Research Article

Satellite Observations of the Seasonal Evolution of Total Precipitable Water Vapour over the Mediterranean Sea

Table 1

Main EU-funded projects studying atmospheric pollution and atmospheric dynamics on the Mediterranean Basin during the period 1975–2010.

Project acronymStart dateEnd dateProject TitleCoordinatorWebSpecial Issues

LACQ7–11 July 1975European Community campaigns for remote sensing of air pollution in LACQ (France), TURBIGO (Milan, Italy), BOS-FERRE (Marsella, France).
TURBIGO6–20 September 1979
FOS-BERREJune 1983

PHYCEMED I1981Physics and Chemistry of the Mediterranean I and II (ship expeditions and ground station measurements in the Western Basin)R. Chesselet
PHYCEMED II1983

MECAPIP01/01/198831/12/1991Mesometeorological Cycles of Air Pollution in the Iberian Peninsula.Millán Millán

RECAPMA01/02/199031/01/1992Regional Cycles of Air Pollutants in the West-Central Mediterranean Area.Millán Millán

T-TRAPEM01/03/199329/02/1996Transport and Transformation of Air Pollutants on East Mediterranean.George Kallos

MEDCAPHOT-TRACE01/01/199431/12/1995Mediterranean Campaign of Photochemical Tracers-Transport and Chemical Evolution (campaign: 20 August–20 September, 1994).Ioannis ZiomasAtmospheric Environment. Volume 32. Number 12 (1998). The Mediterranean Campaign of Photochemical Tracers-Transport and Chemical Evolution (MEDCAPHOT-TRACE)

SECAP01/08/199231/07/1995South European Cycles of Air Pollution.Millán Millán

BEMA I01/01/199431/12/1995Biogenic Emissions in Mediterranean Area, Phase I.Ivo AllegriniAtmospheric Environment, Volume 31, Number S1 (1997). BEMA, A European Commission project on Biogenic Emission in the Mediterranean Area

BEMA II01/02/199631/01/1998Biogenic Emissions in Mediterranean Area, Phase II.Paolo Ciccioli

VOTALP I01/03/199628/02/1998Vertical Ozone Transports in the Alps I.Helga Kromp-Kolbhttp://lac.web.psi.ch/LAC_Projects/VOTALP/VOTALP1main.htmlAtmospheric Environment. Volume 34, Number 9 (2000). Vertical Ozone Transport in the Alps (VOTALP)

ACE-216/06/199725/07/1997Aerosol Characterization Experiment over North Atlantic Ocean between Portugal, the Azores, and the Canary Islands (Northeast Atlantic).Frank RaesTellus, Volume 52B, Number 2 (2000). Special Issue with manuscripts related to the second Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2), 16 June–25 July 1997

VOTALP II01/03/199829/02/2000Vertical Ozone Transports in the Alps II.Helga Kromp-Kolbhttp://lac.web.psi.ch/LAC_Projects/VOTALP/VOTALP2main.html

MEDEFLU01/01/199831/12/1999Carbon and Water Fluxes of Mediterranean Forests and Impacts of Land Use/Cover Changes.Francesco Miglietta/A.N Van der Zande

EROS 20001988–1993European River Ocean System in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (1988–1993) and Danube delta and the northwestern Black Sea (1994–1996).Jean-Marie Martin

PAUR I01/02/199631/01/1998Photochemical Activity and solar Ultraviolet RadiationChristos Zerefos

PAUR II01/06/199830/09/2000Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Modulation FactorsChristos Zerefos

RECAB01/07/200030/06/2003Regional Assessment and Modelling of the Carbon Balance within Europe.Han Dolmanhttp://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/public/carboeur/projects/index_p.html

ESCOMPTE2001Field Experiments to Constrain Models of Atmospheric Pollution and Transport of Emissions.https://www.imk-tro.kit.edu/english/4520_2391.phpAtmospheric Research. Volume 74 (2005). Special Issue Escompte

MINOS2001Mediterranean Intensive Oxidant Study.http://www.mpic.de/en/research/particle-chemistry/schneider-group/projects/minos-2001.htmlAtmospheric Chemistry And Physics. Special Issue (2003). Mediterranean intensive oxidant study (MINOS 2001)

CARBOMONT01/11/200131/10/2004Effects of Land Use Changes on Sources, Sinks, and Fluxes of Carbon in European Mountain Areas.Alexander Cernuscahttp://www.uibk.ac.at/carbomont/

ADIOS01/01/200131/12/2003Atmospheric Deposition and Impact of Pollutants, Key Elements, and Nutrients on the Open Mediterranean Sea.Serge Heussnerhttp://forecast.uoa.gr/adios/

FUMAPEX01/11/200231/10/2005Integrated Systems for Forecasting Urban Meteorology, Air Pollution and Population Exposure.Alexander Baklanovhttp://fumapex.dmi.dk/Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics. Special Issue (2005). Urban Meteorology and Atmospheric Pollution (EMS-FUMAPEX)

CARBOEUROPE-IP01/01/200431/12/2008Assessment of the European Terrestrial Carbon Balance.http://www.carboeurope.org/

CIRCE01/04/200731/03/2011Climate Change and Impact Research: The Mediterranean Environment.Antonio Navarrahttp://www.circeproject.eu/

FUME01/01/201031/12/2013Forest Fires under Climate, Social, and Economic Changes in Europe, the Mediterranean, and Other Fire-Affected Areas of the World.Jose Manuel Moreno