Team

Satellite and Model Data to Inform Solar Radiation Modification Techniques (STATISTICS) project

The STATISTICS consortium consists of 7 partners from 4 different ESA member states and is organised as follows:

• Science lead: Dr. Olivier Boucher (CNRS-IPSL), France.
• Project Management: Dr. Chong Li (GRASP SAS), France.
• Earth Observation Science Team: Dr. Oleg Dubovik, Dr Yevgeny Derimian (CNRS-LOA), Dr. Pavel Litvinov (GRASP SAS), Dr. Pasquale Sellitto (CNRS-LISA)
• Climate Modelling Team: led by Dr. Olivier Boucher (CNRS-IPSL), Dr. Ulrike Niemeier (MPI-M), Dr. Trude Storelvmo (UiO), Dr. Timofei Sukhodolov (PMOD).
• Climate Policy Advisory and Research Team: led by Dr. Matthias Honegger (PCR) and François Pougel (PCR)

Project Prime

GRASP SAS (Generalized Retrieval of Aerosol and Surface Properties), France, is the project leader, responsible for the scientific coordination and the technical project management of the project, relations with ESA and communications with relevant scientific communities. GRASP is also leading the atmospheric and surface satellite retrievals and contributing to the study on aerosol-cloud interactions, particularly the MCB within the project.

Consortium partners

CNRS-LOA (Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique), France, is co-leading the Earth Observation Science Team. Furthermore, LOA is together with GRASP responsible for the aerosol retrievals using both satellite and ground-based measurements.

CNRS-IPSL (Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace), France, is leading the Climate Modelling Team. IPSL is responsible for aerosol and climate modelling, as well as modelling of climate intervention techniques. It also contributes to the assessment of detectability using Earth Observing Systems.

MPI-M (Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology), Germany, is contributing to the research on aerosol-cloud interaction, climate modelling of SAI, and the validation and testing against observations.

UiO (University of Oslo), Norway, is contributing to the study of aerosol-cloud interactions, climate modelling related to CCT and MCT, and the validation and testing against observations.

PMOD (Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos), Switzerland, is contributing to aerosol retrievals from ground-based observations, as well as studies related to PV potential under SAI scenarios.

PCR (Perspectives Climate Research), Switzerland, is leading the Climate Policy Advisory and Research Team, and is responsible for the study of international climate policy and governance aspects of SRM.