Programme of the MACC Conference
Download here a pdf with the full oral programme. For most of the talks the abstracts are available via the links.The full poster programme is available here. Poster sessions are planned during coffee breaks and the extended lunches.
Monday 23 May
11:00-13:30 : Registration and lunch
13:30: Welcome address by Frits Brouwer, director of KNMI
13:35-15:30 : Session 1: GMES - Observations and services for the atmosphere
- Michael Rohn, GMES Bureau (invited)
- Pieternel Levelt, KNMI (invited)
- Hendrik Steen Andersen, EEA (invited)
- Adrian Simmons, ECMWF
15:30-16:00 : Break
16:00-18:00 : Session 2: Data requirements and assimilation methodologies for atmospheric composition (posters)
- 16:00-16:05 : Richard Engelen, ECMWF
- Introduction
- 16:05-16:30 : Wouter Peters, Wageningen University (invited)
- Addressing possible sources of bias in the CarbonTracker data assimilation system
- 16:30-16:45 : Angela Benedetti, ECMWF
- Assimilation of fine mode and total Aerosol Optical Depth in the ECMWF/MACC system
- 16:45-17:00 : Lars Nieradzik, Univ. of Cologne
- Four dimensional variational data assimilation of tropospheric aerosols
- 17:00-17:15 : Hendrik Elbern, Univ. of Cologne
- A posteriori validation of 4D-var tracer analyses in observation space
- 17:15-17:30 : Albert Klein Tank, KNMI
- The EURO4M project for tracking changes in the European climate
- 17:30-17:45 : Paolo Laj, CNRS - UJF - LGGE
- ACTRIS : a new infrastructure program for aerosol-reactive gas and cloud data provision
- 17:45-18:00 : Leonor Tarrason, NILU
- Characterization of station representativeness
Tuesday 24 May
09:00-12:30 : Session 3: Global greenhouse gases
- 9:00-9:05 : Frederic Chevallier, LSCE
- Introduction
- 9:05-9:35 : Thomas Lauvaux, Penn State Univ (invited)
- Applicability of atmospheric inversions of greenhouse gases at high resolution
- 9:35-9:50 : Cyril Crevoisier, LMD
- The recent evolution of CO2 and CH4 in the mid-troposphere as seen by IASI onboard MetOp-A
- 9:50-10:05 : Michael Buchwitz, IUP, Univ. Bremen
- Carbon dioxide and methane from SCIAMACHY / ENVISAT
- 10:05-10:20 : Ilse Aben, SRON
- Methane and Carbondioxide from space : the SCIAMACHY, GOSAT and Precursor S5 missions
- 10:20-10:35 : Hartmut Boesch, Leicester Univ.
- GOSAT CH4 and CO2 Observations from GOSAT: Validation and model comparison
- 10:35-10:50 : Richard Engelen, ECMWF
- Combined data assimilation of CH4 observations from SCIAMACHY, IASI, and GOSAT
- 10:50-11:20 : Break
- 11:20-11:35 :
Anna Agusti-Panareda, ECMWF
- Evaluation of CO2 and CH4 in the MACC re-analysis
- 11:35-11:55 :
Peter Bergamaschi, JRC
- Inverse modeling of global CH4 emissions using SCIAMACHY satellite retrievals and surface measurements
- 11:55-12:10 :
Frederic Chevallier, LSCE
- Inverse modelling of global CO2 surface fluxes in MACC
- 12:10-12:30 :
Gregoire Broquet, LSCE
- Inverse modelling of European CO2 fluxes using a mesoscale atmospheric transport model
12:30-14:30 : Lunch & posters
14:30-18:10 : Session 4: Global reactive gases (posters)
- 14:30-14:50 :
Ken Schere, US EPA (invited)
- Air Quality Boundary Concentrations used for Continental-Scale AQMEII Modeling
- 14:50-15:10 :
Ronald van der A, KNMI
- Assimilated total ozone record from 30 year of UV-VIS satellite observations
- 15:10-15:30 :
Cathy Clerbaux, CNRS- UPMC
- Near-real time monitoring of atmospheric composition with IASI/METOP
- 15:30-16:00 :
Doug Kinnison, NCAR (invited)
- Northern Hemisphere Polar Chemical Ozone Loss
- 16:00-16:30 : Break
- 16:30-16:50 :
Karolien Lefever, BIRA-IASB
- MACC GRG analyses and simulations of the Arctic ozone hole 2011
- 16:50-17:10 :
Vincent Huijnen, KNMI
- The 2010 russian fires: Assimilation and forecast experiments of reactive trace gases under extreme conditions
- 17:10-17:30 :
Olaf Stein, FZ Jülich
- Sensitivity of MOZART to MACC surface boundary conditions
- 17:30-17:50 :
Johannes Flemming, ECMWF
- On the integration of atmospheric chemistry in ECWMFs integrated forecast system
- 17:50-18:10 :
Hannah Clark, CNRS-LA
- Validation of the MACC reanalysis with MOZAIC/IAGOS
18:10-18:45 : Snacks & drinks
18:45-19:30 : Keynote lecture
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Bert Brunekreef, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht (invited)
- A Bert's eye view of Climate, Air Quality and Health on a Lonely Planet
Wednesday 25 May
09:00-12:30 : Session 5: Global aerosols (posters)
- 09:00-09:10 :
Olivier Boucher,
Met Office / CNRS-LMD
- Introduction
- 09:10-09:40 :
Peter Colarco, NASA (invited)
- The NASA GEOS-5 Aerosol Forecasting System
- 09:40-10:00 :
Nick Schutgens,
Tokyo University
- Applications of an ensemble Kalman filter/smoother for aerosol
- 10:00-10:15 :
Gerrit de Leeuw, FMI / University Helsinki
- Aerosol retrieval using AATSR
- 10:15-10:30 :
Thomas Holzer-Popp, DLR
- Aerosol retrieval algorithm characterization and improvement within ESA aerosol_cci
- 10:30-11:00 Break
- 11:00-11:15 :
Jean-Jacques Morcrette, ECMWF
- The GEMS/MACC aerosol analysis and forecast system as of Spring 2011
- 11:15-11:35 :
Nicolas Bellouin, Met Office
- Estimate and monitoring of aerosol radiative forcing
- 11:35-11:55 :
Michael Schulz, met.no / LSCE
- Evaluation of the IFS aerosol model with the AeroCom services
- 11:55-12:15 :
Matt Woodhouse, University of Leeds
- Implementation and evaluation of a microphysical aerosol module in the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System
- 12:15-12:30 :
Anne Grete Straume, ESA-ESTEC
- Aerosol and cloud related products by ESA's Aeolus mission
12:30-14:30 : Lunch & posters
14:30-17:00 : Session 6: Open discussion of user needs, feedback and future directions (posters)
- 14:30-14:35 :
Thomas Holzer-Popp, DLR
- Overview of user interaction in MACC
- 14:35-14:50 :
Thilo Erbertseder, DLR (invited)
- Use of MACC services for air quality downstream services
- 14:50-15:05 :
Gufran Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (invited)
- On Atmospheric chemistry science
- 15:05-15:20 :
Gufran Beig, IITM (invited)
- On GRG use: GURME/SAFAR India
- 15:20-15:30 :
Emilio Cuevas, AEMET
- On AER use: WMO - SDS feedback
- 15:30-15:40 :
Frederic Chevallier, LSCE
- On GHG use: overview
- 15:40-15:50 :
John van Aardenne, EEA (invited)
- On European policy use - feedback from EEA
- 15:50-16:00 :
Tomás Cebecauer, GeoModel Solar sro (invited)
- MACC aerosols in solar radiation modeling for energy applications
- 16:00-16:30 : Break
- 16:30-17:00 : Open discussion of user needs, feedback and future directions
17:00-18:00 : Meeting of User Advisory Board
19:00-22:00 : Conference dinner
Thursday 26 May
09:00-12:30 : Session 7: Regional air quality assessment and forecasting (posters)
- 9:00-9:25 :
Chris McLinden, Environment Canada (invited)
- Overview of air quality activities at Environment Canada
- 9:25-9:45 :
Vincent-Henri Peuch, Meteo France
- The MACC regional ensemble air quality activities
- 9:45-10:00 :
Philippe Moinat, Meteo France
- Some insight on MACC regional ensemble properties
- 10:00-10:15 :
Martijn Schaap, TNO
- Synergistic use of the LOTOS-EUROS CTM and observations to improve the analysis and forecasting of the air pollution
- 10:15-10:30 :
Mikhail Sofiev, FMI
- Towards forecasting of biochemical air quality: understanding the atmospheric allergens, their features, and interactions with chemical pollutants
- 10:30-11:00 : Break
- 11:00-11:25 :
Stefano Galmarini, JRC (invited)
- Results from the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII)
- 11:25-11:45 :
Lourence Rouil, Ineris
- The MACC regional re-analyses
- 11:45-12:00 :
Marco Deserti, ARPA Emilia Romagna
- MODIS-based particulate matter estimates: multiannual monitoring over Northern Italy and comparison with CTM simulations
- 12:00-12:15 :
Peter Viaene, VITO
- First results of the PASODOBLE pre-operational forecast of the urban air quality model AURORA for the Wallonia cities Liege / Charleroi
- 12:15-12:30 :
Bertrand Bessagnet, Ineris
- An original method to calculate the PM2.5, NO2 and O3 urban increment
12:30-14:30 : Lunch & posters
14:30-16:00 : Session 8: Regional policy support
- Michael Gauss, met.no
- The O-POL sub-project of MACC: Status and results
- Sabine Wurzler, LANUV NRW (invited)
- Diary of an odyssey through the EC notification procedure
- Anke Lükewille, EEA (invited)
- The use of MACC products for policy support
16:00-16:30 : Break
16:30-18:00 : Session 9: Radiation information support
- 16:30-16:45 :
Marion Schroedter-Homscheidt, DLR
- Overview on RAD progress & Results on aerosols for RAD
- 16:45-17:00 :
Antti Arola, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- UV validation results
- 17:00-17:15 :
Lucien Wald, MINES ParisTech / Armines
- Use of snow and aerosol information in the RAD service
- 17:15-17:30 :
Carsten Hoyer-Klick, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics
- Solar radiation information for policy support
- 17:30-17:45 :
Emilio Simeone, Flyby
- User's view on RAD services for downstream applications
- 17:45-18:00 :
Martijn Schaap, TNO
- EnerGEO: Earth observation for monitoring and assessment of the environmental impact of energy use
Friday 27 May
09:00-10:30 : Session 10: Emissions and fires (posters)
- 9:00-9:15
Mikhail Sofiev, FMI
- The global 10-year re-analysis of wild-land fires using the satellite-based Fire Assimilation System
- 9:15-09:55
J.W. Kaiser, A. Heil, W. Xu, Wooster, G. van der Werf
- Intro to GFASv1.0 / New land cover map and FRP conversion factors / geostationary FRP characterisation / South America 2010 and deforestation
- 9:55-10:15
Hugo Denier van der Gon, TNO
- Bulk chemical composition of the MACC European primary particulate matter emissions
- 10:15-10:30
Claire Granier, UPMC
- Evaluation of global and regional anthropogenic emissions from 1980 to 2010
- 10:30-10:40
Antje Dethof, ECMWF
- SO2 signal of the Grímsvötn eruption in May 2011
10:30-11:00 : Break
11:00-12:30 : Perspectives and conclusions
- Leonard Barrie, The Cyprus Institute (invited)
- Feedback from project reviewers, the project officer and other attendees.
- General discussion
12:30-14:00 : Lunch
14:00 : End of Conference
Last update: 1 June 2011
