International Network to Encourage the Use of Monitoring and Forecasting Dust Products / Tarptautinis tinklas dulkių dalelių aplinkoje stebėsenos ir prognozavimo užtikrinimui

Use this url to cite project: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/155537

International Network to Encourage the Use of Monitoring and Forecasting Dust Products / Tarptautinis tinklas dulkių dalelių aplinkoje stebėsenos ir prognozavimo užtikrinimui

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Project Title

International Network to Encourage the Use of Monitoring and Forecasting Dust Products / Tarptautinis tinklas dulkių dalelių aplinkoje stebėsenos ir prognozavimo užtikrinimui

Internal ID

CA16202

Principal Investigator

Affiliation

Project Type

Taikomieji moksliniai tyrimai / Applied research (TMT)

Research Area

Gamtos mokslai / Natural Sciences (N)

Affiliation(s) Hierarchy

OA Mandate

Taip / Yes

OA Policy URL

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Project Link(s)

https://cost-indust.eu/

Start Date

2017-11-14

End Date

2021-11-13

Status

Baigtas / Completed

Economic Subject

Ne / No

Scope

Tarptautinis / International

Contribution

Partneris / Partner

Legacy ID

pj00581

MTEP

Taip / Yes

Description

Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) are extreme meteorological phenomena that generate significant amounts of airborne mineral dust particles. SDS play a significant role in different aspects of weather, climate and atmospheric chemistry and represent a serious hazard for life, health, property, environment and economy. Understanding, managing and mitigating SDS risks and effects requires fundamental and cross-disciplinary knowledge.

Over the last few years, numerical prediction and observational products from ground- and satellite platforms have become prominent at several research and operational weather centres due to growing interest from diverse stakeholders, such as solar energy plant managers, health professionals, aviation and policy makers. Current attempts to transfer tailored products to end-users are not coordinated, and the same technological and social obstacles are tackled individually by all different groups, a process that makes the use of data slow and expensive.

The overall objective of the proposed Action is to establish a network involving research institutions, service providers and potential end users of information on airborne dust. Because, airborne dust transport has multi- and trans-disciplinary effects at local, regional and global scales; the present Action involves a multidisciplinary group of international experts on aerosol measurements, regional aerosol modelling, stakeholders and social scientists. The Action will search to coordinate and harmonise the process of transferring dust observation and prediction data to users as well as to assist the diverse socio-economic sectors affected by the presence of high concentrations of airborne mineral dust.

Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union.