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A European Network for an Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System (ECATS) A European Network for an Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System (ECATS)

University of Athens’ contribution

Contact: Professor Costas Helmischelmis@phys.uoa.gr Contact: Professor Costas Helmischelmis@phys.uoa.gr

Airports affect strongly local air quality. Aviation emits pollutants at atmospheric layers characterized by low concentrations and large residence times. Moreover, aviation produces clouds (condensation trails) and affects natural clouds. Three Thematic Areas of interest are defined in the frame of ECATS:(1) Airport Air Quality, (2) Engine Emissions & (3) Green flights and scenarios

Airports affect strongly local air quality. Aviation emits pollutants at atmospheric layers characterized by low concentrations and large residence times. Moreover, aviation produces clouds (condensation trails) and affects natural clouds. Three Thematic Areas of interest are defined in the frame of ECATS:(1) Airport Air Quality, (2) Engine Emissions & (3) Green flights and scenarios

• Interpret and study data derived from the ECATS airport campaigns• Use ECATS data for modeling purposes, incl. model improvements and coupling• Study the effect of aviation on cirrus coverage, conduct capability Gap Analysis• Disseminate capabilities and expertise of ECATS partners related to AAQ

monitoring and modeling and knowledge of the airport operators’ needs

• Interpret and study data derived from the ECATS airport campaigns• Use ECATS data for modeling purposes, incl. model improvements and coupling• Study the effect of aviation on cirrus coverage, conduct capability Gap Analysis• Disseminate capabilities and expertise of ECATS partners related to AAQ

monitoring and modeling and knowledge of the airport operators’ needs

LAP-A

UTH

Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics - AUTH

Research activities

Remote sensing of atmospheric composition

Regional air quality predictions

Global climate changes (data analysis and simulations)

Ozone and solar UV radiation monitoring

Contact details:Head, Prof. Alkiviadis Baise-mail: lap@physics.auth.grhttp://lap.physics.auth.gr

AUTh/LHTEE

MECHANICALENGINEERINGDEPARTMENT

• Air pollution abatement technology - Increased aircraft fuel efficiency- Innovative photocatalytic coatings- Liquid hydrogen as aircraft fuel

• Air quality assessment- Integrated assessment of control strategies- Spatial air quality assessment methodology- External cost estimates related to air pollution

• Advanced air pollution modelling- Aerosol direct effect on urban meteorology- Multiscale models to assess megacity impacts- Transport particulate emissions & health

More details: http://aix.meng.auth.gr

Heat exchanger taking advantage of the excess flue gas enthalpy

Pollutant dispersion in the urban environment

LABORATORY OF HEAT TRANSFERAND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Professor Nicolas Moussiopoulos

IHUIHU

The MEGAPOLI project (2008-2011)Megacities:Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and Global Atmospheric

POLlution and climate effects, and Integrated tools for assessment and mitigation

““Brings Brings together over 20 partners specializing together over 20 partners specializing inin urban air quality and population exposure urban air quality and population exposure

forecast and control, regional and global forecast and control, regional and global atmospheric pollution, and meteorological atmospheric pollution, and meteorological

and climate researchand climate research””

MainMain objectives objectives::To assess impacts of megacities and large

air-pollution hot-spots on local, regional and global air quality

To quantify feedbacks among megacity air quality, local and regional climate, and global climate change

To develop improved integrated tools for prediction of air pollution in megacities.

http://megapoli.dmi.dk/http://megapoli.dmi.dk/

In collaboration with the WMO/GAW GURME project, with major US components

In collaboration with the WMO/GAW GURME project, with major US components

Air Quality Engineering Laboratory and field measurements Chemical transport modeling

Climate Change Development of coupled General Circulation-Chemical Transport Models Effects of particulate matter on climate (direct and indirect effects)

Air Quality-Climate Interactions

University of Patras &Inst. of Chemical Engineering (ICE/FORTH)

(Group Leader: Spyros Pandis)

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Contact: spyros@chemeng.upatras.gr

  Contact: spyros@chemeng.upatras.gr

 

Pan-European Gas-Aerosol Climate Interactions Study

PEGASOS

FP7 Large Scale (12 M€) Integrated Project (25 Groups-16 Countries) led by ICE-FORTH in Patras (2011-2015)

PEGASOS will:• Quantify the magnitude of regional to global feedbacks between atmospheric chemistry and a changing climate.

• Identify mitigation strategies and policies to improve air quality in Europe while limiting their impact on climate change.

Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory

3-D global (zoom)/ Regional /boxmodelling

Maria KanakidouMaria Kanakidouhttp://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr/kanakidou

Understanding atmospheric chemistry and climate changes due to human activities, natural variability

and feedback mechanisms.Focii: Global and Regional (Europe/Mediterranean)

http://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr http://www.chemistry.uoc.grhttp://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr http://www.chemistry.uoc.grhttp://finokalia.chemistry.uoc.gr

Atmospheric and sea-water observations

Nikos MihalopoulosNikos Mihalopoulos

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IHUIHUPossible next steps

• Coordinate exchanges of scientists.• Interlink networks.• Define collaborative research with the

participation of Greek and US groups.• Involve US instructors in Master programs

offered in Greece.• Setup a task force to do all this, starting with

an inventory of active groups. • Expand to other areas.

Let’s take off …

Source: Stadt Stuttgart / www.lfu.baden-wuerttemberg.de

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!