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Atmospheric research at the Belgian institute for Space Aeronomy – 20 years after ATLAS-1 Focus on space – based research Martine De Mazière M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Evolution of technology Evolution of needs Evolution of activities Increased satellite capabilities Environmental concerns have grown also lower atmosphere, interplanetary space, other solar system objects Evolution of scientific EO satellite fleet and technology M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Courtesy: J.C. Lambert (adapted) M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 (50x55x32 cm3) (< 40 kg) (< 28 W/orbit) Large (7000x180 cm3) Heavy (128 kg) high power ALTIUS microsatellite PICASSO: cubesat Small (10x10x30 cm3) Lightweight (< 4 kg) low power (< 7W) M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Short-term poor coverage Strong focus on global, long-term studies in the context of ‘Global Changes’ 3 years of ACE SR SS M. De Mazière long-term, more global coverage Spaceweek 2012 1D models 3D CTM GCM 4D VAR data assimilation Inverse modeling MIPAS BASCOE ozone model MACC, Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate Earth system modelling M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Let’s stroll through some research topics….. M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Air Quality …. 1997-2002 Formaldehyde • Oxydation product of CH4 and VOC, from biogenic and anthropogenic origin 2003-2010 • Pyrogenic emissions product De Smedt et al., GRL, 2010 M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 …and trends H2CO annual trend [1014 molec.cm-2 yr-1]: 1997-2010 » Large positive trends in Chinese and Indian megacities. » Negative trends over Tokyo, London, Paris. » Negative trends over Eastern United States cities. » but positive trends over Los Angeles and Phoenix. De Smedt et al., GRL, 2010 M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Inverse modelling: Monthly NO2 columns: models versus observations GOME A priori and optimized emissions Courtesy: J.F. Müller & T. Stavrakou SCIAMACHY A priori A posteriori Stratosphere : Ozone BIRA-IASB is responsible for Stratospheric Ozone Service in MACC @ macc.aeronomie.be: S. Chabrillat et al. M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Stratosphere : ALTIUS PI: D. Fussen Atmospheric Limb Tracker for the Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere Satellite mission proposed by BIRA-IASB, supported by BelSPo and funded by PRODEX. Industrial partners : OIP (P/L) and QinetiQ Space (P/F) Mission goals: Measurements of atmospheric trace gases concentration profiles with global coverage in 3 days and ~500 m spatial sampling from UT/LS to US. Target species : O3, NO2, CH4, H2O, BrO, PSC, aerosols, .. Current status : Phase B M. De Mazière AOTF and polarizers Limb/Solar/Stellar aperture CMOS detector Spaceweek 2012 Climate Change BIRA-IASB is involved in 3 out of the 4 ESA Climate Change Initiative projects dealing with atmospheric Essential Climate Variables: O3, aerosol, greenhouse gases. Objective: to exploit the long-term Earth Observation Data from (ESA) satellites to generate climate-relevant data records e.g., homogenised total O3 column record Coord.: M. Van Roozendael M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Climate and aerosol Aerosol CCI Project: Stratospheric Aerosol Product AerGom Seasonally and zonally averaged extinction profiles (550 nm) Courtesy: GOMOS C. Bingen, C. Robert Kasatochi volcano PSC [km-1] M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Plasmasphere and magnetosphere Cluster mission Auroral zone Magnetopause Magnetospheric composition Plasmasphere J. De Keyser et al. M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Planetary and cometary atmospheres SOIR/VEX NOMAD: Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery Mission goals: characterization of sources & seasonal cycles of many species and particulates: Methane and its isotopologues Species related to the CH4 chemistry (C2H2 , C2H4 , C2H6 , H2CO, …) H2O/HDO CO O3 , SO2 Clouds, dust Albedo Vertical profiling - Mapping M. De Mazière PI: A.C. Vandaele LNO IR UVVIS SO IR to nadir to sun Science supported by Global Mars Spaceweek 2012 Multiscale Model PICASSO Pico-Satellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations BIRA-IASB and KSB-ORB A strategic project to demonstrate / verify use of cubesat technology for in-situ and remote sensing studies of atmospheres To acquire experience with cubesat technology and miniature payloads PICASSO is a triple CubeSat embarking 3 scientific instruments: VISION, a visible and nearinfrared hyper-spectral imager (BIRA-IASB) mNLP, a multi-Needle Langmuir Probe (BIRA-IASB) μBOS, a micro-Bolometer Oscillation System (KSB-ORB) M. De Mazière Part of QB50 project Spaceweek 2012 Solar spectral irradiance SOLarSPECtrum onboard the ISS Mission goals: refurbish the instrument and to adapt it for a long term mission (2008-2016), to extend the wavelength coverage (166 – 3088 nm) to reduce the uncertainties on the measurements. Courtesy: D. Bolsée Operations were performed successfully by B.USOC M. De Mazière Composite UV-VIS-NIR Solar spectrum corresponding to the quiet sun period (beginning of cycle 24) 200 nm Spaceweek 2012 3000 Space Weather Several projects: SPENVIS, ESWeP, COMESEP, SEPEM,… Courtesy: M. Kruglanski Current collaborations: KSB-ORB Industrial partners NASA Space Weather Center European scientific expert groups BIRA-IASB and KSB-ORB are key players in the Space Weather component of the ESA Space Situational Awareness programme M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 Courtesy: N. Theys & H. Brenot Eyjafjallajökull Conclusion M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012 The research at the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy has very much evolved since the time of ATLAS-1, hand in hand with the evolution of (space) technology and the needs in Earth Observation There is a strong focus on space-based research but…. Involvement in ground- and airborne observations for validation of satellite measurements for long-term high-quality monitoring laboratory and field experiments for gathering spectroscopic data process studies and better knowledge of chemical reactions in the atmosphere for emission measurements …. modelling and theoretical studies Indispensable M. De Mazière for interpreting space-borne observations Spaceweek 2012 Thank you for your presence and your attention M. De Mazière Spaceweek 2012