GROWTH PROGRAMME
URGENT PARTNER SEARCH FORM
DATE 24/12/1999
Reply by : --/--/- GROWTH CALL ADRESSED BY THIS PROPOSAL
- Call : RTD, 15 Dec. 1999
- Deadline : 15 March 2000
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PROPOSAL TITLE : Airport-Region
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SUBJECT : Aviation ecology
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Air Quality Management
Project aims at elaborating, verifying and applying the
methodology for atmosphere contamination assessment in the environment of
airport located near the city. It is proposed to follow two research paths:
computation of aircraft engines emission deposits to atmosphere (according
to IATA and Air Traffic Agencies databases) and measurement of atmosphere
pollutants distribution with the help of available methods (like LIDAR laser
spectroscopy) in extreme traffic and meteorological conditions. Comparison of
both results should take account of weather conditions, pollutant dispersion
and decomposition. Project includes the choice of the most appropriate model
of atmospheric dynamics, its application and adjustment.
It is assumed that airport region pollution is mainly influenced by engine
operation during testing, taxing, taking-off and landing. The vehicle and other
pollution sources in the region should also be taken into account.
This proposal does not relate to high-troposphere contamination (e.g.
stratosphere ozone depletion).
The elaborated methods should be applied for three medium-sized
airports located in the north, medium and south of Europe, for comparison
and verification. This methodology, with appropriate software, will be made
disposable for all European small and medium airports, through appropriate
EU institutions. Such airports are in the expansion phase, because of global
increase of air traffic (approximately doubling the GDP growth rate).
Therefore, it is the right time to assess their impact on regional air
quality, in the form of 3D maps of various pollutants concentrations in the
airport region atmosphere. The proposal results will make possible
atmosphere contamination monitoring (like currently applied noise monitoring)
and justify pro-ecological adjustments of airport and its region activities. As it
is proved by COST 319 final report – air traffic contributes only about 3 % to
total anthropogenic emission of atmosphere pollutants, but its impact prevails
in airport environments.
- Proposal outline :
- Programme Keywords :
0020-Aircraft, 0021-Airport Operations/Procedures, 0101-Chemical Metrology,
0150-Databases,
0175-Ecology,
0194-Emission,
0210-Environmental
Impacts, 0211-Environmental Monitoring, 0213-Pollution Control, 0400Modelling, 0409-Motors and Propulsion Systems, 0646-Urban Quality of Life.
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PARTNER PROFILE SOUGHT
- Required expertise :
1. Inventories of aircraft engines emission during typical phases of operation
2. Identification of point-like and linear sources of atmosphere contamination
in airport region
3. Modelling of pollutants and greenhouse-effect gases diffusion and
decomposition in atmosphere
4. Measurement methods of gaseous components and particulates
concentration in atmosphere
- Description of the work carried out by the partner sought :
 Consulting concerning aircraft engines emission characteristics in various
conditions
 Application of appropriate model of atmosphere dynamics (H. Kambezidis)
 Taking part in field measurement campaigns (H. Kambezidis)
 Verification of different databases of air traffic impact on atmosphere
pollution
GROWTH NCP contact :
Name : Zbigniew TUREK
Country : Poland
Tel :+48-22-826-25-02
e-mail : zturek@ippt.gov.pl
PROPOSER contact :
Name : Marian JEŻ
Company : Institute of Aviation
Address : Al. Krakowska 110/114,
02-256 Warszawa
Country : POLAND
Tel : (48.22) 846.08.01 ext.616
Fax : (48.22) 846.44.32
e-mail : hedgehog@ilot.edu.pl