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ACTRIS PPP - Aerosols, Clouds and Trace gases Preparatory Phase Project

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Objective

The Research Infrastructure (RI) ACTRIS – Aerosols, Clouds and Trace Gases - is the pan-European RI that consolidates activities amongst European partners for observations of aerosols, clouds, and trace gases and for understanding of the related atmospheric processes, to provide RI services to wide user groups.

ACTRIS is composed of 8 connected elements: distributed National Facilities (observation platforms and exploratory platforms) both in Europe and globally, and 7 Central Facilities (Head Office, Data Centre and 5 Calibration Centres). ACTRIS provides access to its facilities, open-access data, research support, instrument calibration and development, and training to various user groups. By providing data and access ACTRIS enhances science, but it also generates and disseminates knowledge, boosts technological development, and creates human capital and jobs for the benefit of the society. ACTRIS will positively impact on e.g. human health, climate resilience, and protection from environmental hazards and reduction of air pollution.

ACTRIS has been selected to the ESFRI roadmap in 2016 as mature enough to be implemented within the next ten years. ACTRIS Preparatory Phase Project (PPP) will have a significant role in enabling the transition from a project-based network of research facilities to a centrally coordinated integrated pan-European RI. ACTRIS PPP brings together a wide community of research performing organizations, research funding organizations and ministries needed to take the decisions and actions to move forward in the implementation of the ACTRIS. The main objectives of ACTRIS PPP are to develop the organizational, operational and strategic frameworks of the RI. The work includes legal, governance, financial, technical, strategic, and administrative aspects carried out in 9 work packages. The main outcomes of PPP are signature-ready documents for establishment of a legal entity with well-defined operations and a sound business plan.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.1.4.1.1. - Developing new world-class research infrastructures

Topic(s)

INFRADEV-02-2016 - Preparatory Phase and support to early phase of ESFRI projects

Call for proposal

H2020-INFRADEV-2016-2

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Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Address

Erik Palmenin Aukio 1
00560 Helsinki

Finland

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU Contribution

€ 559 375

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Participants (28)

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HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU Contribution

€ 440 625

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 505 625

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

EU Contribution

€ 460 312,50

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTOELECTRONICS

Romania

EU Contribution

€ 229 997,50

CESKY HYDROMETEOROLOGICKY USTAV

Czechia

EU Contribution

€ 96 360

LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER TROPOSPHAERENFORSCHUNG e.V.

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 313 000

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 86 531,25

NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS

Greece

EU Contribution

€ 160 000

NORSK INSTITUTT FOR LUFTFORSKNING STIFTELSE

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 224 405

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 106 250

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 24 535

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 43 692,50

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 36 000

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

United Kingdom

UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 84 900

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT-KNMI

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 120 125

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 51 875

EIDGENOSSISCHE MATERIALPRUFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 66 875

THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE

Cyprus

EU Contribution

€ 55 625

Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Poland

EU Contribution

€ 56 187,50

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 46 375

INSTITUT ROYAL D'AERONOMIE SPATIALEDE BELGIQUE

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 43 950

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 40 000

EESTI MAAULIKOOL

Estonia

EU Contribution

€ 40 000

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 39 625

INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

EU Contribution

€ 27 250

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 40 500

Project information

ACTRIS PPP

Grant agreement ID: 739530

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2017
End date

31 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.4.1.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 999 996,25
EU contribution

€ 3 999 996,25

Coordinated by:

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Finland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ACTRIS PPP (ACTRIS PPP - Aerosols, Clouds and Trace gases Preparatory Phase Project)

Reporting period: 2017-01-01 to 2018-06-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The ability to predict the future behaviour of the atmosphere over multiple time scales, from hours to decades, benefits society in many sectors including energy, heath, security, economy and policy. ACTRIS (Aerosols, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure) supports research and knowledge enrichment in areas ranging from short-term hazardous weather, heat-waves, air quality, and health issues, to long-term evaluation of climate change and policy effectiveness in mitigation. All atmospheric predictions use complex models that are underpinned by observations. High quality observations are necessary to constrain the processes that these predictive models are attempting to describe; since without these, forecasting the interaction and feedback between the multitude of processes in the atmosphere becomes highly unreliable at longer timescales. Without a clear understanding of the mechanisms determining climate change or pollution episodes, prediction of these atmospheric processes will not be improved.

ACTRIS is the pan-European RI that consolidates activities amongst European partners for observations of aerosols, clouds, and trace gases and for understanding of the related atmospheric processes, to provide RI services to wide user groups. ACTRIS is composed of 9 connected elements: distributed National Facilities (observation platforms and exploratory platforms) both in Europe and globally, and 8 Central Facilities (Head Office, Data Centre and 6 Topical Centres). ACTRIS provides access to its facilities, open-access data, research support, instrument calibration and development, and training to various user groups. By providing data and access ACTRIS enhances science, but it also generates and disseminates knowledge, boosts technological development, and creates human capital and jobs for the benefit of the society. ACTRIS will positively impact on e.g. human health, climate resilience, and protection from environmental hazards and reduction of air pollution.

ACTRIS Preparatory Phase Project (PPP) has a significant role in enabling the transition from a project- based network of research facilities to a centrally coordinated integrated pan-European RI. ACTRIS PPP brings together a wide community of research performing organizations, research funding organizations and ministries needed to take the decisions and actions to move forward in the implementation of the ACTRIS. The main objectives of ACTRIS PPP are to develop the organizational, operational and strategic frameworks of the RI. The work includes legal, governance, financial, technical, strategic, and administrative aspects carried out in 9 work packages. The main outcomes of ACTRIS PPP are signature-ready documents for establishment of a legal entity with well-defined operations and a sound business plan. After that the implementation and provision of ACTRIS services can start. ACTRIS has been selected to the ESFRI roadmap in 2016 as mature enough to be fully implemented by 2025.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

ACTRIS logo in high resolution

ACTRIS - measuring the atmosphere

ACTRIS logo in low resolution

Project information

ACTRIS PPP

Grant agreement ID: 739530

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2017
End date

31 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.4.1.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 999 996,25
EU contribution

€ 3 999 996,25

Coordinated by:

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Project information

ACTRIS PPP

Grant agreement ID: 739530

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2017
End date

31 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.4.1.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 999 996,25
EU contribution

€ 3 999 996,25

Coordinated by:

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

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