ClearfLo: Clean Air for London
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Geography
Abstract
Poor air quality, particularly in urban areas, has a demonstrable effect on human health, but the processes responsible for producing the main pollutants, namely particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and heat are not well understood and are poorly predicted. The ambition of ClearfLo is to provide integrated measurements of the meteorology, composition and particulate loading of London's urban atmosphere, made at street level and at elevated sites, complemented by modelling, to improve predictive capability for air quality. This ambition will be addressed by establishing new measurement capabilities in London, which will be used for long-term measurements and intensive observation periods, and by analysis and modelling of the measurements to establish key processes.
Publications
Theeuwes N
(2021)
Understanding London's summertime cloud cover
in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Theeuwes N
(2019)
Persistent cloud cover over mega-cities linked to surface heat release
in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Tsiringakis A
(2019)
On- and off-line evaluation of the single-layer urban canopy model in London summertime conditions
in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Ward H
(2016)
Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS): Development and evaluation at two UK sites
in Urban Climate
Ward H
(2011)
Effects of Non-Uniform Crosswind Fields on Scintillometry Measurements
in Boundary-Layer Meteorology
Ward H
(2017)
Assessing the impact of changes in surface cover, human behaviour and climate on energy partitioning across Greater London
in Landscape and Urban Planning
Ward H
(2017)
Impact of temporal resolution of precipitation forcing data on modelled urban-atmosphere exchanges and surface conditions
in International Journal of Climatology
Ward HC
(2015)
Effects of urban density on carbon dioxide exchanges: Observations of dense urban, suburban and woodland areas of southern England.
in Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Warren E
(2022)
Spatial variability of forward modelled attenuated backscatter in clear-sky conditions over a megacity: Implications for observation network design.
in Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain)
Warren E
(2020)
Observed aerosol characteristics to improve forward-modelled attenuated backscatter in urban areas
in Atmospheric Environment
Wood C
(2010)
Turbulent Flow at 190 m Height Above London During 2006-2008: A Climatology and the Applicability of Similarity Theory
in Boundary-Layer Meteorology
Wood CR
(2013)
Wind observations above an urban river using a new lidar technique, scintillometry and anemometry.
in The Science of the total environment
Zazzeri G
(2017)
Evaluating methane inventories by isotopic analysis in the London region.
in Scientific reports
| Description | 1) Importance of building scale vents to local scale - heat, water and carbon dioxide exchanges 2) The nature of the stability (mixing) of the atmosphere in central London 3) The impact of human activities on carbon dioxide exchanges 4) The effect of spatial scale on anthropogenic heat and carbon dioxide fluxes and the size of variability (from building to city scales) 5) The nature of tree cover in London (3-d characteristics) and that the tallest trees in London are in the centre of London 6) The influence of sea breezes on boundary layer development and aerosol movement 7) A small increase in vegetation cover has a bigger influence on evaporation rates at low fractions of vegetation cover than when there is a large amount of vegetation present. 8) The implications of atmospheric stability on the use of scintillometry in urban areas. There are times when there is insufficient mixing for the instruments to provide turbulent heat fluxes. 8) The manufacturers of scintillometers still need to undertake considerable development of these instruments but are reasonably responsive to being informed of issues. 9) Ceilometers can provide detailed insights into differences in processes across the central city to track individual events (e.g. sea breeze type events). However, there is need for a lot more analysis to tease out these signals. 10) Getting permission to locate instruments can be very time consuming and often is not successful. Others can be extremely helpful. There are particular challenges with pirate radio operators in London some whom get access behind locked doors with loss of equipment. |
| Exploitation Route | 1) Evaluating models - boundary layer growth, land surface exchanges 2) Assessment of emissions inventories (e.g. carbon exchanges) 3) Precursor condition for urban flooding (e.g. soil moisture status) 4) Assessing areas of vulnerability to heat stress or cold 5) Impact of vegetation on atmospheric and hydrological conditions 6) Development of climate service for urban areas 7) Assessment of climate services in urban areas 8) Improving understanding of dispersion from street to neighbourhood scale |
| Sectors | Chemicals,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
| URL | http://micromet.reading.ac.uk/ |
| Description | 1) Initiation of collaboration with the Met Office to evaluate their new higher resolution models (100 m, 330 m, 1.5 km) with our data in close to real time (i.e. past 24 h) 2) Data collected have been used by City of London residents to consider energy use 3) London Climate Change Partnership have started to consider how London weather and climate should be observed 4) Informed Shanghai Institute of Meteorological Science - in their development of urban focused flux measurements 5) Assessment of Urban CO2/ greenhouse gas inventories at a range of scales 6) Informed: Establishing Integrated Weather, Climate, Water And Related Environmental Services For Megacities And Large Urban Complexes - Initial Guidance (World Meteorological Organisation) - Global Framework for Climate Services |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | COMEAP Standards Advisory Subgroup - Defra |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Improved accessibility of public services, improved educational and skill level of workforce and Effective solutions to societal problems |
| Description | Input to EU REVIHAAP project - Evidence on health aspects of air pollution to review EU policies |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| Impact | Membership of the Scientific Advisory Committee for REVIHAAP |
| URL | http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality/publications/2013/review... |
| Description | US Environmental Protection Agency consultant |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Improved accessibility of public services, improved educational and skill level of workforce and effective solutions to societal problems |
| Description | Equipment Grant - Advanced UK Observing Network For Air Quality, Public Heath and Greenhouse Gas Research |
| Amount | £4,296,371 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/R011532/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | Newton: Atmospheric Pollution and Human Health in Chinese Megacity |
| Amount | £152,046 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/N00700X/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 07/2018 |
| Title | Analysis of ALC attenuated aerosol backscatter profiles |
| Description | Method to analyse raw (Vaisala) ALC profiles |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | 1) Used by others across Europe and in China 2) Vaisala (manufacturer) modified firmware 3) forms basis for later algorithm developement |
| Title | Site for undertaking measurements |
| Description | Site for undertaking urban meteoological observations |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Several papers Instruments at other sites Providing modelling results to LCCP, PHE, etc |
| URL | http://www.urban-climate.net/content/ |
| Title | LUMO |
| Description | Urban meteorology observations in London |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2007 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Wide range of data use by students (undergraduate, graduate) and other researchers for various levels of research projects at various levels Community access for data |
| URL | http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/micromet/LUMA/LUMA.html |
| Title | London - data 2011-2013 @ KCL - KSS and KSSW |
| Description | London - data 2011-2013 @ KCL - KSS and KSSW Data used to evaluate SUEWS (Ward et al. 2016). All relevant references for this data set are below Forcing data and evaluation data London data: https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747380 Swindon data https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747491 Acknowledge: 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H52479X/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H003231/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/L008971/1 637519 211345 283201 UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) China as part of the Newton Fund Other grants listed below |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/3747380 |
| Title | London - data 2011-2013 @ KCL - KSS and KSSW |
| Description | London - data 2011-2013 @ KCL - KSS and KSSW Data used to evaluate SUEWS (Ward et al. 2016). All relevant references for this data set are below Forcing data and evaluation data London data: https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747380 Swindon data https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747491 Acknowledge: 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H52479X/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H003231/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/L008971/1 637519 211345 283201 UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) China as part of the Newton Fund Other grants listed below |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/3747379 |
| Title | SLUM |
| Description | Spectral library for urban materials |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Data are are being download and used |
| URL | http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/micromet/LUMA/SLUM.html |
| Title | SUEWS |
| Description | Urban Energy and Water balance scheme (note current version pre-2006) New version named SUEWS since 2011 |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Use for modelling urban energy and water exchanges at the neighbourhood scale. Being used in a number of contexts and locations for water sensitive urban design. It is also linked to models for human comfort. |
| URL | http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/micromet/lumps-suews-fraise/ |
| Title | Spectral Library of Impervious Urban Materials |
| Description | The radiative response of impervious urban materials is a highly influential surface property, due to its impacts on the radiation balance of incoming and outgoing long- and short-wave fluxes. Information about the material composition can be determined with data resolved to the wavelength level. Spectral reflectance in the visible- to short-wave infrared (VIS-SWIR) region is widely used in remote sensing-based land cover classification and spectral long-wave infrared (LWIR) emissivity is required for the observation of surface temperatures. The Spectral Library of impervious Urban Materials (SLUM) available from the London Urban Micromet data Archive (LUMA) includes LWIR emissivity spectra of 74 samples of impervious surfaces derived using measurements made by a portable Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometer and matching short-wave reflectance spectra observed for each urban sample. The documentation (pdf) contains photos, meta information for all 74 samples and plots of the short-wave reflactance (300-2500 nm) and long-wave (8-14 um) emissivity spectra. Data are provided in csv format for short-wave reflectance (LUMA_SLUM_SW.csv) and long-wave emissivity (LUMA_SLUM_LW.csv). Further details (including integrated broadband values of emissivity and albedo), methods and data analysis are presented in Kotthaus, S, TEL Smith, MJ Wooster, and CSB Grimmond 2014: Derivation of an urban materials spectral library through emittance and reflectance spectroscopy, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 94, 194-212. doi:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.05.005 Please cite both this site and the paper above if you use this data |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/4263842 |
| Title | Spectral Library of Impervious Urban Materials |
| Description | The radiative response of impervious urban materials is a highly influential surface property, due to its impacts on the radiation balance of incoming and outgoing long- and short-wave fluxes. Information about the material composition can be determined with data resolved to the wavelength level. Spectral reflectance in the visible- to short-wave infrared (VIS-SWIR) region is widely used in remote sensing-based land cover classification and spectral long-wave infrared (LWIR) emissivity is required for the observation of surface temperatures. The Spectral Library of impervious Urban Materials (SLUM) available from the London Urban Micromet data Archive (LUMA) includes LWIR emissivity spectra of 74 samples of impervious surfaces derived using measurements made by a portable Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometer and matching short-wave reflectance spectra observed for each urban sample. The documentation (pdf) contains photos, meta information for all 74 samples and plots of the short-wave reflactance (300-2500 nm) and long-wave (8-14 um) emissivity spectra. Data are provided in csv format for short-wave reflectance (LUMA_SLUM_SW.csv) and long-wave emissivity (LUMA_SLUM_LW.csv). Further details (including integrated broadband values of emissivity and albedo), methods and data analysis are presented in Kotthaus, S, TEL Smith, MJ Wooster, and CSB Grimmond 2014: Derivation of an urban materials spectral library through emittance and reflectance spectroscopy, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 94, 194-212. doi:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.05.005 Please cite both this site and the paper above if you use this data |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/4263841 |
| Title | Swindon- data 2011-2013 |
| Description | Swindon- data 2011-2013 Data used to evaluate SUEWS (Ward et al. 2016). All relevant references for this data set are below Forcing data and evaluation data London data: https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747380 Swindon data https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747491 Acknowledge: 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H52479X/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H003231/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/L008971/1 637519 211345 283201 UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) China as part of the Newton Fund Other grants listed below |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/3747491 |
| Title | Swindon- data 2011-2013 |
| Description | Swindon- data 2011-2013 Data used to evaluate SUEWS (Ward et al. 2016). All relevant references for this data set are below Forcing data and evaluation data London data: https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747380 Swindon data https://zenodo.org/deposit/3747491 Acknowledge: 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H52479X/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/H003231/1 10.13039/501100000690::NE/L008971/1 637519 211345 283201 UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) China as part of the Newton Fund Other grants listed below |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/3747490 |
| Description | FL |
| Organisation | University of Gothenburg |
| Department | Department of Earth Sciences |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | development and analysis of the surface information for London preparation of papers co-development of models |
| Collaborator Contribution | development and analysis of the surface information for London preparation of papers co-development of models |
| Impact | Conference papers Research Journal papers contributor to contents of invited talks Were invited to put in a joint proposal to GLA but unfortunately KCL could not prepare the paperwork in time for this to be undertaken 2015 in press Onomura S, CSB Grimmond, F Lindberg, B Holmer, S Thorsson BLUEWS - Meteorological forcing data for urban outdoor thermal comfort models from a coupled convective boundary layer and surface energy balance scheme Urban Climate Magliulo V, P Toscano, CSB Grimmond, S Kotthaus, L Järvi, H Setälä, F Lindberg, R Vogt, T Staszewski, A Bubak, A Synnefa, M Santamouris Environmental measurements in BRIDGE case studies (Chapter 5) Understanding Urban Metabolism ed N Chrysoulakis, E Castro, E Moors, Routledge, 45-57 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415835114/ Grimmond CSB, L Järvi, F Lindberg, S Marras, M Falk, T Loridan, G Pigeon, DR Pyles, D Spano Urban Energy Budget Models (Chapter 9) Understanding Urban Metabolism ed N Chrysoulakis, E Castro, E Moors, Routledge, 91-105 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415835114/ Lindberg F, CSB Grimmond, N Yogeswaran, S Kotthaus, L Allen 2013 Impact of city changes and weather on anthropogenic heat flux in Europe 1995-2015 Urban Climate,4, 1-15 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2013.03.002 Loridan T, F Lindberg, O Jorba, S Kotthaus, S Grossman-Clarke, CSB Grimmond 2013 High resolution simulation of surface heat flux variability across central London with Urban Zones for Energy partitioning. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 147, 493-523. DOI: 10.1007/s10546-013-9797-y Lindberg F & CSB Grimmond 2011: Nature of vegetation and building morphology characteristics across a city: influence on shadow patterns and mean radiant temperatures in London Urban Ecosystems 14: 617-634 doi:/10.1007/s11252-011-0184-5 Allen L, F Lindberg, CSB Grimmond 2011: Global to city scale model for anthropogenic heat flux, International J. of Climatology, 31, 1990-2005 doi: 10.1002/joc.2210 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.2210/pdf pdf Lindberg F & CSB Grimmond 2011: The influence of vegetation and building morphology on shadow patterns and mean radiant temperatures in urban areas: Model development and evaluation Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 105:311-323 doi:10.1007/s00704-010-0382-8 Lindberg F & CSB Grimmond 2010: Continuous sky view factor from high resolution urban digital elevation models, Climate Research, 42: 177-183 doi:10.3354/cr00882 |
| Description | LJ |
| Organisation | Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of model Preparation of papers |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of model Preparation of papers |
| Impact | Ward et al. (2016) UC Järvi L, CSB Grimmond, M Taka, H Setälä, A Nordbo, IB Strachan 2014 Development of the Surface Urban Energy and Water balance Scheme (SUEWS) for cold climate cities Geoscientific Model Development, 7, 1691-1711 http://www.geosci-model-dev-discuss.net/7/1063/2014/gmdd-7-1063-2014.pdf; http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/7/1691/2014/gmd-7-1691-2014.pdf Moors EJ, CSB Grimmond, A Veldhuizen, L Järvi, F van der Bolt Urban water balance and hydrology models (Chapter 10) Understanding Urban Metabolism ed N Chrysoulakis, E Castro, E Moors, Routledge, 106-116 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415835114/ Järvi L, CSB Grimmond, A Christen 2011: The Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS): Evaluation in Vancouver and Los Angeles. J. of Hydrology, 411, 219-237 doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001 Loridan T, CSB Grimmond, BD Offerle, DT Young, T Smith, L Järvi, F Lindberg 2011: Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS): longwave radiation parameterization & seasonality related developments J. of Applied Meteorology & Climatology. 50: 185-202 doi: 10.1175/2010äMC2474.1 Plus conference papers |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Met Office |
| Organisation | Meteorological Office UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Model evaluation Model development Observations |
| Collaborator Contribution | Model development Model output data |
| Impact | ASSURE - preparation for model evaluation AerFO |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | SIMS |
| Organisation | Chinese Meteorological Administration |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-Authorship of papers Extensive discussions of data analyses |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data Model evaluation and application |
| Impact | Ao et al. (2016) International J. Climatology Tan et al. (2015) Ao et al. (2016) JAMC Peng et al. (2017) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Title | LUCY: Large scale Urban Consumption of Energy |
| Description | Model and datasets to document changes in global anthropogenic heat flux (QF) for spatial (30'' × 30'' to 0.5° × 0.5°) resolution and temporal coverage (historical, current and future). See further details in the Lindberg et al. publications linked from this record. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| URL | http://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/149 |
| Title | LUMA-LUMO |
| Description | Software for collecting and processing all the data that are collected |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2008 |
| Impact | This allows the data to be processed from the instrument all the way through to the database |
| URL | http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/micromet/data-observations/ |
| Title | SUEWS |
| Description | SUEWS - Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Impact | 1) People in multiple countries working on the development 2) Participated in a number of model evaluations 3) Being used for a wide range of applications to provide ongoing continuity 4) Provide long term heat stress impacts |
| URL | http://www.urban-climate.net/umep/SUEWS |
| Title | UMEP |
| Description | Ubran Multi-scale Environmental Predictor |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | 1) Numerous people starting to download and use 2) Consistency of methods between group methods and across groups 3) Interest from a wide audience (resarchers, teachers, planners etc) |
| URL | http://www.urban-climate.net/umep/UMEP |
| Description | Analysis of Surface Characteristics to Understand Urban Climate, DIGITAL URBAN, King's College London, 15 February 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Wide range of GIS techniques and applications discussed Number of people interested in the activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Atmospheric Physics Seminars, Imperial College London, 19 February 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Discussion about research Proposals prepared |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Barlow J.F., Building an urban atmospheric laboratory in London: lessons learnt from a decade of experiments, 14th March 2012, CSIRO Urban Science Symposium, 13-15 March 2012, Melbourne, Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk describing urban atmospheric observations in London to mostly Australian government scientists and practitioners, stimulated discussion, widened network. One contact joined a University of Reading steering group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | https://wiki.csiro.au/display/CSSNetworks/1+Urban+Science+Symposium,+13-15+March+2012 |
| Description | Barlow JF Measuring fluxes over urban areas: results from observations in London, 13th February 2012, Prime Minister's Initiative 2 (PMI2) workshop, British Council sponsored, Newcastle University, 13-14th Feb 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk led to discussion, network widening Discussion with academic partner about further work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Barlow JF Urban Meteorology - lessons learnt from a decade of experiments in London, UK Wind Engineering Society Conference, Southampton 10-12th September 2012, keynote talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture at international conference, stimulated discussion/participation/new projects Stimulated increased collaboration with the wind engineering community; shared knowledge from urban climate studies with engineering community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Barlow JF, Air Pollution Research in London, The Cleaner Air Conference, Greater London Authority, 22 Jan 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | talk led to discussions Engagement with Greater London Authority on Cearflo outcomes, with wider local authority and government reps through Air Pollution Research in London knowledge exchange network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/archives/cleaner_air_conference_agenda_220113.pdf |
| Description | Barlow JF, Atmospheric processes and urban air pollution, talk to MSc students at UCL, London, 14th Nov 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk was formal part of MSc students's education at UCL led to increased research contact with UCL academic (Liora Malkhi-Epstein) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Barlow JF, Climate Change and the Built Environment, visit by Ian Boyd (DEFRA) to Uni of Reading, 3 July 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | talk sparked questions giving a steer on future research priorities, ie microscale pollutant exposure Relationship between DEFRA and Walker Institute at University of Reading strengthened |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Barlow JF, Experience in using Doppler lidars: London (summer 2012), COST EG-CLIMET meeting, 26-28 Sep 2012, University of Reading |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk led to discussion afterwards invitation to join follow-on COST European activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://cfa.aquila.infn.it/wiki.eg-climet.org/index.php5/Final_Report#Available_Techniques_4 |
| Description | Bohnenstengel S.I. (2012): Something in the air, Olympic Special, PlanetEarth magazine NERC, June 2012. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | paper was picked up by the BBC The BBC produced a news item on the ClearfLo campaign visiting our field site and used the article as background material alongside interviews with research staff Interview on radio BBC Berkshire |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/features/story.aspx?id=1211 |
| Description | Characterization of Energy Flux Partitioning in Urban Environments: Links with Surface Seasonal Properties, WMO GURME Workshop on Urban Meteorological Observation Design, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Shanghai, China, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reports prepared for World Meteorological Organization Shanghai Meteorological Bureau -planning of urban meteorological instrumentation Shanghai, CMA started to undertake flux measurements Invited to become special expert for SIMS, CMA Report prepared for WMO |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/documents/GAW_208_web.pdf |
| Description | Cities and Vegetation: impact on heat, water and carbon excahnges, Wageningen University, Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Interaction with PhD students A number of students continued to interact across a range of research areas Interest in our models |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Cities today and in the future: Applications and challenges in urban climatology. Kuehnast Endowment Lecture 20 th Anniversary, University of Minnesota, USA 8 November 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interest from a number of the public about urban climate/atmospheric processes Invited to give other talks to students (declined as not at a time I could travel) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/kuehnast_lecture/ |
| Description | Comments for The Sunday Times - 'Des res boroughs suffer worst pollution deaths' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Comments for The Sunday Times - 'Des res boroughs suffer worst pollution deaths' Increase in public awareness and understanding of the air quality challenge in London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Grimmond S, C Castillo, M Gouvea, S Kotthaus, T Loridan, L Pauscher, P Smith, H Ward, F Lindberg, D Young King's College London research related to ACTUAL:2011, ACTUAL-project annual meeting of project advisory group, ARUP, London, 4 April 2011. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Collaborative research activities discussed Compatible observations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Impact of vegetation on urban heat, water and carbon exchanges. Urban Environmental Pollution: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities, 17-20 June 2012, Amsterdam Netherlands (keynote) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Research discussion with a broad spectrum of individuals Invited to give other talks better understanding of other relevant work in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Implications of the Dense City Centre to Surface Atmosphere Exchanges" Simone Kotthaus Date : 7th August, 13:00 Place : Isikawadai Bldg. 4, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | There were people from the Japan Meteorological Agency and Department of Geoscience, National Defense Academy of Japan in addition to people from the University. Afterwards we had a discussion about the role of JMA measurements for research purposes (what data would be useful, how should measurements be undertaken...?) Sugawara from National Defense Agency wants to try running IMAS at one of their sites. I got to know him in that presentation so I could then later go and visit their EC site with Helen where they also talked about new Scint setup that is planned in Tokyo. So presentation helped to establish new connections between researchers and knowledge exchange between institutions. I also learned that Sugawara did not measure high QE over a river in Tokyo because water temperatures were too low -- he explained his Japanese paper to me after he saw my presentation about river impact at KCL. so also implications for interpretation of urban design and role of rivers in cities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Importance of Vegetation on Urban Surface-Atmosphere Exchanges: Evidence from measurements and modelling, Department of Earth Sciences, Göteborg U, Göteborg, Sweden, 13 September 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talked to research students and academics about research Undertook collaborative research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | International Urban Energy Balance Model Comparison: What have we learnt so far? Urban Symposium: Research in urban meteorology and climatology - Current activities and future prospects CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO Complex Systems Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of research People have kept me informed about their research People have visited or asked to visit People have used our model People have agreed to participate in proposal |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | https://wiki.csiro.au/display/CSSNetworks/1+Urban+Science+Symposium,+13-15+March+2012 |
| Description | Interview for BBC World News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for BBC World News Increase in public awareness and understanding of the air quality challenge internationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | JF Barlow, CR Wood, SE Lane, L Caporosa, SILD Bohnenstengel, SE Belcher, F Di Giuseppe and H Lean, Evaluating Numerical Weather Prediction Simulations of Urban Boundary Layer Structure, Intl Workshop Urban Weather Climate, 12-15 Jul 2011, Beijing, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | talk as part of workshop to share international best practice in urban weather observations and modelling Widened international network, particularly in China |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | JF Barlow, M Gouvea, S Grimmond, S Kotthaus, SE Lane, L Pauscher, H Ward and CR Wood, Probing the urban boundary layer: the ACTUAL project, RMS Conference, June 2011, Exeter, UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | poster sparked discussion increased collaboration with the Met Office, particularly participation in Met Office Urban Working Group influencing development of weather forecasting in urban areas |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | JF Barlow, T Dunbar, CR Wood, E Nemitz, M Gallagher, and R Harrison, Doppler lidar observations of urban boundary layer dynamics in London, UK, AMS 19th Symposium BLT, 2-6 Aug Keystone, US |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk stimulated discussion afterwards Wider interest in London work using Doppler lidars to observe urban atmosphere |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Janet F. Barlow, C.R. Wood, D.R. Drew, W. Nogueira-Neto, S.E. Lane, A. Brocklehurst, C.S.B. Grimmond, A.G. Robins, S.G. Bradley and P. Klein, Impact of urban boundary layer processes on sustainable building design, Uni of Helsinki invited talk, Dec 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk led to discussion Plans for collaboration with University of Helsinki and Finnish Meteorological Service |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Loridan T, F Lindberg, O Jorba, S Kotthaus, S Grimmond Impact of a street tree planting scenario for London's Central Activity Zone (CAZ), Urban Climate Impacts/Naturnal Environment Meeting, Air Pollution Research in London (APRIL) City Hall, Greater Lond |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sparked discussion across a broad interdicisplinary group of people interested in vegetation in urban areas A number of different activities have occurred and interdisciplinary discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.april-network.org/home/ |
| Description | Loridan T, O Jorba, F Lindberg, S Kotthaus, S Grimmond High resolution simulation of surface heat fluxes from London's Central Activity Zone (CAZ) High Performance Computing - Barcelona Super Computer Seminar, 10 March 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of research Initiated paper preparation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Micrometeorology: Benefits to society from its numerous applications Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, China Meteorological Adminstration Shanghai 23 July 2014. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed interpretation of ongoing measurements Discussion of future applications and needs Made me start to think of wider applications/needs for urban meteorological data Encouraged me to apply for Met Office funding for Climate Services |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Observing London: Weather data needed for London to thrive, Retrofitting homes for a future climate: emerging trends from recent industry surveys on climate change adaptation, Wednesday 24th April 2013 King's College London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Cross-disciplinary discussion of urban climate in a very broad sense Applications of research to users Wide range of interdisciplinary discussions Informed about user needs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Presentation in Kanda-lab seminar COSMO radiation experiment 2014 Simone Kotthaus and Atsushi Inagaki Date : 15th Septem, 09:00 Place : Isikawadai Bldg. 4, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | impact: students were very interested in our study and got a better idea on how measurement data are analysed. most of them are doing modelling work so it was valuable to see 'real data' presented in early stage of analysis. -- knowledfe exchange between measurement and modelling community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Relevance of Vegetation to Urban Surface-Atmosphere Exchanges: Current Needs and Challenges in Urban Meteorology, Urban Symposium, Finish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland, 14 May 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Detailed discussion about research activities They published a number of connected research papers We have plan other research activities There have been a number of research visits to the UK (KCL, Reading) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://urban.fmi.fi/workshops.html |
| Description | Somerset House: Contrasting studies of urban climatology in the 19th and 21st Century Royal Meteorological Society National Wednesday Meeting, Classic Papers Meeting On Urban Meteorology, University Of Reading, 21 November 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussion Awareness of the long term link of Sommerset house to research activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.rmets.org/events/hot-city-advances-urban-meteorology-measurement-and-modelling |
| Description | Sylvia I. Bohnenstengel, University of Reading, S. E. Belcher, J. F. Barlow, O. Coceal, H. W. Lean, C. Halios, J. McConnell, Z. Fleming + ClearfLo Team - understanding London's meteorology and composition, 2.-6. February 2014, Atlanta, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | discussions between met and aq community collaboration with project partners on papers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://ams.confex.com/ams/94Annual/webprogram/Paper236661.html |
| Description | The Urban Nexus: Surface-Atmosphere Exchanges, Inaugural University of Reading 29 October 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Informed meteorology community more broadly about urban meteorology research that is currently ongoing Number of people discussing potential collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | The importance of Vegetation on Urban Surface-Atmosphere Exchanges: Evidence from measurements and modelling, CSIRO Marine and atmospheric research, Canberra, Australia, 7 March 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of research Informed future research activities and proposal collaborators |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | The importance of Vegetation on Urban Surface-Atmosphere Exchanges: Evidence from measurements and modelling, Meteorologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Germany, 17 November 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talked to a range of different researchers Discussed research activities Invited people to participate in other activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | The importance of vegetation on urban surface-atmosphere exchanges: Evidence from measurements and modeling, 3rd iLEAPS Science Conference, Garmis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Encouraged people to start to think about processes in urban areas Met a number of key land surface -atmosphere researchers Invited to South Korea to participate in the WISE project Invited to give other key note talks (e.g. Integrated Carbon Observing systems talk 2014) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.ileaps.org/?q=node/32 |
| Description | Understanding the Urban Micrometeorology of Shanghai: Contributions, Challenges and Future Needs, Shanghai Meteoroloigc |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion relative to London of Urban atmospheric processes Range of future research activities Preparation of papers Preparation of proposals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Urban Meteorological Observations: New approaches Workshop on urban rainfall and air quality. Institute Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China 12 March 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discuss research plans Develop research proposal http://www.cma.gov.cn/en2014/news/News/201408/t20140812_256160.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ium.cn/en/ |
| Description | Urban Meteorology Activities At King's College London, Met Office, Exeter, 22 January 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed ongoing measurements and modelling in London Initiated research linkages - including model testing using ongoing measurements |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Urban Meteorology: Scoping the problem, defining the needs (A Workshop). National Academies' Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC), July 27-28, 2011 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA (keynote) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk had a report included in a Book and additional input through the document. Document to plan future Urban atmospheric planning - broad spectrum of intergovernment agencies Book prepared Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting Users' Needs (2012) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13328 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13328 |
| Description | Urban Meteorology: Support for Urban Environmental Problems from City to Person Scales, Shanghai Meteorological Service, Shanghai, China 20 May 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of activities relative to Shanghai/China Awareness of different approaches and challenges Interpretationand and informed of other activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Urban Physics International Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Over 100 participants each year, taught them about urban microclimate, much discussion and subsequent invitation to participate in workshop in Singapore, April 2016 hosted by Building and Research Institute/Institute for High Performance Computing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2015,2016 |
| URL | http://www.urbanphysics.org/ |
| Description | Urban meteorology and climatology: Some features & needs, Vaisala, Helsinki, Finland, 16 May 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with instrument manufacturer Informed and discussed new instruments they are considering developing Ongoing contact with the company at a variety of levels. Helped with trying to sort out some issue with ceilometer data processing Invited to participate in a number of activities internationally by the Chief Scientific Officer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Urban meteorology: Support for Future Urban Environmental Challenges, Risk Management Solutions, London, 5 June 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of common research interests Preparation of a case-studentship application (that has been funded) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |