DATE2016-06-01 12:08:57
IDABSTRACT20160601120857-1039
CONTACTfrancois.dulac@cea.fr
PRESENTATIONORAL-PLENARY
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IDSESSION1
TITLEA BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CHEMISTRY-AEROSOL MEDITERRANEAN EXPERIMENT (CHARMEX, 2010-2020) WITH A FOCUS ON AEROSOL IMPACT ON THE RECENT AND FUTURE REGIONAL CLIMATE
AUTHORSFrançois Dulac (1), Pierre Nabat (2), Marc Mallet (2), Marie Monier (3), Laaziz El Amraoui (2), Fabien Solmon (4), Isabella Annesi-maesano (5), Matthias Beekmann (6), Karine Desboeufs (6), Eric Hamonou (1), Philippe Ricaud (2), Stéphane Sauvage (7), Jean Sciare (8)
AFFILIATIONS
  1. Lsce Gif-sur-yvette (France)
  2. Cnrm Toulouse (France)
  3. Lamp Clermont-ferrand (France)
  4. Ictp Trieste (Italy)
  5. Inserm Paris (France)
  6. Lisa Créteil (France)
  7. Ecole Des Mines Douai (France)
  8. Cyi Nicosia (Cyprus)
ABSTRACTThe Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment (https://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr) is a federative research project on atmospheric chemistry in the Mediterranean region and its impacts, in particular on the regional climate, but also on air quality and human health, and marine biogeochemistry. It is part of the multidisciplinary regional programme MISTRALS (Mediterranean Integrated Studies at Regional and Local Scales; http://mistrals-home.org) initiated in 2010 and planned to continue until 2020. We briefly summarize ChArMEx activities during its first experimental phase that included 5 airborne campaigns in summer 2012, 2013 and 2014, mainly focused on the western basin. Major results regarding the role of aerosol direct radiative forcing on the regional water cycle and climate are highlighted. They show the need for ocean-atmosphere coupled modeling to represent the parasol aerosol effect on sea surface temperature and evaporation. The roadmap for the second experimental phase of the project is presented, including a new project of airborne campaign in the eastern basin on aerosol-cloud interactions, and a regional model intercomparison effort on the past/present and future direct radiative and climatic effect of aerosols and impact on the regional air quality. ChArMEx also works at building a regional climate and air quality health impact assessment, aiming at filling the gaps in our knowledge in the eastern and southern sides of the Mediterranean basin.
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