Scientific Plan

The project is organized into four Scientific Themes designed to optimize the integration of methodologies, scales, and ultimately our understanding of air quality and climate interactions:

  • Team 1 – Anthropogenic and biogenic emissions and their response to climate and socio-economy
  • Team 2 – Atmospheric interactions among chemical and physical processes
  • Team 3 – Regional and global links between atmospheric chemistry and climate change
  • Team 4 – Air quality in a changing climate: Integration with policy

The scientific work, coordination of the project and results dissemination are achieved by 18 work-packages (WPs) that are clearly interconnected as shown in the pert diagram below:

WP Table

WP NumberPEGASOS WorkPackagesType of Activity
WP1Terrestrial trace gas emissions at the chemistry-climate interfaceRTD
WP2Anthropogenic emissions and their evolutionRTD
WP3Future changes in anthropogenic emissionsRTD
WP4Linking the anthropogenic, biogenic and observational footprint to large-scale model simulationsRTD
WP5Quantifying and parameterising feedbacks in the atmosphere-biosphere systemRTD
WP6Laboratory studiesRTD
WP7Airborne field studiesRTD
WP8Ground-based field studiesRTD
WP9Integration and parameterization of experimental resultsRTD
WP10Model development and improventRTD
WP11Assessment of model skillRTD
WP12Quantification of interactions in the AQ-climate systemRTD
WP13Historical impacts of air quality-climate interactionsRTD
WP14Model projections of air quality and climate changeRTD
WP15Integrated analysis of multiple projectionsRTD
WP16Cost-optimal strategies for reducing pollutant concentrationsRTD
WP17Knowledge integration and transferRTD
WP18Coordination and ManagementMGT
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