Global mapping of aerosol properties using neural network<br/>inversions of ground and satellite based data

Información del proyecto

AEROMAP

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 300515

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2012

Fecha de finalización 28 Febrero 2014

Financiado con arreglo a

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Coste total € 222 483,60

Aportación de la UE € 222 483,60

Coordinado por

ETHNIKO ASTEROSKOPEIO ATHINON
Greece

Objetivo

"This project, AEROMAP, is designed to produce accurate, daily-updated, global atmospheric aerosol maps. To achieve this, AEROMAP will use the daily, full-Earth coverage of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) provided by the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) satellite instrument in 3 wavelength bands (438-448nm, 673-683nm, 862-877nm), to extrapolate local, ground-based retrievals of aerosol microphysical properties (AMP) from AEROsol robotic NETwork (AERONET) stations to the entire Earth-surface. Extrapolation will be achieved with multiple-input multiple-output universal function-approximating artificial neural networks that will be trained on AERONET data (the AOD at 440nm, 675nm and 870nm) as input and AERONET-AMP retrievals (the aerosol size distribution, the complex refractive index, the effective radius, and the single scattering albedo) as output, in order to learn the inversion function. A portion of the training dataset will be reserved for validation. In the second step, MODIS broad-band AOD data that is spatially co-located with AERONET single-wavelength AOD data will be used to train a second neural network to learn the mathematical relationship between the broad-band and single-wavelength measurements. Then, the worldwide, daily coverage provided by MODIS will be used extrapolate and retrieve the sought-after AMP worldwide. Modern statistical methods of cluster analysis will be used to classify aerosol type regions and global maps of AMP will be used to provide a new full-Earth (near) real-time monitor to globally characterise atmospheric aerosols. Aerosol dispersal during selected events will test the validity of the monitor and a project website/portal will provide users access to global AMP maps, raw data and early-warning alerts of extreme aerosol conditions worldwide."

Ámbito científico

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › computational intelligence

Programa(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Tema(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Convocatoria de propuestas

FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria

Régimen de financiación

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinador

ETHNIKO ASTEROSKOPEIO ATHINON

• Aportación de la UE: € 222 483,60
• Dirección: LOFOS NYMFON ; 11810 Athina ; Grecia
• Región: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Contacto administrativo: Kolliakou Joanna (Ms.)
• Coste total: Sin datos