MAPSCORE: Mapping of polar stratospheric clouds and ozone levels relevant to the region of Europe

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 00.0358

Key words (English)

PSC; retrieval; lidar and satellite observations; T-Matrix;
Environmental Protection; Measurement Methods

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: EVK2-2000-00072

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.2 Global change, climate and biodiversity

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: University of Leicester (UK)

Abstract (English)

Stratospheric ozone levels over the region of Europe are profoundly influenced by lower strato-spheric temperatures and the stability of the polar vortex, as ozone loss is sensitive to the threshold nature of polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) formation and denitrification. This coupling is very important with respect to the evolution of climate over the next fifty years. The MAPSCORE project will enable European scientists to fully exploit existing datasets from field and satellite campaigns by providing maps of PSC properties, maps of denitrification, new observations of PSCs, and fields from chemical data assimilation for entire winter /spring periods. These datasets will provide added-value in the form of new products enhancing existing datasets.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0358