Research and development for integrated meteorology – atmospheric composition multi-scales and – processes modelling for the Pan-Eurasian EXperiment (PEEX) domain for weather, air quality and climate applications (Enviro-PEEX(Plus) on ECMWF, 2021-2023)

Research, Development and Application for PEEX-Modelling-Platform

The PEEX-MP (https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/peex/index.php/modelling-platform) presents a strategy for best use of current generation modeling tools to improve process understanding and improve predictability on different timescales within the PEEX domain, and also presents potential future developments. A number of application areas of new integrated modelling developments are expected to be considered, including: (i) improved numerical weather prediction (NWP) and chemical weather forecasting (CWF) with short-term feedbacks of aerosols and chemistry on meteorological variables; (ii) two-way interactions between atmospheric pollution/ composition and climate variability/ change; (iii) better prediction of atmosphere and/or ocean state through closer coupling between the component models to represent the two-way feedbacks and exchange of the atmospheric and ocean boundary layer properties.

The PEEX-MP focuses on new generation of integrated models and is based on the seamless Earth System Modelling (ESM) approach to evolve from separate model components to seamless meteorology-composition-environment models to address challenges in weather, climate and atmospheric composition fields whose interests, applications and challenges are now overlapping. Several models, being a part of the PEEX-MP, are to be further developed and tested in this HPC project.

The overall objectives will be to analyse the importance of the meteorology-chemistry-aerosols interactions and feedbacks and to provide a way for development of efficient techniques for on-line coupling of numerical weather prediction and atmospheric chemical transport via process-oriented parameterizations and feedback algorithms, which will improve the numerical weather prediction, climate and atmospheric composition forecasting. If you are interested in to join the PEEX-MP-Working Group, please contact Alexander Mahura, Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, INAR/Physics, University of Helsinki

Expected Results

The main on-line integrated application areas are expected for improving:

• (i) numerical weather prediction with short-term feedbacks of aerosols and chemistry on meteorological variables;
• (ii) atmospheric composition forecasting with two-way feedbacks between aerosols/chemistry and meteorology;
• (iii) coupling of aerosols and chemistry aiming towards better description of aerosols and relevant microphysical processes, and their effect on radiative fluxes and clouds;
• (iv) understanding and ability in prediction of chemical and physical processes related to the formation and growth of atmospheric particles.

The emphasis is primarily on the evaluation and testing of selected PEEX-MP models and especially, the online integrated Enviro-HIRLAM/ HARMONIE/ EC-Earth modelling systems and sensitivity analyses the feedback mechanisms for weather, climate and atmospheric composition modelling.

The simulations are expected for:

• (i) short-term case studies with physical and chemical weather downscaling forecasting to evaluate sensitivity of aerosol effects on meteorology, atmospheric composition and climate;
• (ii) episodes for weather, climate and air quality applications to evaluate possible effects;
• (iii) testing parameterisations, meteorological and chemical initial and boundary conditions, and chemical data assimilation.

The computational resources will be used mainly to experiment with newly developed components of the modelling systems and evaluate their performance and sensitivity to feedbacks. In-depth validation and intensive testing of all of these developments will be carried out at UHEL, mentioned Universities and research institutions as well as ECMWF environments.

Contact Information

• PI – Alexander Mahura, Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, INAR/ UHEL
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• https://tuhat.helsinki.fi/portal/en/person/mahura
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexander_Mahura

More details (extended introduction, models for research and development, scientific developments, overview of projects that benefits, partners of the project, workplan with main application areas and expected simulations, new developments towards PEEX-Modelling-Platform, etc.) are available in the “Enviro-PEEX(Plus) on ECMWF HPC” proposal at:

• https://www.ecmwf.int/sites/default/files/special_projects/2021/spfimahu-2021-request.pdf
• in future the reportings will be available at: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/research/special-projects/spfimahu-2021

Project Partners/ Teams

• UHEL – University of Helsinki, Finland;
• UCPH – University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
• FMI – Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland;
• OSENU – Odessa State Environmental University, Ukraine;
• ITU – Istanbul Technical University, Turkey;
• UoLA – University of L'Aquila, Italy;
• RSHU – Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Russia;
• UHMI – Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Ukraine;
• ICMMG – Institute Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Russia;
• NIERSC – Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Russia;
• TShNUK – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;
• MSU – Moscow State University, Russia;
• SPBU – St. Petersburg State University, Russia;
• KSC – Kola Science Center, Russia.

Multilevel Local, Nation- and Regionwide Education and Training in Climate Services, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (ClimEd, 2020-2023)

Official website of the ClimEd project http://climed.network/

The ClimEd project is aimed at development of competency-based curricula for continuous comprehensive training of specialists in the field of climate services in Ukraine, as well as the initiation and development of additional education in climate change for decision-makers, experts in climate-dependent economic sectors and the general public, which contribute to stabilization of the national economy in the face of climate change and its adaptation to the upcoming climate change. The regional priority is the modernisation of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies in the subject areas as defined (Environment).

The ClimEd specific objectives are:

• Development of competency-based concepts on professional education in the field of climate services and additional education for experts in climate-dependent economic sectors, with regard to existing European experience in this field.
• Development of teaching and methodological materials, elaboration of distance and blended learning courses in order to form methodological support for the continuous and comprehensive training of specialists in the field of climate services.
• Development of blended learning courses in the field of climate change and adaptation to it for decision-makers, as well as massive open online courses in the same area for experts in climate-dependent economic sectors.
• Development of massive open online courses in the field of climate change and adaptation to it for the broad masses of the population.

Duration: 15 November 2020 – 14 November 2023

Funding: Erasmus+ Programme for Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Action

Project leader:

Prof. Sergej Zilitinkevich (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland)

Consortium:

• University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland) - coordinator
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain)
• Estonian Life Science University (Tartu, Estonia)
• Odessa State Environmental University (Odessa, Ukraine)
• Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• Lviv Polytechnic National University (Lviv, Ukraine)
• Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University (Bila Tserkva, Ukraine)
• Odessa National Medical University (Odessa, Ukraine)
• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Target groups:

• Academic institutions: faculty, students (master and doctoral students);
• Hydrometeorological institutions in Ukraine: managers and personnel;
• Political and economic public bodies;
• Experts in climate-dependent economic sectors;
• Experts from municipal organizations;
• The general public;
• Entrepreneurial entities, banks, investors, insurers;
• International students wishing to improve their qualifications.