AERIS · Advances in aErosol Retrievals and Impacts on South america
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2025-11-01 → 2029-10-31
- EU contribution
- €1,012,020
- Participants
- 20
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE
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Project objective
AERIS aims to build an international, cross-sectoral network to advance atmospheric sciences by improving vertically-resolved atmospheric characterization techniques, including near-surface regions. The project unites European academic and commercial institutions with North and South American partners (LALINET). AERIS enhances measurement techniques, connects international observation programs, and creates opportunities for early warning systems, business innovation, and job creation. The main objective is to advance retrieval capabilities for biogenic and non-biogenic aerosols over South America, enabling data with applications in health, hydrology, air quality, and climate. This will support a regional early warning system with global implications, benefiting aviation, biodiversity, and space mission validation. Specific goals include: (1) Implementing quality assurance and calibration for vertically resolved and near-surface measurements; (2) Optimizing inversion algorithms for aerosol property retrievals; (3) Enhancing synergies between instruments to improve spatial and temporal data; (4) Developing predictive models linking aerosols to health impacts; and (5) Investigating aerosol-induced cloud nucleation and its effects on the hydrological cycle.South America faces critical atmospheric challenges with global consequences. Limited infrastructure and monitoring networks hinder accurate data collection and climate modeling, weakening public policies and international cooperation. AERIS addresses these challenges by integrating high-quality, vertically resolved atmospheric data with near-surface imagery, advancing aerosol characterization in South America. This unique database will strengthen regional and global atmospheric science. To achieve these goals, AERIS includes an ambitious consortium and proposes secondments, workshops, and training activities to foster a shared culture of research and innovation.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA · GranadaCoordinatorSpain
- CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaItaly
- GENERALIZED RETRIEVAL OF ATMOSPHEREAND SURFACE PROPERTIES · LILLEFrance
- GRASP SPAIN SL · Arroyo De La EncomiendaSpain
- INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGETICAS E NUCLEARES · Sao PauloBrazil
- INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCACAO, CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA DE SAO PAULO · SAO PAULOBrazil
- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU OPTOELECTRONICA INOE 2000 · MagureleRomania
- LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER TROPOSPHAERENFORSCHUNG e.V. · LeipzigGermany
- Ministerio de Defensa - República Argentina · Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresArgentina
- OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES · PalaiseauFrance
- Pollen Sense LLC · Provo, UtahUnited States
- RAYMETRICS ANONYMI ETAIRIA ANAPTYKSIS SYSTIMATON IPSILIS TECHNOLOGIAS · METAMORFOSIGreece
- UNIVERSAPULSAR LDA · EVORAPortugal
- UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES · PUNTA ARENASChile
- UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT · MedellinColombia
- UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES · La PazBolivia
- UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA · Uniao das Freguesias de EvoraPortugal
- UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD · Villeurbanne CedexFrance
- University System of Maryland · AdelphiUnited States
- VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS · VilniusLithuania
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