Team

Precursors for aerosols and ozone project

The Precursors for aerosols and ozone project consortium is based on a close collaboration between seven partners.

• BIRA-IASB, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium: Dr. Michel Van Roozendael
• KNMI, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, The Netherlands: Dr. Folkert Boersma
• IUP-UB, Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany: Dr. Andreas Richter
• DLR, German Aerospace Center, Wessling, Germany: Dr. Pascal Hedelt
• LATMOS/SU, Laboratoire Atmosphères et Observations Spatiales, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France: Dr. Cathy Clerbaux
• ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium: Dr. Lieven Clarisse
• LAERO, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France: Dr. Brice Barret

It is led by two Science Leaders and supported by a Project manager:

• Science leader: Michel Van Roozendael (BIRA-IASB)
• Co-Science leader: Folkert Boersma (KNMI)
• Project manager: Nathalie Kalb (BIRA-IASB)

The consortium is futher divided into three scientific teams: retrieval scientists (EO), data analysts (Val) and climate experts (CRG):

• EO Algorithm and System Development Team (EOST): Lead: Michel van Roozendael (BIRA-IASB)
• Validation team (VALT): Lead: Steven Compernolle / Jean-Christopher Lambert (BIRA-IASB)
• Climate Research Group (CRG): Lead: Folkert Boersma, KNMI with as co-lead: Brice Barret (LAERO)

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