CAMS2_40 Regional Production
<p>CAMS2_40 'Regional production' is the flagship project under CAMS and also the largest CAMS project in terms of budget. CAMS2_40 is based on eleven European air quality models, and of these MET is responsible for one. The project is managed by Meteo France and pays for about 1 position at MET.</p>
CAMS2_40 provides air quality alerts for Europe on a regional scale (down to approx 10 km resolution) four days in advance, every day. In addition to air pollution alerts CAMS2_40 provides alerts about birch pollen, olive pollen and grass pollen.
CAMS2_40 uses satellite data to improve the model-based alerts. We run an air quality model ('the EMEP model'), which has been developed by us over several decades and which calculates future air quality. In order to supplement the model we use observations (data simulation), and then take the best from the model and the latest observation data in order to predict the air quality several days into the future and as accurately as possible. The air quality forecasts and analyses are continually evaluated in reports that are publicly availalbe.
These products are utilised, e.g., by local authorities and decision makers who use them to assess when they should warn people about poor air quality the following day. Among the users are also scientists who use the products to evaluate their own air quality models.
At presen, what is lacking in CAMS2_40 (by design) is fine-scale air pollution modelling, for which downstream services are needed.
The current CAMS2_40 contract started in November 2021, but the product development has been underway since 2006. The service will most likely be continued until at least 2028.
Participants in CAMS2_40:
- Coordinator: Meteo France / FR (model: MOCAGE)
- Ineris / FR (model: CHIMERE)
- MET Norway / NO (model: EMEP)
- TNO / NL (model: LOTOS-EUROS)
- FMI / FI (model: SILAM)
- SMHI / SE (model: MATCH)
- RIUUK / DE (model: EURAD-IM)
- Aarhus University / DK (model: DEHM)
- IEP-NRI / PL (model: GEM-AQ)
- BSC / ES (model: MONARCH)
- ENEA / IT (model: MINNI)