Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C508585/1
Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition UK Atmospheric Aerosols Network (DIAC-UKAAN)
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor EJ Highwood, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor H Coe, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Environment & Health
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Atmospheric aerosols (small particles and liquid droplets) play a key role in both the natural Earth system and in the human impacts on it. Atmospheric aerosols are important in the Earth system at all time and space scales, having a both local influence on air quality and human health, and long term influences on regional and global climate through the modification of the Earth's energy balance and cloud properties. However, they remain poorly understood and are currently one of the largest sources of uncertainty in many of the key problems facing environmental science including; global and regional climate forcing, cycling of key nutrients and toxics, and urban and regional air quality. The complex issues involved in predicting future climate change, air quality, and the links between them requires closer integration of university research and users of that research. UK Universities and NERC institutes are world leaders in the development of state of the art numerical models for atmospheric prediction and are involved in observations aimed at improving our understanding of atmospheric processes. This proposal is requesting funding to establish a UK network of academic researchers and users of that research in the government and business community to transfer knowledge and ideas between the two sectors (to be called the Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition UK Atmospheric Aerosols Network, DIAC-UKAAN). This knowledge transfer will be achieved by a wide variety of methods including a high visibility website that will promote the Network nationally and internationally, a programme of targeted workshops and publications involving and addressing the needs of both the research and user community and an innovative Knowledge transfer Exchange programme allowing visits for individuals to a partner organisation in the Network. The Network will employ a part-time co-ordinator, whose activities will be overseen by a management committee consisting of individuals from both the academic research and the user communities, with interests in climate, air quality and health impacts. The Network is strongly supported by NERC Centres for Atmospheric Science via the Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition, who will provide an additional 50% staff funding to allow the co-ordinator to spend the rest of their time on aerosol related research directly.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C508585/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- EO Programmes Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Networks Project
This grant award has a total value of £62,306
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £27,457 | £15,441 | £6,780 | £12,629 |
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