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Applications and Projects: Atmosphere

According to the current plans of space agencies and satellite operators, in the course of the next two decades over 100 satellite-based instruments will be providing a wealth of data about the earth’s atmosphere from ground level up to the border to outer space. The spectrum extends from detecting trace gases and aerosols to clouds, precipitation and radiation to global measurement of temperature and wind. In parallel, powerful data communication and analysis systems will be established in order to make these data available in a standardized format and ready to use worldwide in near-real-time.

Environmental Stressors and Health Costs (2023 –2026)

“The project "Environmental Stressors and Health Costs", in cooperation with the DLR institute of Aerospace Medicine, investigates the financial and non-financial burdens on human health attributable to environmental stressors, including air pollution and temperature. The research aims to create a unique database covering satellite, in-situ and model data to investigate the dose-response relationship of environmental stressors. We will focus on the district and postal code aggregates in Germany to investigate the population exposure and assess the related health costs.

CO2Image (08/2021 – 12/2027)

After a successful preliminary requirements review in January 2021, DLR decided in August to fund the CO2Image project. CO2Image aims to demonstrate an imaging spectrometer with a high spatial resolution (30 m) and a moderate spectral resolution, specifically designed to quantify emissions from carbon dioxide and methane point sources. Carbon dioxide and methane are the most impactful greenhouse gases.

ATM-MPC (01/2022 – 12/2026)

The new phase of the Atmospheric Mission Performance Cluster (ATM-MPC) is an ESA project coordinated by KNM and it will cover the operations of TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) during the next five years. DLR will continue leading the S5P Level-2 teams responsible for the routine quality control, geophysical validation support, and maintenance and evolution of the retrieval algorithms. Additionally DLR will evaluate the quality of the S5P Level-1 products

	PEGASOS (06/2022 – 06/2024) The ESA-funded Project „Product Evaluation of GEMS L2 via Assessment with S5P and Other Sensors“ (PEGASOS) is dedicated to validate Level-2 data from the Korean Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) with comparable operational satellite and ground-based measurements of air quality.
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	CJS2_152a (02/2022 – 04/2025) Das Projekt CJS2_152a im Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service unter Leitung des DFD führt die systematische Sammlung und Auswertung von Nutzeranforderungen in einer Datenbank durch und veranstaltet jährlich zwei Nutzertreffen in verschiedenen EU-Mitgliedsstaaten.
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	C3S_312a_Lot2 (11/2021 - 04/2024) Das Projekt führt unter Leitung des DFD im Rahmen des Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) die regelmäßige Erweiterung von satellitenbasierten Climate Data Records der Essential Climate Variables zur atmosphärischen Zusammensetzung (Ozone, Aerosole, Treibhausgase) durch und unterstützt Nutzer mit Expertenfachwissen.
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MPC - CCN5 (03/2021 – 12/2021)

In MPC CCN5, DLR IMF-ATP is testing and adapting the TROPOMI/S5P Level-2 UPAS algorithms following the update of S5P Level-1 product to Version 2 (L1 v2). For this a representative S5P L1 v2 test dataset was processed, the L2 algorithms were updated and the results verified the L2 data to be of expected quality. Finally, support for prosEO (being developed at DFD) has to be performed, i.e. preparation of docker containers; support during the UPAS integration in prosEO; support for the verification of selected UPAS test products generated with prosEO.

e-shape : EuroGeo Showcases: Application powered by Europe (05/2019 – 05/2023)

Supporting eight of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations (UN), the e-shape initiative aims at moving away from a data-driven to a user-focused approach by gathering the knowledge of decades of public investment in the field of Earth Observation (EO) and cloud capabilities. With 32 project pilots spread out into seven thematic areas and keeping onboarding new ones, e-shape strives to provide EO services to decision-makers, citizens, industry and researchers.

LISA (02/2021 – ongoing)

For a better comprehension of climate change it is fundamentally important how well we understand the general condition (dynamics and chemistry) in the atmosphere. Aeolus wind measurements enable for the first time the derivation of atmospheric wave structures on different temporal and spatial scales and wind gradients in particular above the oceans, where wind measurements from ground-based instruments are sparse. These measurements will help us to better understand the atmospheric dynamics.

	MABAK (01/2020 – 12/2024) Innovative Methoden zur Analyse und Bewertung von Veränderungen der Atmosphäre und des Klimasystems - Raumfahrt gestützte Beobachtungen von Spurengasen, Partikeln und Wolken in Kombination mit Flugzeugmessungen und einem Erdsystemmodell. Im DFD werden statistische Untersuchungen von Aerosol-Wolken-Wechselwirkungen mit Satelliten- und Modelldaten durchgeführt.
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WAVE (01/2019 – 11/2022)

According to the current state of knowledge, climate change leads to spatially distinct temperature changes. At high latitudes a stronger temperature increase can be observed than at lower latitudes. This immediately affects large-scale atmospheric airflow patterns, so-called planetary waves, with corresponding impacts on the general weather situation at our geographic latitudes. The general weather situation, on its part, governs the occurrence and markedness of extreme cold and hot periods as well as droughts and extreme precipitation events. Present knowledge about the actual effects of climate change on the dynamics of the atmosphere is however still deficient, so long-term forecasts are imprecise.

ESA Aerosol_cci+ (3/2019 – 3/2022)

Im Rahmen der ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) arbeitet das Projekt in Fortführung der zwei Aerosol_cci-Projekte seit 2010 an der weiteren Verbesserung und Evaluierung von Retrieval-Algorithmen für Aerosoleigenschaften von Sensoren der „Dual-view“ Linie gearbeitet (ATSR-2, AATSR, SLSTR auf Sentinel-3). Das DFD hat die wissenschaftliche Leitung und führt die unabhängige Validierung von Testdatensätzen durch.

	Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service – Nutzerunterstützung (CAMS-94) (01/2019 - 09/2021) Das Projekt CAMS-94 im Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service unter Leitung des DFD führt die systematische Sammlung und Auswertung von Nutzeranforderungen in einer Datenbank durch und veranstaltet jährlich zwei Nutzertreffen in verschiedenen EU-Mitgliedsstaaten.
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	C3S_312b_Lot2 (10/2018 - 06/2021) Das Projekt führt unter Leitung des DFD im Rahmen des Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) die regelmäßige Erweiterung von satellitenbasierten Climate Data Records der Essential Climate Variables zur atmosphärischen Zusammensetzung (Ozone, Aerosole, Treibhausgase) durch und unterstützt Nutzer mit Expertenfachwissen.
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	OASIS (07/2017 – ongoing) Assembling a compact measurement system with high-sensitivity spectrometers and infrared cameras to monitor OH airglow at the world-renowned Paranal Observatory in Chile. A contribution also toward the early identification of tsunami by detecting infrasound in the mesopause region.
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FIDUCEO (03/2015 – 08/2019)

Das Horizon2020-Projekt FIDUCEO (Fidelity and Uncertainty in Climate data records from Earth Observations) entwickelte Standards für die Quantifizierung von Unsicherheiten in satellitenbasierten Erdbeobachtungsdaten und demonstriert diese an ausgewählten Beispielen. Das DFD führte ein Anwendungsbeispiel zum Aerosolretrieval (Aerosol optische Dicke) aus AVHRR-Daten durch.

Virtual Institute "Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus" (UFS) (since 1999)

The Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (2650 a.s.l.) on the mountain Zugspitze is an internationally linked center of competence for high altitude, climate and environmental research with focus on development, demonstration and operation of innovative technologies in the context of atmospheric and climate research, satellite validation, model verification, quality assurance for value added products (e.g. in the framework of GMES), analyses for the understanding of climate system processes, environmental and high altitude medicine, early detection of natural hazards, cosmic radiation and radioactivity. The UFS has the status of a global station within the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is in addition part of the NDACC program and linked with the ICSU/WMO World Data Center for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere (WDC-RSAT), which is hosted by DFD.

Stadtklima im Wandel - 3DO (06/2016 – 05/2019)

06/2016 – 05/2019
Ziel ist die Entwicklung eines innovativen Stadtklimamodells, das in der Lage sein soll, für Städte der Größe von Stuttgart bis Berlin mikroskalige atmosphärische Prozesse auf Gebäudeebene aufzulösen, d.h. mit Gitterweiten von weniger als 10 m zu arbeiten. Damit können fachübergreifende Analysen durchgeführt und Maßnahmen zur Sicherung und Verbesserung des Stadtklimas oder der Luftreinhaltung geplant werden.

	VoCaS-ALP (05/2016 – 09/2021) Vollständige Charakterisierung von Schwerewellen über dem Alpenraum: ein Beitrag zur Verbesserung der regionalen Klimamodellierung
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	JOSEFINA (2016 – 2019) Joint Bavarian Slovenian Endeavor for Innovative Air Quality Analysis Ziel ist die erstmalige Erstellung einer flächendeckenden Feinstaubkartierung für Bayern aus historischen und neuen Satellitendaten verschiedener Missionen von 1999 bis heute.
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	KliSAW (01/2015 – 12/2019) Klimarelevanz von atmosphärischen Spurengasen, Aerosolen und Wolken: Auf dem Weg zu EarthCARE und MERLIN
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	Alpen-DAZ (08/2014 – 09/2017) Ausweitung des UFS-Datenanalysezentrums (UFS-DAZ) auf andere alpine Observatorien / Einrichtungen mit dem Ziel der Schaffung eines „Virtuellen Alpenobservatoriums“
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	LUDWIG (08/2014 – 09/2017) International Investigation of Atmospheric Wave Dynamics in Mountain Ranges. A contribution toward characterizing gravity waves observed in OH airglow in the Alpine region.
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obsAIRve Your Business (2014 – 2015)

Laut einer Studie der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) sterben allein in Europa ca. 600.000 Personen pro Jahr frühzeitig an den Folgen von schlechter Luftqualität. Viele Städte in Deutschland versuchen schon seit Jahren, die EU-Grenzwerte mit neuen und innovativen Mitteln einzuhalten. Die obsAIRveYourBusiness App präsentiert auf intelligente und leicht verständliche Weise Informationen über die Luftqualität in der Region Augsburg.

DNICast (10/2013 - 9/2017)

The efficient operation of concentrating solar technologies requires reliable forecasts of the incident irradiance. DNIcast will focus on nowcasting strategies by using sky cameras, satellites for cloud and aerosol monitoring and nowcasting, and numerical weather prediction schemes. DFD will contribute its forecasting experience and enhance its methods to the nowcasting range of the upcoming hour.

OrPHEuS (2013 - 2016)

Orpheus (Optimizing Hybrid Energy Grids for Smart Cities) elaborates a hybrid energy network control system for smart cities. Implementing cooperative local grid and inter-grid control strategies in two cities (Ulm, Germany and Skelleftea, Sweden) by enabling simultaneous optimization of the multiple energy grids including thermal, gas and power grids. DFD contributes as energy meteorologists to the project by analyzing the test sites in Ulm (Germany) and Skelleftea (Sweden) and by using our Demmin measurement site for sub-pixel/-grid variability quantification.

	PASODOBLE (2010 – 2013) PASODOBLE - The GMES Downstream Service Project for Air Quality - develops local and regional air quality services to provide information for the public, people at risk, tourism, sports and health authorities. PASODOBLE also provides information and consultancy services in support of political decision-making by local and regional authorities.
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Aerosol CCI (7/2010 - 7/2016)

The goal of the ESA project aerosol_cci, a climate change initiative, is to design consistent prototype algorithms for the production of long-term aerosol data sets from several European earth observation sensors. The project starts with an in depth analysis and comparison of the retrieval results for several existing algorithms. Based on this analysis, elements of community algorithms and harmonized retrieval are then developed. Topics of investigation are the different assumptions and approaches for modeling optical aerosol properties, how to deal with surface reflectance and its anisotropy, cloud masking, and the use of auxiliary data sets.

Dragon-3: East Asian Monsoon & Air Quality (2012 - 2016)

2012 - 2016
Dragon 3 is a cooperative program between ESA and MOST with the objective to promote the exploitation of ESA and Chinese EO data. This shall foster Sino-European collaborations in support of science and application developments. It succeeds the meanwhile accomplished programs Dragon 1 (2003-2008) and Dragon 2 (2008-2012). Among its wide portfolio of themes the topic ‘East Asian Monsoon and Air Quality’ is of particular concern for MF-ATP.

MACC-II (11/2011 - 08/2014)

Within Europe’s family of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) projects, MACC-II (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate, phase 2) deals with the atmosphere. DLR is in charge of the MACC solar radiation service and the interface to MACC-II users. Furthermore, DLR contributes satellite-based information on stratospheric ozone chemistry, tropospheric trace gases and aerosols.

ENDORSE (1/2011 - 12/2013)

ENDORSE is involved in the user-driven creation of so-called ‘downstream services’ for the renewable energies sector of the European Union’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Programme. Based on the GMES services for land, atmosphere and security, specific applications will be developed together with users from the fields of solar energy, wind energy, distributed power networks, bioenergy and daylighting for buildings.

SO2-Monitoring and Volcano Surveillance (EVOSS, SACS and SMASH) (2010 - 2013)

2010 - 2013
Volcanic eruptions not only seriously endanger local populations; they can also be a more or less long-term hazard for air traffic. Ash clouds released by volcanic eruptions can damage airplane engines. Aircraft operators are accordingly greatly interested in receiving timely information about volcanic eruptions so that flight paths can be modified as necessary.

	SatVal-A (10/2007 – 03/2011) Einrichtung einer nationalen Kontaktstelle für die Koordination von Validierungsaktivitäten für satellitenbasierte Messungen in der Atmosphäre (SatVal-A) als Element des Zentrums für Höhen- und Klimaforschung Schneefernerhaus
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SAMUM (2004 - 2010)

The Sahara is a huge reservoir for the introduction of dust into the atmosphere, which can be carried as far as the Americas in air currents. In the SAMUM (Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment) project, the optical effects of mineral dust will be investigated in detail. A team of eight national institutes will take in-situ aerial as well as remote sensing measurements and combine them with models to derive information on the spatial distribution and transport of these dust layers as well as their physical and chemical composition.

	PROMOTE (1999 - ) PROtocol MOniToring for the GMES Service Element: Atmosphere The international PROMOTE consortium offers end users (public authorities and the public) targeted information products on the state of the atmosphere. The topics air quality, solar ultraviolet radiation, stratospheric ozone and greenhouse gases are covered.
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Helmholtz Alliance "Planetary Evolution and Life" (...)

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The Helmholtz Alliance is using an interdisciplinary approach to investigate the relationships between the formation of planets and the evolution of life. Entire planets are included in the study, from their outer envelopes of magnetosphere and atmosphere to their core. Beginning with Earth, other planetary bodies in our solar system will also be studied, such as the earthlike planets Venus and Mars. But moons are also a subject of investigation, on which life is at least theoretically possible according to present knowledge. The wide-ranging methodologies being developed may also even involve planets outside our solar system.

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Applications and Projects: Atmosphere

Environmental Stressors and Health Costs (2023 –2026)

CO2Image (08/2021 – 12/2027)

ATM-MPC (01/2022 – 12/2026)

PEGASOS (06/2022 – 06/2024)

CJS2_152a (02/2022 – 04/2025)

C3S_312a_Lot2 (11/2021 - 04/2024)

MPC - CCN5 (03/2021 – 12/2021)

e-shape : EuroGeo Showcases: Application powered by Europe (05/2019 – 05/2023)

LISA (02/2021 – ongoing)

MABAK (01/2020 – 12/2024)

WAVE (01/2019 – 11/2022)

ESA Aerosol_cci+ (3/2019 – 3/2022)

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service – Nutzerunterstützung (CAMS-94) (01/2019 - 09/2021)

C3S_312b_Lot2 (10/2018 - 06/2021)

OASIS (07/2017 – ongoing)

FIDUCEO (03/2015 – 08/2019)

Virtual Institute "Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus" (UFS) (since 1999)

Stadtklima im Wandel - 3DO (06/2016 – 05/2019)

VoCaS-ALP (05/2016 – 09/2021)

JOSEFINA (2016 – 2019)

KliSAW (01/2015 – 12/2019)

Alpen-DAZ (08/2014 – 09/2017)

LUDWIG (08/2014 – 09/2017)