Objective The objective is to contribute to the evaluation of aircraft impact on the atmosphere, by improving the scientific basic knowledge through extensive measurements in the atmosphere. Five automatic units for measuring ozone and water vapour in the air will be installed aboard in-service Airbus A-340 aircraft to realise a sound data base of atmospheric composition and trace species chemistry.Most of the objectives, initially planned in MOZAIC, have been reached with: realization and flight operation of automatic 03 & H20 equipments, successful flight measurements over several years, constitution of a sound data base, establishment of ozone and water vapour climatologies, first scientific interpretations and model validations.The interpretation of data by scientists will involve various kinds of studies: - Climatology of ozone and water vapour near the tropopause - Identification of ozone sources and sinks at flight levels - Relations between ozone and water vapour contents with air traffic densities - Comparison of data on flight routes with the background atmosphere - Validation of 2D and 3D models especially in the higher troposphere - Evaluation of actual impact of subsonic aircraft on atmospheric chemistry and evolution forecasted with air traffic development. Expected Achievements The resulting data bank, needed for the evaluation of the atmospheric impact of subsonic fleets, will provide for : Near term applications: - Improvement of the 2D, 3D models near the tropopause (ozone sources and sinks, latitudinal distribution of water vapour), leading to a better qualitative and quantitative estimation of aircraft impact by emissions simulation; - Statistical evaluation of aircraft impact (NOx emissions effect on ozone, H2O emissions quantification for greenhouse effect) by correlation between the measurement data and the air traffic density. Medium and long term applications: - Scientific conclusions for aviation development compatible with the environment: engines and aircraft future development, emissions regulations, aircraft operations; - Creation of a work structure, including scientists, aircraft manufacturers and airlines, able to manage environmental implications. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologytroposphere Programme(s) FP3-AERO 1C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of industrial and materials technologies - Aeronautics research -, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE EU contribution No data Address 14,Avenue Edouard Belin 14 31400 TOULOUSE France See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Aérospatiale Société Nationale Industrielle SA France EU contribution No data Address 316 route de Bayonne 31060 Toulouse See on map Total cost No data British Aerospace Airbus Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Filton House Filton BS99 7AR Bristol See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES METEO FRANCE France EU contribution No data Address Quai Branly 1 75340 PARIS See on map Total cost No data Deutsche Aerospace Airbus GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Kreetslag 10 21111 Hamburg See on map Total cost No data Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52405 Jülich See on map Total cost No data GIE AIRBUS INDUSTRIE France EU contribution No data Address Rond-Point Maurice Bellonte 1 31707 BLAGNAC See on map Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address 55020 MAINZ See on map Total cost No data Universidad de La Laguna Spain EU contribution No data Address 38207 Tenerife See on map Total cost No data University of Cambridge United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Lensfield Road CB2 1EW Cambridge See on map Total cost No data
