Journal article
Toward a monitoring and forecasting system for atmospheric composition: The GEMS project
A Hollingsworth, RJ Engelen, C Textor, A Benedetti, O Boucher, F Chevallier, A Dethof, H Elbern, H Eskes, J Flemming, C Granier, JW Kaiser, JJ Morcrette, P Rayner, VH Peuch, L Rouil, MG Schultz, AJ Simmons
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2008
Abstract
The Global and Regional Earth System Monitoring Using Satellite and In Situ Data (GEMS) project is combining the manifold expertise in atmospheric composition research and numerical weather prediction of 32 European institutes to build a comprehensive monitoring and forecasting system for greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol, and regional air quality. The project is funded by the European Commission as part of the Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES) framework. GEMS has extended the data assimilation system of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to include various tracers for which satellite observations exist. A chemical transport model has be..
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Funding Acknowledgements
GEMS is funded by the European Commission under the EU Sixth Research Framework Programme, Contract SIP4-CT-2004-516099. We are very grateful to our project officer Dr. Peter Breger for his consistent help and enthusiasm in developing and launching the GEMS program. We also acknowledge the many agencies that provided observational data. Guido van der Werf (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has kindly resampled the GFEDv2 inventory to 8-day time resolution. Louis Gonzalez (LOA USTL) kindly provided the MODIS image (online at http://loaamma.univ-lillel.fr/ modissurvey; http://loaamma.univ-lillel.fr/AMMA). Dr. Anthony Hollingsworth sadly passed away on 29 June 2007. He was the initiator and coordinator of the GEMS project and is greatly missed as a person and for his significant contributions to the atmospheric sciences.