Atmosphere – Geo Applications

Atmosphere Product Team

A number of atmospheric products are currently being generated including cloud and aerosol properties and water vapour, with additional products under consideration.

Target Products/Applications

Aerosols (over land)

Aerosol optical depth, aerosol type, Ångström exponent, surface reflectance, BRDF, Cloud mask (BoM only)

(All products over land only)

Dependencies: Validation data, cloud masking (algorithm or product)

Potential end users: CSIRO, GA, BoM, NSW DEH, JMA, MOE

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
CSIRO GEO-LEO Algorithm (physical model via look-up tables)	CSIRO (8)	0.2 FTE	TBD
MAIAC Algorithm (physical model via look-up tables)	BoM (with NASA) (1)	0.2 FTE + $15k	TBD
Deep-Blue (physical model via look-up tables)	UQ (with NASA) (2)	1 FTE	If DECRA
Modified Kaufmann-scheme and physical model via look-up-tables	JAXA/EORC (TBD), MRI (TBD), NIES (TBD), Universities	1 FTE	Yes

Particulate Matter

Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) conversions of aerosol

Dependencies: Aerosol optical depth and properties

Potential end users: BoM, air quality and health sector

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
TBD from a number of candidates – for air quality monitoring	UQ + partners (2)	1 FTE	If DECRA

Solar radiation

Dependencies: Validation data, precipitable water, Ozone

Potential end users: BoM, CSIRO, TERN, solar energy industry, JAMSTEC, NIES

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
GEOCAT + Heliosat-4 (physical models via look-up tables)	BoM (1)	0.3 FTE	Yes
Radiative transfer models via look-up-tables	JAXA/EORC (TBD), Universities	0.1 FTE	Yes

Solar Radiation + Photovoltaic Power

Dependencies: validation data, cloud and aerosol properties

Potential end users: JAXA, Solar energy industry, Weather forecasting company, Energy management community, Electric power company

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
AMATERASS (cloud and aerosol retrieval and neural network radiative transfer)	Univ. of Tokyo (6) (7), Chiba University (3), Tokai University (5), JAXA (6) (7)	1 FTE	Yes

Air Quality Forecasting

Dependencies: Assistance from partners (offered to date)

Potential end users: BoM, councils, state government environment monitoring, environment management consulting companies

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
Assimilation of AOD/Ångström Exponent for air quality forecasting	UQ + partners (2) (if DECRA)	1 FTE (if DECRA)	If DECRA

SO2

Dependencies: TBD

Potential end users: Councils, state government, environment monitoring, environment management consulting companies via TERN

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
Testing the JMA/JAXA ESA/NASA based algorithms for monitoring Australia	UQ (TBD)	1 FTE (if DECRA)	If DECRA

Emissions Inventory

– Natural and anthropogenic

Dependencies: Many

Potential end users: Many

Algorithm Type	Developing Institution	Estimated Resources	Currently Funded
TBD	Future air quality ARC funded centre	Many	No

Coordination Leads

Takashi Nakajima

Tokai University

Ian Grant

BoM

Product & Advisory Leads

(1) Ian Grant (BoM)
(2) Michael Hewson (UQ)
(3) Atsushi Higuchi (Chiba University)
(4) Fuqin Li (GA)
(5) Takashi Nakajima (Tokai University)
(6) Teruyuki Nakajima (University of Tokyo, JAXA)
(7) Hideaki Takenaka (University of Tokyo, JAXA)
(8) Yi Qin (CSIRO)