The course
The European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) are organising a first joint training course on Atmospheric Composition with a focus on air quality.
| Specific Goals |
| Present the state of the art in air quality monitoring, the societal impact and needs Enhance the capacity on data access and analysis of existing and new satellite data products and monitoring services Foster participants driven personal and team projects |
| Target Audience |
| Early career scientists and service providers in the area of atmospheric pollution data analysis from member states of the EU and the hosting agencies including associated countries. Applications from all other countries are also welcome, while acceptance is subject to space availability. |
| Course format |
| Keynote lectures Round table discussions Practical sessions Projects design, development and presentations Poster sessions |
| Course themes |
| Effects of air quality on human health Policy implications Air quality measurements from satellites Air quality measurements from non-satellite platforms Data assimilation Data quality, calibration and validation New missions and new products Software and programming targeted on air quality applications |
| Pre-requisites and preparation phase |
| No specific pre-requsites are requested Students are advised to make themselves familiar with data in order to maximise the learning success and to shape their short projects to be developed during the course. For this an on-line phase will take place 2 weeks before the course. Furthes updates will be provided to the course participants |
Dates and Location
4 – 8 November 2019 @ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Cluj-Napoca is the fourth town in Romania, one of main cultural, academic and economic centers with an unique historical heritage. Cluj-Napoca is served with a well-connected international airport and frequent train lines.
You can find information on local public transport and a list of close-by hotels.
Programme and Lecturers
Lecturers and Instructors
| O. Tarasova, WMO | N. Ajtai, U. Babeș-Bolyai | M. v. Roozendael, BIRA-IASB |
| H. Eskes, KNMI | A. Cede, Luftblick | V.-H. Peuch, ECMWF – CAMS |
| R. Munro, EUMETSAT | F. Fierli, EUMETSAT | C. Zehner, ESA |
| C. Retscher, ESA | S. Niemeijer, S&T | M. Razinger, ECMWF |
| A.M. Sundstrom, FMI – EUMETSAT AC-SAF | J. Wagemann, U. Marburg | G. De Leeuw, FMI |
Language, Fees, Grants
The official language of the workshop is English. No participation fees will be charged. Limited number of partial grants for travel support are available.
Deadlines and contacts
| 9 September, 2019 | |
| 16 September, 2019 | |
| 15 October, 2019 | |
| On-line phase and final program on-line | 16 October, 2019 |
Contact EUMETSAT and ESA training teams for any additional enquiry