DUST-GLASS
Improving global dust prediction and monitoring through data assimilation of satellite-based dust aerosol optical depth
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| Coordinator |
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS
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| Coordinator Country | Greece [EL] |
| Project website | https://react.space.noa.gr/index.php/research/projects |
| Total cost | 164˙653 € |
| EC max contribution | 164˙653 € (100%) |
| Programme |
1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility) |
| Code Call | H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 |
| Funding Scheme | MSCA-IF-EF-ST |
| Starting year | 2017 |
| Duration (year-month-day) | from 2017-05-01 to 2019-04-30 |
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| 1 | NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS | EL (ATHINA) | coordinator | 164˙653.00 |
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Project objective
DUST-GLASS aims at improving global dust prediction and monitoring by optimizing an advanced data assimilation system (LETKF scheme) coupled with a sophisticated atmospheric-dust model (NMMB/BSC-Dust). For the accomplishment of these core scientific goals, a fine resolution (0.1o x 0.1o) global dust optical depth (DOD) database, suitable for data assimilation, will be developed via a synergy of state-of-the-art Level 2 satellite retrievals acquired by MODIS, MISR and OMI sensors (2007-2016). The impacts of assimilating this novel dataset (DOD) on model’s predictive skills, both at global and regional scale, will be assessed objectively. Global forecasts (5 days) will be carried out for different periods aiming at studying dust aerosols’ mobilization and transport from the major dust sources of the planet, while a global reanalysis (0.5o x 0.7o) dataset will be generated for long-term dust monitoring. In addition, regional short-term (84 hours) forecasts will be conducted for 20 Mediterranean dust outbreaks identified by a satellite algorithm in the framework of the MDRAF project (fellow’s previous MC-IEF). In the evaluation analysis, the model’s dust outputs will be compared versus measurements derived by ground networks (AERONET, MAN, ACTRIS) as well as against columnar/vertical satellite retrievals (MODIS, MISR, CALIOP). Moreover, temperature and radiation will be also considered since “corrections” on dust fields, thanks to data assimilation, are expected to be evident on both parameters due to dust-radiation interactions. The aforementioned variables will be compared against observations obtained by ground networks (ISB, RAOB, BSRN) and reanalysis/analysis products (ERA-Interim, FNL). Considering the multifaceted role of dust, the scientific outcomes of DUST-GLASS are expected to contribute effectively to interdisciplinary studies regarding dust aerosols as well as their associated impacts on health, anthropogenic activities, environment, weather and climate.
Publications
| year | authors and title | journal | last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Stavros Solomos, Nikos Kalivitis, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Vassilis Amiridis, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Antonis Gkikas, Ioannis Binietoglou, Alexandra Tsekeri, Stelios Kazadzis, Michael Kottas, Yaswant Pradhan, Emmanouil Proestakis, Panagiotis Nastos, Franco Marenco From Tropospheric Folding to Khamsin and Foehn Winds: How Atmospheric Dynamics Advanced a Record-Breaking Dust Episode in Crete published pages: 240, ISSN: 2073-4433, DOI: 10.3390/atmos9070240 |
Atmosphere 9/7 | 2019-09-17 |
| 2018 |
Wenzhao Li, Hesham El-Askary, Mohamed Qurban, Emmanouil Proestakis, Michael Garay, Olga Kalashnikova, Vassilis Amiridis, Antonis Gkikas, Eleni Marinou, Thomas Piechota, K. Manikandan An Assessment of Atmospheric and Meteorological Factors Regulating Red Sea Phytoplankton Growth published pages: 673, ISSN: 2072-4292, DOI: 10.3390/rs10050673 |
Remote Sensing 10/5 | 2019-09-17 |
| 2018 |
Panagiotis Kosmopoulos, Stelios Kazadzis, Hesham El-Askary, Michael Taylor, Antonis Gkikas, Emmanouil Proestakis, Charalampos Kontoes, Mohamed El-Khayat Earth-Observation-Based Estimation and Forecasting of Particulate Matter Impact on Solar Energy in Egypt published pages: 1870, ISSN: 2072-4292, DOI: 10.3390/rs10121870 |
Remote Sensing 10/12 | 2019-09-17 |
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