Project Schedule
WP
1 will start on Month 1 of MAP as it is essential to start building
the seasonal cycle database as soon as possible. This database
will help refine the organic chemical species to be targeted in
the intensive campaign in WP 2. The measurement programme in WP
1 will continue for 12 months. Chemical analysis of organic aerosol
chemistry is demanding in terms of time and laboratory resources
and thus, the analysis will start on month 2, as soon as the first
month’s samples are ready. It is expected that analysis will
continue throughout the 24 month period, however, the first key
results will be consolidated prior to the ship campaign and participants
in WP 2 will be made aware of the key results as they become available.
Measurements of aerosol nucleation and IO will proceed for 12 months
while analysis will continue through to month 24.
WP
2 IOP is scheduled for month 7 of the duration of the project
and is timed to occur during the peak plankton bloom region (as determined
by satellite); however, preparation and planning will start on
month 1. Analysis of IOP data will continue to month 27. As key
results become available, they will be provided to process modellers
in WP 3.WP 3 will proceed for the duration of 27 months and will
conclude in sufficient time to allow implementation of the new
aerosol modules into the large scale models. During the first
stage of the work programme, the current state-of-the-art in aerosol
modules with respect to nucleation, growth, sea-spray production,
multi-phase chemistry and interactions with clouds will be implemented
since all of these processes are poorly implemented, if at all,
in the current models (at least in terms of the marine environment).
After provision of the current parameterisations, work will proceed,
taking the key results from WP 1 & 2, to improve the accuracy
of the current parameterisations and to develop these in terms
of the specific need of the large scale modellers. WP 4 will
start on month 1 and continue for 30 months. The laboratory studies
will proceed from the first month and will continue for 18 months.
Satellite data for the simulation period will be consolidated
from the relevant satellite platforms and interfaces with the
large scale models will be developed. The integrated source functions
will be developed from month 12 to month 27 and will be transferred
to the large scale modellers for implementation from month 18
onwards.WP 5 will start on month 1 and continue for 36 months.
The first phase of work will centre on a preparation phase comprising
initial upgrading of the current aerosol schemes in the models.
The second phase will involve agreement on the format and structure
of new MAP parameteristions and GEO products to be integrated.
The third phase of the preparation will involve preparation of
the satellite products to be integrated in assimulated for use
in the application of the models for the quantification stage
of WP 5 which will quantify the impacts of marine aerosols on
atmospheric chemistry, radiative forcing and climate. The simulations
will be run from month 18 to 36.
Management_Work
Package 1 During month 1 of the start of MAP, there will be an initial
Consortium meeting to finalise the specific details and logistics
of the work plan. This Consortium meeting will comprise a general
meeting and specific Work Package meetings. This initial meeting
will decide on what parameterisations are to be initially upgraded
in the large scale models and define plan for future implementation
of parameterisations developed through the process of MAP. The meeting
will also finalise the continuous measurement programme and will
define the first outline of the intensive campaign logistics and
operation plan. On month 5, prior to the intensive field campaign,
a specific Campaign meeting will be held to finalise the campaign
plans and to present key results which will have arisen from the
first 5 months continuous monitoring phase. On month 12, a second
Consortium meeting will be held to report on the first years results
of the experimental and modelling activities and to define the development
in year 2 of MAP. A 3rd Consortium meeting will be held on month
18 to review the main project results and to define the focus of
the next stage of impact evaluation. A 4th Consortium meeting will
be help on month 24 to review the experimental studies and results
on key-processes emerging and to be integrated into the large scale
models for the final set of simulations. This meeting will also agree
on the set of impact simulations to be conducted and on the consolidation
of the main results into output products including assessments and
publications. The final (5th) consortium meeting will be help on
month 33 to review the overall project progress and to agree the
concluding final MAP project report and to decide on the final dissemination
strategy in terms of MAP publications.
