20 years of operation Others Fine 80 70 Scattering (2001-2012)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Black Carbon (2003-2012) (NH 4) 2SO 4 Dust Years

20 Finokalia station Already 20 years of operation Others Fine Scattering ( ) Organic BC 1 / Mm (NH4)2SO4 Others Coarse Black Carbon ( ) (NH 4) 2SO 4 Dust Years 800 Organic μgr/m Sea Salt Years

21 Navarino Environmental Observatory Since 2010

0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.00.

22 Navarino Environmental Observatory Linear Particle Depolarization 532nm UTC UTC UTC UTC 6000 bp532 dp 5000 Since 2010 Altitude [m, a.s s.l.] Aerosol Backscatter 532nm [Mm -1 *sr -1 ] N.E.O., 11 July 2012

23 Mobile infrastructure FORTH Patras BRFAA IERSD NOA ESA NOA

24 Satellite data synergies NOA ESA Mirror Site of Collaborative Ground Segment Future Earth Explorers ADM Aeolus & EarthCARE BEYOND Building a Centre of Excellence for Earth Observation based monitoring of Natural Disasters, which will situate NOA as a Provider of products and services mainly for south eastern Europe NASA: Passive sensors like MODIS and VIIRS Active sensors: CALIPSO

25 Integration of Atmospheric Observing Platforms under the umbrella of a National Research Infrastructure THANK YOU Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National lobservatory of Athens Dr. Evangelos Gerasopoulos Research Director egera@noa.gr

26 The scheme

27 The integration PANACEA will fill this observational gap by developing a coordinated system for monitoring of atmospheric composition, solar radiation variations, climate change and related natural hazards in Greece. This will be achieved through merging, enhancing, and coordinating all existing Greek ground based stations andnetworks networks (e.g., in situ gas andaerosol, aerosol, LIDARand AERONET stations, RADARs and solar radiation networks) under the umbrella of a single integrated RI, essential to achieve excellence in research and innovation.

Causes and effects of the decrease in coarse mode mass concentrations observed in Cyprus

Research Technology Innovation Causes and effects of the decrease in coarse mode mass concentrations observed in Cyprus M. Pikridas 1, M. Vrekoussis 1,2,3, N. Mihalopoulos 1,4, C. Savvides 5, C. Kizas