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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

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

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

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

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

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

Takashi Nakajima

Tokai University
Geo Applications
Ian Grant

Ian Grant

BoM
Geo Applications

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)

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