The airborne platform for earth observation infrastructure

Objective

THE AIRBORNE PLATFORM FOR EARTH OBSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE (APE-INFRA) is a programme set up to manage the upgrading of the Geophysical, the only stratospheric aircraft available for the European scientific community, and to perform a scientific demonstration campaign. In this proposal we request funding in order to substantially improve the quality of, and access to, the Geophysica facility. This will be pursued by improving the aircraft-instrument interface, expanding the user base, improving the sensors for the measurement of meteorological parameters, and consolidating the management. We propose to demonstrate the capabilities of the improved facility in a campaign, which will make unprecedented comprehensive measurements of chemicals related to ozone depletion over Europe.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-9. - Support for research infrastructures

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

GEOPHYSICA - GEIE

Address

Via Pancaldo 21
50127 Firenze
Italy

Participants (21)

CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY

Russia

Address

Pervomayskaya Street 3, Dolgoprudny
141700 Dolgoprudnyi / Moscow

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Route Des Gètines
92371 Verrieres-le-buisson

COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS

United Kingdom

Address

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
OX11 0QX Didcot,harwell,chilton

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & SERVICES S.R.L.

Italy

Address

Via Jacopo Nardi, 65
50132 Firenze

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Germany

Address

52425 Juelich

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH - TECHNIK UND UMWELT

Germany

Address

5,Hermann Von Helmholtz Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-leopoldshafen

GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE

Germany

Address

Muenchener Strasse 20, Oberpfaffernhofen
82234 Wessling

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA APPLICATA

Italy

Address

Largo Enrico Fermi 6
50125 Firenze

JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT

Germany

Address

Georg-voigt-strasse 14
60325 Frankfurt Am-main

JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITAET MAINZ

Germany

Address

Becherweg 21
55099 Mainz

MYASISHCHEV DESIGN BUREAU

Russia

Address

Narkomvod, 1
140180 Zhukovsky

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Italy

Address

Via P. Gobetti 101
40129 Bologna

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Italy

Address

Via Panciatichi 64
50127 Firenze

OBSERVATOIRE CANTONAL DE NEUCHATEL

Switzerland

Address

Avenue De L'observatoire 58
2000 Neuchatel

PROMELECTROTECHMASH

Russia

Address

Priorova Str. 4
Moscow

STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

12,Svante Arrheniusväg 12, Arrhenius Laboratory
106 91 Stockholm

STRATOSPHERE - M, LTD

Russia

Address

Pervomayaskaya Street 7
141700 Dolgoprudnyi / Moscow

UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINE

France

Address

Route Des Gètines
92371 Verrieres-le-buisson

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

United Kingdom

Address

LA1 4YQ Lancaster /High Bantham

UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA"

Italy

Address

Piazzale Aldo Moro 2-5
00185 Roma

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI - L'AQUILA

Italy

Address

Via Vetoio 10
67010 Coppito - L'aquila