Objective To contribute to the quantification of aerosol climate forcing inthe Mediterranean area, and to improve methods for the monitoringof aerosol parameters from satellite observations.Ground measurements will be performed at two sites on Sardinia.Measurements of direct solar irradiance will be taken at selectedwavelengths in the visible and near infrared spectra by using amultiwavelength sun-photometer, models Uvisir and Asp-15WL,designed at the Fisbat Institute. This instrument is equippedwith 15 interference filters with narrow half-bandwidths,distributed in the spectral range between 0.32 and 1.04 µm.The global and diffuse solar radiation measurements will be takenwith the Kipp and Zonen solarimeters, models CM-11 and CM-12.Measurements of the sky intensity will be taken in the solaraureole region, with the auto-tracking aureolemeter model FinetecPom-1. This instrument operates at seven wavelengths, from 0.369to 1.048 µm, in single mode and in serial mode. Samplingof atmospheric aerosol will be taken by cascade impactors in thesize range from 0.06 mm up to 16 mm aerodynamic diameter, forshort term periods of 1 hour and for long term periods of 6hours.Studies of remote sensing data will include analyses ofAVHRR-2, Thematic Mapper, and Meteosat data.The in situ measurements of theatmospheric aerosol characteristics and advanced radiativetransfer models will be used to improve thealgoritms for the retrieval atmospheric aerosols and theirradiative effects.Following the optimization of the aerosol retrieval procedures,maps of atmospheric turbidity will be produced for theMediterranean area. Both the temporal and spatial characteristicswill be analysed. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologysolar radiationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensing Programme(s) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0102 - Anthropogenic climate change Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Address Via vittorio bottego 7 09125 Cagliari Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address 101,via gobetti 101 40129 Bologna See on map NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Christou lada street 6 10561 Athens See on map NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via fosso del cavaliere 100 00133 Roma See on map UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,strudlhofgasse 4 1090 Wien See on map University of the Aegean Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 17,karadoni 81100 Mytilini See on map
