Abstract
The role of polar regions is increasing in terms of
megatrends such as globalization, new transport routes, demography,
and the use of natural resources with consequent
effects on regional and transported pollutant concentrations.
We set up the ERA-PLANET Strand 4 project “iCUPE – integrative
and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments”
to provide novel insights and observational data
on global grand challenges with an Arctic focus. We utilize
an integrated approach combining in situ observations, satellite
remote sensing Earth observations (EOs), and multi-scale
modeling to synthesize data from comprehensive long-term
measurements, intensive campaigns, and satellites to deliver
data products, metrics, and indicators to stakeholders concerning
the environmental status, availability, and extraction
of natural resources in the polar areas. The iCUPE work consists
of thematic state-of-the-art research and the provision
of novel data in atmospheric pollution, local sources and
transboundary transport, the characterization of arctic surfaces
and their changes, an assessment of the concentrations
and impacts of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants
and their cycling, the quantification of emissions from natural
resource extraction, and the validation and optimization
of satellite Earth observation (EO) data streams. In this paper
we introduce the iCUPE project and summarize initial
results arising out of the integration of comprehensive in situ
observations, satellite remote sensing, and multi-scale modeling
in the Arctic context.
megatrends such as globalization, new transport routes, demography,
and the use of natural resources with consequent
effects on regional and transported pollutant concentrations.
We set up the ERA-PLANET Strand 4 project “iCUPE – integrative
and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments”
to provide novel insights and observational data
on global grand challenges with an Arctic focus. We utilize
an integrated approach combining in situ observations, satellite
remote sensing Earth observations (EOs), and multi-scale
modeling to synthesize data from comprehensive long-term
measurements, intensive campaigns, and satellites to deliver
data products, metrics, and indicators to stakeholders concerning
the environmental status, availability, and extraction
of natural resources in the polar areas. The iCUPE work consists
of thematic state-of-the-art research and the provision
of novel data in atmospheric pollution, local sources and
transboundary transport, the characterization of arctic surfaces
and their changes, an assessment of the concentrations
and impacts of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants
and their cycling, the quantification of emissions from natural
resource extraction, and the validation and optimization
of satellite Earth observation (EO) data streams. In this paper
we introduce the iCUPE project and summarize initial
results arising out of the integration of comprehensive in situ
observations, satellite remote sensing, and multi-scale modeling
in the Arctic context.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages (from-to) | 8551-8592 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| ISSN | 1680-7316 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- ARCTIC AIR-POLLUTION
- ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY
- BLACK CARBON
- BOREAL FOREST
- EURASIAN EXPERIMENT PEEX
- LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
- PARTICLE FORMATION
- PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
- SNOW-COVERED AREA
- SOURCE APPORTIONMENT