Web Portal on Atmospheric Environment ATMOS

E.P.Gordov, A. De Rudder*, K. Fedra**, V.N. Lykosov***, A.Z. Fazliev****

Siberian Center for Environmental Research and Training and Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia

*British Atmospheric Data Center, Chilton, UK, ** Environment Software and Services, Humpoldkirchen, Austria,

*** Institute of Numerical Mathematics RAS, Moscow, Russia,

**** Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia,

OUTLINE

• Background

• Project description

• Portal description

• Conclusions

Background

Rising concern on regional consequences of the Global Change together with internal logistics of global climate variation modeling stimulates research activity aimed to development a comprehensive regional models with proper feedbacks. One can consider it as a major scientific challenge of the community nowadays.

Proper organization of relevant regional information to be used in modeling efforts as well as proper linking data, models and environmentally important model outputs is one of concerns for the community as well.

However, there still is a gap between the community needs and currently available opportunities.

ObjectivesObjectives The main scientific objectives of the project are:

1. To design a concept and architecture for a scientific thematic WWW site for atmospheric sciences;

2. To prepare and to integrate into such a thematic scientific portal the following information resources:

– Extensive databases containing results of atmospheric and related measurements performed by researchers from institutes in Siberia;

– Simulation models and related analytical tools;– A multidisciplinary information system which will also

include tutorial components oriented to students and the general public;

– A detailed description and geographic information systems (GIS) of Lake Baikal and West Siberia Lowland;

ObjectivesObjectives

3. To provide the scientific community with the remote access to local collections of data and effective tools for their usage;

4. To link advanced simulation tools to regional GIS and atmospheric, climatic and environmental data and raise environmental understanding in the region;

5. To provide environmental managers from public institutions and industry with valuable background information, data, and easy-to-use tools for environmental analysis;

6. To provide the local population with reliable and easily accessible information and forecasts of atmospheric, climatic and environmental conditions.

Research TeamsEnvironmental Systems and Services, Austria

British Atmospheric Data Centre, UK

Dr. Kurt Fedra - coordinator Dr. Bryan Lawrence, A. De Rudder

SCERT/Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS

Institute of Numerical Mathematics RAS

Prof. E.P. Gordov- NIS coordinator,

Dr. A.Z. Fazliev,

RAS Corresponding Member V. N. Lykosov,

Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS

Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems SB RAS

Dr. A.V. Mikhalev Dr. Sci. I.I. Ippolitov

The Geo-Information Center,TSC SB RAS

Profs. Yu.M.Polichtchouk, V.A.Krutikov

Conception of WWW Scientific Site

– Dialogue system(navigation and initialisation of applications)

– Mathematical models (thematic applications)

– Databases (data and metadata structuring, replications, …)

– Thematic services (books, terminological dictionary, bibliography

and Internet-links, thematic software archive,

user guide and so on)

- Visualisation (tabular and graphical, GIS, multiplication)

WWW scientific site is information-computational system which is implemented in a form of a module software on the base of Internet technologies:

Portal structure

Atmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric aerosolAtmospheric spectroscopyAtmospheric radiationAtmospheric DynamicsSolar-Terrestrial interrelationsWest Siberia LowlandLake BaikalAir quality assessment and management

ICS MonographICS Monograph ICS ICS Monograph CS Monograph ISISIS Monograph IS

IS - information system,

ICS – information –computational system

ATMOS starting page

Gelio-Geophysical Measuring Data in Siberia http://solter.atmos.iao.ru

Gelio-Geophysical Measuring Data in Siberia http://solter.atmos.iao.ru

Atmospheric Chemistryhttp://atchem.atmos.iao.ru

Dynamics of the ozone concentration

Phase portrait of the Chapman cycle

Atmospheric Radiationhttp://atrad.atmos.iao.ru

Atmospheric spectroscopy  http://saga.atmos.iao.ru

CO2 absorption coefficient in 4,3 mkm domain

Atmospheric Dynamics http://climate.atmos.iao.ruGCM INM RAS, Parallel version, grid: 2° (lat.) x 2,5 ° (long.),

to calculate 3 model months 20 nodes cluster needs in 24 hours.

Topical web sites

1. Air Quality Assessment and Management (http://www.ess.co.at/AIR-EIA)

2. Lake Baikal3. West Siberia

Lowland

Atmosphere and Environmental Impact Assessment

ATMOS starting page

Basic site " Atmosphere and Environmental Impact Assessment "

AIR-EIA:air pollution and environmental impact assessment: the

multimedia information source

• AIR-EIA is designed to provide improved access to state-of-

the-art multimedia information resources on Air Pollution

aspects of Environmental Impact Assessment.

• Air Quality Assessment and Management: a multi-media

information resource available on the web on atmosphere

and environment (http://www.ess.co.at/AIR-EIA) being

currently developed by ESS with partners as a project of

INFO 2000 Programme (AIR-EIA).

Air quality models

Climate: bioclimatic zones

Conclusions and possible cooperative activities

• The portal ATMOS is quite effective example of modern Information Technologies and Environmental Sciences integration.

• It might work as a backbone for a planned Northern Eurasia IRS!

To understand dynamic of regional natural and climatic system and perform regional environment assessment on the base of environmental monitoring and a set of developed models an information-computational infrastructure is required.

It will facilitate initiation of integrated regional study of

contemporary anthropogenic, natural and climatic changes in the region under question

Development of Web portal ATMOS and its localization in different Siberia regions might give an element for informational-computational infrastructure of integrated regional study of Siberia environment.

• Partial support of this work under INTAS grant 00189, SB RAS Interdisciplinary Project No 138 and RFBR Project № 04-07-90219 is acknowledged.

• Thank you!