Assessment of on-line and off-line instruments for the measurement of polyfunctional oxygenated organic volatile compounds (OVOCs) under controlled conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Munoz ◽  
Mila Rodenas ◽  
Alexander Brenan ◽  
Inmaculada Colmenar ◽  
Julian Dellen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Project Work ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Instrumental Performance ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On Line ◽  
Advanced Analysis

<p>The photooxidation and ozonolysis of a wide range of anthropogenic and biogenic compounds results in the formation of polyfunctional oxygenated organic volatile compounds (OVOCs), which are ubiquitous intermediates and important source of radicals, as well as a significant contributor to the organic fraction of aerosol, playing an important role in the air quality and in the health.</p><p>With the aim of ensuring a good quality of the measurements, an intercomparison campaign on instruments and techniques to measure OVOCs was held at the EUPHORE atmosphere simulation chamber (Valencia, Spain), allowing the simultaneous sampling from the same air mixture under controlled conditions and facilitating the characterization of the instrumental performance. This intercomparison is part of the activities within the EUROCHAMP-2020 project (www.eurochamp.org) and is aligned with the ACTRIS objectives.   </p><p>On-line and off-line techniques were employed. These comprised different approaches of mass spectrometers and optical devices as on-line systems and a suite of commercial and non-commercial cartridges as off-line. Some of the experiments were also modeled. The intercomparison included three types of scenarios, the two later simulating typical urban and semi-urban conditions: 1. Synthetic mixture of carbonyls, 2. Products from photooxidations of biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs and 3. Products from ozonolysis of biogenic VOC and monoterpenes, under different relative humidity conditions.</p><p>This work represents a step forward in the evaluation and conclusions of the data obtained. An overall good agreement was found among the techniques with good correlations, especially in the synthetic mixtures, as expected, while these parameters worsen under more realistic conditions with complex gas samples. Regarding off-line techniques, good practices on sample storage and use are discussed. Advanced analysis using clusters was also applied to group instruments with similar behaviour, indicating similar performance among the on-line instruments although partitions revealed certain discrepancies. The role of the gas mixture, the calibration set-up and the humidity conditions are discussed in this work.</p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>This project/work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the EUROCHAMP-2020 Infrastructure Activity under grant agreement No 730997. CAPOX from the Spanish R+D program, Ref RTU2018-097768-B-C21 and PROMETEO from the GVA excellence R&D program, Ref PROMETEO (2019/110) are acknowledged. F. CEAM is partly supported by Generalitat Valenciana.</p>

scholarly journals Aerial Campaigns for Cal/Val purposes in the Context of Copernicus - Survey Results of the Project “Copernicus Cal/Val Solution (CCVS)”

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Holzwarth ◽  
Martin Bachmann ◽  
Bringfried Pflug ◽  
Aimé Meygret ◽  
Caroline Bès ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Metrological Traceability ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Data Policy ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Essential Contribution

<p>The objective of the H2020 project “Copernicus Cal/Val Solution (CCVS)” is to define a holistic Cal/Val strategy for all ongoing and upcoming Copernicus Sentinel missions. This includes an improved calibration of currently operational or planned Copernicus Sentinel sensors and the validation of Copernicus core products generated by the payload ground segments. CCVS will identify gaps and propose long-term solutions to address currently existing constraints in the Cal/Val domain and exploit existing synergies between the missions. An overview of existing calibration and validation sources and means is needed before starting the gap analysis. In this context, this survey is concerned with measurement capabilities for aerial campaigns.</p><p>Since decades airborne observations are an essential contribution to support Earth-System model development and space-based observing programs, both in the domains of Earth Observation (radar and optical) as well as for atmospheric research. The collection of airborne reference data can be directly related to satellite observations, since they are collected in ideal validation conditions using well calibrated reference sensors. Many of these sensors are also used to validate and characterize postlaunch instrument performance. The variety of available aircraft equipped with different instrumentations ranges from motorized gliders to jets acquiring data from different heights to the upper troposphere. In addition, balloons are also used as platforms, either small weather balloons with light payload (around 3 kg), or open stratospheric balloons with big payload (more than a ton). For some time now, UAVs/drones are also used in order to acquire data for Cal/Val purposes. They offer a higher flexibility compared to airplanes, plus covering a bigger area compared to in-situ measurements on ground. On the other hand, they also have limitations when it comes to the weight of instrumentation and maximum altitude level above ground. This reflects the wide range of possible aerial measurements supporting the Cal/Val activities.</p><p>The survey will identify the different airborne campaigns. The report will include the description of campaigns, their spatial distribution and extent, ownership and funding, data policy and availability and measurement frequency. Also, a list of common instrumentation, metrological traceability, availability of uncertainty evaluation and quality management will be discussed. The report additionally deals with future possibilities e.g., planned developments and emerging technologies in instrumentation for airborne and balloon based campaigns.</p><p>This presentation gives an overview of the preliminary survey results and puts them in context with the Cal/Val requirements of the different Copernicus Sentinel missions.</p><p>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 101004242.</p>

ANIR, a tool for analysis of Infrared spectra

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Ródenas ◽  
Bénédicte Picquet-Varrault ◽  
Amalia Munoz
Keyword(s):  
Data Center ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Project Work ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation

<p>In recent years, the miniaturization of the instruments and the environmental concern has led to a wider usage of spectroscopic techniques to characterize harmful compounds in many research centres. These techniques, which benefits include high temporal resolution, non-invasiveness and good sensitivity, allow to simultaneously analyze a number of compounds in the gas phase.</p><p>This work presents a tool for the analysis of Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) developed within the frame of EUROCHAMP projects to evaluate compounds contained in a complex gas mixture. Based on Multiple Linear Regression, the analysis method has been improved with an algorithm to locally filter the spectra, removing unwanted overlapping broadband curves due to aerosols, optical misalignment or broad absorptions of unknown compounds. This software is widely used among FTIR users within the simulation chambers community and beyond. Tests on complex air masses versus other methods typically used have proven its suitability in the determination of compounds even in the presence of unidentified interfering compounds. In fact, it improves the signal to noise ratio by reducing interferences, which results in a better data quality. It can be used for the analysis of absorption spectra from different instrumental approaches (e.g. FTIR, FTIR-ATR) and extended to other spectral regions (e.g. UV/Vis). The software is available as @ANIR and includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which is a user-friendly tool that provides the temporal profile of the analysed compounds and allows traceability of the analysis setup parameters. This tool can be downloaded for free upon registering in the Eurochamp-2020 webpage (www.eurochamp.org). Together with @ANIR, a Library of Analytical Resources (LAR) containing nearly 400 calibrated IR spectra of gas compounds at a good spectral resolution can be accessed through the same website. These complementary tools can ease the analysis of FTIR spectra by the users, improving the quality and reliability of the data.</p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>This project/work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the EUROCHAMP-2020 Infrastructure Activity under grant agreement No 730997. CAPOX from the Spanish R+D program, Ref RTU2018-097768-B-C21 is acknowledged. F. CEAM is partly supported by Generalitat Valenciana</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><ol><li>Analysis software, EUROCHAMP-2020 Data Center, https://data.eurochamp.org/anasoft/</li> <li>Library of Analytical Resources, EUROCHAMP-2020 Data Center, https://data.eurochamp.org/library-of-analytical-resources/</li> <li>M. Ródenas, A. Muñoz, GUI for the use with FTIR analysis software. D3.5 of the EUROCHAMP-2020 project.</li> </ol>

The communication and the organization of events in a scientific multidiscipinary community: the SeaDataNet experience

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leda Pecci ◽  
Michele Fichaut ◽  
Dick Schaap
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Data Interoperability ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
On Line ◽  
Marine Data

<p>The pan-European SeaDataNet marine and ocean data infrastructure started in early 2000, by means of a European funded project to create a framework for the management of large and diverse sets of data deriving from in situ measurements. It has been improved thanks to different European projects, it represents the joint efforts of several marine institutes around the European and the Mediterranean seas. The current project that is improving the infrastructure is the SeaDataCloud Horizon 2020 project; it involves a network of 56 partners across 29 countries.</p><p>According to our main objectivest he project designed and implemented actions which can spur a response on an international level, creating the basis to reinforce the pan-European SeaDataCloud community.</p><p> </p><p>Information Technology (IT) has an important impact on how people work together. In the SeaDataCloud project the following web communication tools are used:</p><ul><li>SeaDataNet website and Extranet;</li> <li>Partners’ websites;</li> <li>Mailing lists;</li> <li>Electronic newsletters;</li> <li>On line educational materials;</li> <li>Videos and video tutorials;</li> <li>Twitter;</li> <li>Articles in e-journals;</li> </ul><p> </p><p>Members of the SeaDataCloud and SeaDataNet I and II, have had the opportunity of face to face meetings, the norm is to travel even for meetings of short duration. This investment in time and money allows direct contact between the partners of the projects. This creates an opportunity for people across Europe to meet each other, to work together and to speak openly.</p><p> </p><p>The IMDIS (International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems) conferences have been organized in the framework of the European funded projects that have allowed the SeaDataNet infrastructure to be developed and upgraded. The meetings started in 2005 with the first conference organised in Brest (France), to share knowledge and best practices on marine data management. IMDIS is a unique platform and has the following goals:</p><ul><li>Raise awareness of the SeaDataNet infrastructure, new development and standards;</li> <li>Share experiences in ocean data management;</li> <li>Enable synergies between data providers and data managers.</li> </ul><p> </p><p>It has been a breeding ground for inspirational ideas, for example the project ODIP (Ocean Data Interoperability Platform) that led to its successor ODIP II project was conceived during one of the conferences. The challenges and objectives of the projects were to find common interoperability solutions to problems in ocean data sharing, in collaboration with institutions from Europe, USA and Australia. In this case the IMDIS series of conferences have represented an opportunity not only for knowledge exchange in ocean data management but they have led to significant results in terms of new synergies that made it possible to find new partners and projects.</p><p>The direct interactions during the meetings as well as the on line tools have had a positive impact on reinforcing the development of a large SeaDataNet community across Europe and beyond.</p><p>The SeaDataCloud project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 730960.</p>

Monitoring and assessment of an oil spill event with very high resolution tools. 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Mancho ◽  
Guillermo García-Sánchez ◽  
Antonio G. Ramos ◽  
Josep Coca ◽  
Begoña Pérez-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Very High

<p>This presentation discusses a downstream application from Copernicus Services, developed in the framework of the IMPRESSIVE project, for the monitoring of  the oil spill produced after the crash of the ferry “Volcan de Tamasite” in waters of the Canary Islands on the 21<sup>st</sup> of April 2017. The presentation summarizes the findings of [1] that describe a complete monitoring of the diesel fuel spill, well-documented by port authorities. Complementary information supplied by different sources enhances the description of the event. We discuss the performance of very high resolution hydrodynamic models in the area of the Port of Gran Canaria and their ability for describing the evolution of this event. Dynamical systems ideas support the comparison of different models performance. Very high resolution remote sensing products and in situ observation validate the description.</p><p>Authors acknowledge support from IMPRESSIVE a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 821922. SW acknowledges the support of ONR Grant No. N00014-01-1-0769</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>[1] G.García-Sánchez, A. M. Mancho, A. G. Ramos, J. Coca, B. Pérez-Gómez, E. Álvarez-Fanjul, M. G. Sotillo, M. García-León, V. J. García-Garrido, S. Wiggins. Very High Resolution Tools for the Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Hazards in Coastal Areas.  Front. Mar. Sci. (2021) doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.605804.</p>

The European Union and Israel since Oslo

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry van Bommel
Keyword(s):  
The European Union ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Peace Initiatives ◽  
The Eu

This chapter discusses the strengthening of ties between the EU and Israel during the breakdown of Oslo as well as during other fruitless peace initiatives. Shortly after the Oslo process began, the EU and Israel initiated negotiations on broadening their cooperation. This led to the signing of the EU–Israel Association Agreement in 1995. As well as economic cooperation, which was established as early as 1975 in a cooperation agreement, this new treaty included other areas, such as scientific and technical research. In more recent years the relationship between the EU and Israel has been deepened further. In 2014 the EU and Israel signed the Horizon 2020 scientific cooperation agreement, which gives Israel equal access with EU member states to the largest-ever EU research and innovation program. In itself, there is nothing wrong with the deepening of economic, scientific, cultural, and political relations between countries. However, the deepening of relations between the EU and Israel means indirect support for the Israeli occupation and the policy of expanding the settlements.

Definition of a Protocol for the Knowledge, the Analysis and the Communication of the Architectural Heritage

2017 ◽  
pp. 94-131
Author(s):  
Marinella Arena
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
A Value ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
Definition Of

The communication of architecture is a complex and multidisciplinary process, indispensable for enhancing a monument properly and to allow understanding and knowledge to a large number of users. The European Architectural Heritage, and the Italian one in particular, is enormous; the processes of knowledge, cataloguing and analysis are far from being complete. This fact has prompted the European Union to invest, especially in recent years, in research projects designed to increase the communication strategies and put a value on the present assets in its territory. For example, the programs of the European Commission for Research and Innovation, found in “Horizon 2020”, define the communication based on the new media as the new frontier for the enhancement of architectural heritage (Reflective Cities). The main goal is to develop a better awareness of the Architectural Heritage through increased interaction between the citizen, the monument and the scientific community.

Study of Tropical Cyclones in the North Indian Ocean basin using Percolation in Climate Networks

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shraddha Gupta ◽  
Jürgen Kurths ◽  
Florian Pappenberger
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Ocean Basin ◽  
North Indian Ocean ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
The North ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Interacting Systems ◽  
Climate Networks

<p>Every point on the Earth’s surface is a dynamical system which behaves in a complex way while interacting with other dynamical systems. Network theory captures this feature of climate to study the collective behaviour of these interacting systems giving new insights into the problem. Recently, climate networks have been a promising approach to the study of climate phenomena such as El Niño, Indian monsoon, etc. These phenomena, however, occur over a long period of time. Weather phenomena such as tropical cyclones (TCs) that are relatively short-lived, destructive events are a major concern to life and property especially for densely populated coastlines such as in the North Indian Ocean (NIO) basin. Here, we study TCs in the NIO basin by constructing climate networks using the ERA5 Sea Surface Temperature and Air temperature at 1000 hPa. We analyze these networks using the percolation framework for the post-monsoon (October-November-December) season which experiences a high frequency of TCs every year. We find significant signatures of TCs in the network structure which appear as abrupt discontinuities in the percolation-based parameters during the period of a TC. This shows the potential of climate networks towards forecasting of tropical cyclones.</p><p> </p><p>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813844.</p>

Climate Advanced Forecasting of sub-seasonal Extremes (CAFE), ITN Project

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Corral ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Atmospheric Flow ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Seasonal Time Scale

<p>The CAFE Project is a Marie S. Curie Innovative-Training-Network (ITN) project funded by the EU. The ultimate goal of the CAFE project is to contribute to the improvement of sub-seasonal predictability of extreme weather events. This will be addressed through a structured and cross-disciplinary program, training 12 early stage researchers who undertake their PhD theses. CAFE brings together a team of co-supervisors with complementary expertise in climate science, meteorology, statistics and nonlinear physics.</p><p>The CAFE team comprises ten beneficiaries (seven academic centres, one governmental agency, one intergovernmental agency and one company: ARIA, CRM, CSIC, ECMWF, MeteoFrance, MPIPKS, PIK, TUBAF, UPC, UR) and ten partner organizations (CEA and Munich Re, among them).</p><p>CAFE research is organized into three main lines: Atmospheric and oceanic processes, Analysis of extremes, and Tools for predictability, all focused on the sub-seasonal time scale. This includes the study of Rossby wave packets, Madden-Julian oscillation, Lagrangian coherent structures, ENSO-related extreme weather anomalies, cascades of extreme events, extreme precipitation, large-scale atmospheric flow patterns, and stochastic weather generators, among other topics.</p><p>Information about the CAFE project will be updated at:</p><p>http://www.cafes2se-itn.eu/</p><p>https://twitter.com/CAFE_S2SExtrem</p><p>This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813844.</p>

Planets in a Room: an educational tool for Europlanet

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Giacomini ◽  
Francesco Aloisi ◽  
Ilaria De Angelis ◽  
Stefano Capretti
Keyword(s):  
Online Community ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Planetary Science ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
3D Printed

<p>Planets in a room (PIAR) is a DIY kit to build a small, lowcost spherical planet simulator and planetarium projector. Teachers, science communicators that run a small museum or planetarium, planetary scientists, amateur astronomers and other individuals can easily build it and use it on their own, to show and teach the Earth and other planets and to develop and share material with a growing online community. Having started in 2017 with a first version made using 3d-printed technology, PIAR has lately gone green, with a new wooden, plastic-free version of the kit. (http://www.planetsinaroom.net/)</p> <p>The project has been developed by the italian non-profit association Speak Science, with the collaboration of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and the Roma Tre University, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica.</p> <p>It was funded by the Europlanet Outreach Funding Scheme in 2017 and was presented to the scientific community at EPSC and other scientific Congresses in the following years. Today, it is being distributed to an increasing number of schools, science museum and research institutions. PIAR is also one of the projects selected by the Europlanet Society for education and public outreach of planetary science: in 2020, it is being distributed to the 12 Europlanet Regional Hubs all around Europe, to be used in a number of educational projects.</p> <p>In this talk we will review the state of the art of the project presenting a selection of educational material and projects that have been developed for PIAR by scientists, teachers and communicators and that are focused on planetary science and on planetary habitability.</p> <p> </p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>We acknowledge for this project the vast community of amateur and professionals that is actively working on innovative educational systems for astronomy such as planetarium and virtual reality projects (both hardware and software). Planets in a room is based on the work of this vast community of people and their experiences and results. We also acknowledge Europlanet for funding this work: the project Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.”</p> <p> </p> <p>References</p> <p>Giacomini L., Aloisi F., De Angelis I., “Planets in a room”, EPSC Abstracts Vol. 11, EPSC2017-280, 2017</p> <p>Giacomini L., Aloisi F., De Angelis I., Capretti S., “Planets in a Room: a DIY, low-cost educational kit”, EPSC Abstracts Vol. 12, EPSC2018-254, 2018</p> <p>Giacomini L., Aloisi F., De Angelis I., Capretti S., “Planets on (low-cost) balloons”, EPSC AbstractsVol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-1243-1, 2019</p> <p>Giacomini L., Aloisi F., De Angelis I., Capretti S, “(Green) Planets in a Room”, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-22153, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22153, 2020</p>

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