1 A European Network for an Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System (ECATS) University of Athens’ contribution Contact: Professor Costas Helmis [email protected]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
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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)
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
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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: [email protected]://lap.physics.auth.gr
• 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)