Session AS3.16 (Chemical Data Assimilation) will discuss the EU-funded project GEMS (Global and regional Earth-system Monitoring using Satellite and in-situ data), led by Dr Tony Hollingsworth at ECMWF. Dr Hollingsworth will discuss GEMS at an invited talk in this session.

GEMS is a European Union funded Integrated Project (IP) within the Sixth Framework Programme. The project will create a new European operational system for operational global monitoring of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics and an operational system to produce improved medium-range & short-range air-chemistry forecasts, through much improved exploitation of satellite data.
The global forecasts will provide key information on long-range transport of air pollutants to the regional forecast models, through the forecast boundary conditions used by the regional systems. The improved regional forecasts will be used by air-quality authorities at city level, in dozens of cities across Europe.

Session: AS3.16 Chemical Data Assimilation | >>programme

For your information, the GEMS project summary:
http://www.ecmwf.int/research/EU_projects/GEMS/index.html