30 Oct COMPLETE ITN – ETN NETWORK
EU Horizon 2020
COMPLETE – 675675 Marie Curie H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015 (2015)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Innovative Training Network
Title: Cloud-MicroPhysics-Turbulence-Telemetry (COMPLETE): An inter-multidisciplinary training network for enhancing the understanding and modeling of atmospheric clouds MicroPHysics-Turbulence-Telemetry.
The project has been active since 1st June 2016. 14 PhD positions are available.
Approved, September 18, 2015.
Abstract
Clouds are the largest source of uncertainty in weather prediction, climate science, and remain a weak link in modeling atmospheric circulation. This is rooted in the fact that clouds depend on the physical and chemical processes over a huge range of scales, from the collisions of micron-sized droplets and particles to the airflow dynamics on the scales of thousands of meters. Since ambiguities related to representation of clouds in climate models prevail, explorative observations are still needed. The challenge is on the one hand to establish connections across this range of scales, from aerosol and particle microphysics to macro-scale turbulent dynamics in clouds, and on the other to combine knowledge and training across vastly different scientific and engineering disciplines. The aim of COMPLETE is to develop an inter/multidisciplinary training network that will prepare high-potential early stage researchers (ESRs) with both scientific and industrially-oriented skills that will advance our understanding in these multi-scale complex natural phenomena. COMPLETE will vastly improve Europe’s position as a global leader in technology, science, and innovation to address climate change challenges. The training programme will combine the scientific investigation of specific aspects of cloud physics and related turbulent dynamics with training in key professional skills. This comprises an exceptional experimental programme that includes field experiments, laboratory and numerical simulations, the design and development of advanced fast temperature probes, velocity MEMS, and innovative atmospheric mini radio-sondes; all aimed at the production of new, Lagrangian based, cloud fluctuation datasets, required to reduce the fragmentation of results and knowledge in this field.
Partners (Beneficiaries):
The Politecnico di Torino is one of the largest technical universities in Italy. It is part of some of the major European interuniversity networks, like CESAR, CLUSTER, ECIU, EUA, CMU, PEGASUS, and in international networks/technological platforms. In the 7th Framework Programme, it has more than 210 approved projects with a total EU contribution of nearly 62 million euros. COMPLETE will be carried out in the philofluid group in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Daniela Tordella, Network Coordinator
Golshan, MinaThe aim is to propose numerical new procedures to implement droplet nucleation models inside codes where the cloud interface is studied by coupling the Eulerian description of the turbulent velocity and water vapour fields with a Lagrangian ensemble of cloud water droplets that can undergo stochastic nucleation, as well as growth and shrinking by condensation and evaporation, respectively.
Abdunabiev, ShahbozbekESR15 – Microelectronic systems for innovative sensors control. Innovative sensors for the measurement of concentration of the chemical species
Tracking small-scale Lagrangian fluctuations inside warm clouds using innovative low-power/low-cost sensors. Development of the trajectory tracking algorithm for the radiosonde by using INS (Inertial Navigation System) and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) sensors. Design and develop a data acquisition system for managing Lagrangian dataset.
The Imperial College of London is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world, ranking 5th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) in the 2013 QS World University Rankings. In 2010/11 Imperial had a total income from research grants and contracts of £299 million, the second-highest of any British university in that year. Currently there are approximately 14.000 Students at ICL.
van Reeuwijk Maarten
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Senior Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics
Vassilicos John Christos
Department of Aeronautics
Professor of Fluid Mechanics
Early Stage Researchers
Wada, Tai
ESR3 – Interfacial dynamics of aerosols and droplets
Study of particles (aerosols/droplets) in interfacial dynamics either in shear-free mixing layers where the interface is between two different turbulent intensity fields or in cases where the interface will be between a turbulent and a non-turbulent field.
Study of interfaces as they appear in wakes and jets to simulate in the laboratory and the computer the kind of turbulent/non-turbulent interfacial physics that may be found in clouds under certain conditions.
Nair, Vishnu
ESR4 – The effect of buoyancy on the dynamics of aerosols and particles
Numerical study (Direct Numerical Simulation) of the interaction between the flow interface and an approximately collocated buoyancy interface
Influence of the nonlinear dependence of buoyancy on mixing fraction in clouds, and how these enhance/reduce turbulent exchange
Dynamics of buoyant inertial particles
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS)
Department of Fluid Dynamics, Pattern Formation and Biocomplexity. 18 members, most of which are experimentally or theoretically investigating turbulent flows.
Bodenschatz Eberhard
Department of Fluid Dynamics, Pattern Formation and Biocomplexity
Full Professor
Molacek Jan
Postdoctoral Researcher
Early Stage Researchers
Bertens, Augustinus
ESR5 – Drop dynamics in turbulent flows
Experimental measurement of the acceleration and relative velocity of micrometric droplets in warm clouds in situ at the research station Schneefernerhaus.
Numerical scheme capable of reproducing the experimental results.
Guettler, Johannes
ESR6 – Development of a droplet generator, drop collision measurement
To develop a drop generator capable of rapid creation of liquid droplets of sizes 5-50 µm, similar to those typically found in warm clouds.
To control also the initial velocity of the created drops, both in magnitude and direction.
Experimental measurement of the coalescence rate of droplets generated with the device.
Ibanez Landeta, Antonio Alfredo
ESR8 – Development of ultrafast temperature, velocity, and humidity probe inside NSTAP’s (nanoscale thermal anemometry probe) family
– To develop and improve an ultrafast temperature, velocity, and humidity probe following the design of the NSTAP (nanoscale thermal anemometry probe) family patented by Hultmark et al. in 2014 and outlined in e.g. “Nanoscale sensing devices for turbulence measurements” by Fan et al., Exp Fluids (2015). The innovative design of the NSTAP probes makes them prime candidates for the development of ultrafast probes of within multiphase flows such as clouds, due to their already superior robustness to cloud-particle impacts.
Tel Aviv University
Tel-Aviv University (TAU) is the largest and most comprehensive research university in Israel. TAU actively participated in the European Framework Programs since the 5th Framework Programme, with participation in 50 projects in FP5, 75 projects in FP6, and about 50 winning projects in FP7. The School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Tel-Aviv University includes 21 research laboratories, 29 full-time faculty members, about 40 PhD students, and about 950 MSc students.
Liberzon Alex
Fluid Mechanics
Associate Professor
Early Stage Researchers
Boetti, Marco
ESR7 – Lagrangian properties of aerosol parcels at the turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces with density jumps
Experimental and numerical-based estimates of “apparent diffusivity” of particles and fluid parcels crossing the turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces with density jumps.
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the leading university in Poland. Faculty of Physics, Institute of Geophysics, Atmospheric Physics Division (APD) specializes in the physics of clouds and atmospheric aerosols and collaborates with leading scientific institutions as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA) and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany).
Malinowski Szymon
Faculty of Physics
Full Professor
http://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/old/igf/?option=com_employees&Itemid=98&lang=en&func=view&employee=36Director of the Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw: http://www.igf.fuw.edu.pl/old/igf/index.php?lang=en
Waclawczyk Marta
Atmospheric Physics
Assistant Professor
Early Stage Researchers
Mohammadi, Moein
ESR9 – Small-scale turbulence and spatial distribution of droplets in clouds
The project is aimed at joint investigation of droplet spatial distribution and small-scale turbulence in clouds. We plan to measure the positions and velocities of cloud droplets in a two-dimensional plane enlightened by a laser sheet technique. We will build a device allowing for uniform illumination of cloud volume of the area ~50×50 cm2 and of variable thickness (~1mm to ~2cm).
Akinlabi, Emmanuel
ESR10 – Sub-grid scale modelling of particle transport in Large Eddy Simulations of fluid flows
The project is aimed at the numerical modelling of transport and interactions of Stokes particles, such as cloud droplets and other aerosols (WP 3, 4). In high Reynolds number flows, say in a cumulus cloud, there is a gap of 2-4 decades between the Kolmogorov scale and the size of transported droplets. Therefore, even Direct Numerical Simulations of the flow require sub-grid scale (SGS) modelling to account for droplet transport and interactions within one grid cell.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) is a joint research unit that brings together the CNRS, the École Polytechnique, the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. The LMD has a total of 180 employees, including 50 scientists and about 70 PhD students and post-docs. Main research themes at the LMD include studying climate evolution, the effects of increasing anthropogenic emissions and the physical processes underlying climate variability. The group at ENS, with ~40 members, has a long tradition of research in atmospheric dynamics. Within the ENS, the LMD is part of the Geosciences Department, which includes a group working in geophysics in addition to the atmospheric physics. The LMD is part of the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL) which is a joint action initiated by six major laboratories in the Paris area. Together these laboratories have expertise in almost all the fields of atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science. A particular strength of the IPSL is the ability to build collaborative projects among scientists of different areas of expertise. The IPSL Earth System Model, where the LMD is in charge of the atmospheric component, is one of the main models used by the CMIP / IPCC assessments of climate change. The Climate modelling Group of LMD, in nearby Jussieu campus, is at the core of the development of the LMDz GCM. Laboratoire de Mecanique des Fluides de Lille (LMFL): The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory of Lille – Kampé de Feriet CNRS FRE 2017 was founded 1st January 2018 as result of the fusion of two research entities: the “Rotating and Turbulent Flow” team from the Mechanics Laboratory of Lille and the research unity “Flight limits and experimentation” (ELV) from the ONERA Lille. The unity is formed of 38 permanent people (researchers, research professors, engineers and technicians) and about 25 doctoral and post-doctoral students. The laboratory is present in three facilities at Lille (ENSAM et ONERA) and in the Villeneuve d’Ascq’s campus (Centrale Lille, CNRS, Université de Lille).
Duvel Jean-Philippe
Full Professor
D’Andrea Fabio
Full Professor
Early Stage Researchers
Shamekh, Sara
ESR11 – Lagrangian estimates of entrainment rates in clouds
Computing balloon Lagrangian trajectories from LES outputs in shallow cumulus and stratocumulus conditions.
Comparison with data from mini radioprobes from WP2.
Specific adjustement to Lagrangian trajectories will have to be implemented to take into account balloon dynamics.
Rates of mixing will be estimated at the interfaces of cloudy and clear air.
EnviSens Technologies
ENV Technologies S.r.l. (EST) has been established in 2006 as a spin-off of Politecnico di Torino. ENV Technologies operates in innovative technological solution engineering in the framework of environmental and safety applications, with a particular focus on sensors and simulations, including prototyping and production of small series.
Perona Giovanni
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
Former Professor of Electronics and Telecommunications at Politecnico di Torino
Vice President of CINFAI (Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Fisica delle Atmosfere e delle Idrosfere) http://www.cinfai.it/
Bertoldo Silvano
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
Assistant Researcher
Early Stage Researchers
Paredes Quintanilla, Miryam Elizabeth
ESR12 – Design, development, and testing of ultra-light floating disposable radiosondes for atmospheric monitoring
Testing on the field of the sensing probes.
Pre-processing of data acquired by the ground station.
Sitael
SITAEL is the largest privately-owned Space Company in Italy leading the development of the Small Satellites sector. With over 300 employees and state-of-the-art facilities, SITAEL covers all the processes needed for the Design, Development, and Production of Small Satellites, Advanced Propulsion Systems, Instruments, and Avionics. The passion for high-tech and innovation led SITAEL to engage in other areas at the forefront of technology: the Industrial sector, with high-reliability electronics for Railways and for other safety-critical applications, the emerging field of Internet of Things and the world of instrumentation for Scientific applications.
Angarano Matteo
Particle Physics
Partner organisations
Laboratoire de l’Atmosphère et des Cyclones
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metereologica
Max Planck – Hamburg
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC)
Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus
Regione Piemonte
Bavarian Research Alliance
I3P – Incubatore Imprese Innovative del Politecnico di Torino
Ramot
Modern Technology and Filtration
Main Network-Wide Training Events and Conferences
Work Package
WP1 covers research, feasibility, and development of telemetry technology. We will develop instrumentation and sensors for the measurement of aerosol and dust particles, water droplets, humidity, turbulent velocity, and acceleration in atmospheric and laboratory conditions. T1.1 (MPG, UW), miniature hot and cold wire probes T1.2 (MPG, POLITO, IIT, INRiM), thermometers, thermistors, ultra-light expendable radio-sondes miniature hot and cold wire probes T1.3 (POLITO, ENV, IIT), to measure in-cloud fluctuations of velocity, density, temperature, pressure, water droplet and aerosol concentration (drop- and floating models via scatterometry of optical and IR frequencies). We will also work on the development of remote sensing technology like radars. The in-situ sensors will be biocompatible and for this purpose, the biodegradable (e.g. bio-polymer) enclosures with a minimum amount of heavy metals will be developed, T1.4 (POLITO, ENV). T1.5 (MPG, ENV, UW), Development of ultrafast temperature, velocity, and humidity probes. T1.6 (ENV, UW, TAU) Feasibility analysis for the development of small-scale spectrometers.
Structure of turbulence in clouds and interfacial turbulent phenomena
WP2 considers turbulence inside clouds. To improve understanding the role of turbulence in cloud processes, information on turbulent velocity fluctuations and on the structure of thermodynamic fields (temperature, humidity and liquid water content) will be analyzed. In particular, we wish to address the following issues: 1) dynamics of turbulent entrainment of dry environmental air into the cloud, 2) microphysical and dynamical effects of turbulent mixing following the entrainment. We will perform high-resolution (~5 cm) numerical simulations in a portion of turbulent clouds, T2.1 (POLITO, UW, MPIM); measurements in real clouds, T2.2 (UW, POLITO, ENV, UFS), and in the cloud chamber, T2.3 (UW, TAU) in order to characterize turbulence in warm convective clouds. To set up an open access cloud Lagrangian database, data will be collected from a) direct numerical simulations of cloud portions performed on massively parallelized energy-efficient supercomputers and b) field measurements by means of expendable smart mini balloons, T2.4 (POLITO, UW, MPG, LMD, ISAC, MPIM, USF). The use of BigData Infrastructure (PICO@Cineca, http://www.hpc.cineca.it/news/pico-cineca-new-platform-data-analytics-applications ) is foreseen.
Microphysics of warm clouds
WP3 is about experimental and numerical investigation of the main phenomena which govern the microphysics of clouds, like humidity, droplets, growth, size distributions, collision kernels and droplets coalescence. The WP will deal with the controlled laboratory cloud formation (cloud chamber) and infield situation (LiDARs, radars, aircraft based measurements and on-cloud floating radioprobes monitoring). We will study biological particles nucleation of ice at relatively warm temperatures in the atmosphere T3.1 (MPG, UW, ICL, UFS, GRM, TAU, PTL) its influence on microphysical cloud properties T3.2 (MPG, UW, ICL), along with testing of computationally efficient cloud microphysical schemes in convective cloud schemes T3.3 (MPG, UW, POLITO, ICL, LMD, ISAC, MPIM)
Aerosol and Clouds
WP4 will quantify the dynamics of aerosols and particles in clouds, particularly the differences in dynamics of inertialand non-inertial particles in shear- and buoyancy driven flows. It will analyze Aerosol Life Cycle data to (T4.1, ICL, MPG, UW, POLITO) quantify or develop predictive relationships of important processes in the aerosol life cycle, including new particle formation and growth, aging, loss processes, optical and droplet/crystal nucleating properties, aerosol processing by clouds and direct radiative forcing. Classical and innovative models of nucleation from aerosols will be analyzed and updated with the aim of integrating the process inside advanced numerical simulation codes for cloud microphysics and dynamics. Furthermore, we will test process modeling schemes (T4.2, ICL, MPG) for aerosol concentrations, mixing states, and properties using observational or laboratory data. WP4 will develop improved or new methods (T4.3) to characterize particle size distribution for clouds and aerosols to facilitate unified methods for both clouds and aerosols. WP4 will develop improved measurement methods (T4.4, ICL, MPG, TAU) for aerosol or hydrometeor concentration or properties to fill critical gaps in understanding. Methods to develop or validate classification schemes of aerosol effects on precipitation will be used.
Clouds and weather/climate modelling
Cloud processes in regional and global climate and weather prediction models remain one of the most important and yet unresolved issues in atmospheric modelling. WP5 aims to transfer the knowledge acquired by the Lagrangian measurements and DNS modelling towards the climate/weather modelling community. T5.1 (LMD, POLITO, MPG, ISAC, MPIG): Modelled Lagrangian trajectories will be estimated from LES (Large Eddy Simulations, resolutions in
the tenth of meters) reproducing conditions of low clouds, stratocumulus, and shallow cumulus. T5.2 (LMD, POLITO): The trajectories will then be compared to balloon radioprobe observations. Specific dynamical properties of the balloons will have to be taken into account for the comparison. The aim will be to estimate the entrainment processes at the top and the lateral boundaries of the clouds. T5.3 (LMD, UW, MPIM, ISAC). For the case of stratocumulus probability density functions of downdrafts from the top of the atmospheric boundary layer will be estimated. T5.4 (LMD, UW, MPIM, ISAC): For the shallow cumulus, direct measures and model estimates of mixing rates between cloud and clear air will be obtained. This is critical information for the formulation of shallow convective parameterization in global atmospheric models, if time allows, implementation of the information obtained into the global model will be attempted.
Dissemination and Communication
According to the Innovation Union strategy we aim at generating an innovation-friendly environment to make it easier for ITN ideas and achievements to be turned into products and services. Each ESR through the Student Committee SC will provide plans for Dissemination and Outreach activities and collated them into a COMPLETE Dissemination and Outreach plan. The NM will collate all publications and outreach resources and make them available on the website. Workshops, Euromech Colloquium and a mini-conference will be facilitated including invited speakers and an opportunity for all ESRs to present.
First task T6.1: Scientific-technical dissemination: organization of Network Workshops, Mini-Conferences and of an Euromech Colloquium on Cloud Microphysics and Dynamics on M46 (2019), participation to International Conferences and Symposia in the fields of Geosciences Multidisciplinary, Physics of the Atmosphere, Telecommunication & Remote Sensing, Instrumentation, Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence. Submission of scientific articles to the main international Journals in these Web of Science Categories (UW coordination, all the beneficiary partners, and ISAC, MPIM, USF).
Second Task T6.2: build a structured ITN website (UW, all ESRs).
Third Task T6.3: Use of mass-media (prepare mini-shows on University Radios, e.g. Imperial College Radio, OndeQuadre at POLITO and write on popular science columns in regional and national newspapers) (all ESRs, UW, ICL, POLITO, LMD, MPG, TAU, Regione Piemonte). Fourth Task T6.4: blogs on social and professional network (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Research-Gate) (all ESRs). Fifth task T6.5: science exhibitions: European and Local Researchers’ Night on the last Friday of the month of September (UW coordination, all ESRs, at least once, September 2017 and 2019), T6.6 production of storytelling revealing the brass-tacks secrets of the ITN research and mini-shows, by using only inexpensive materials, to the general public (inclusive of all ages, from primary school children to elderly pensioners) and amateur experimenters how the ITN COMPLETE ESRs make original discoveries and conceive new technologies. Storytelling and mini-shows to be the presented in classrooms, school and municipal libraries, municipal museums. Associated videos to be posted on You Tube (UW, all ESRs and host institutions – each ESR participating to a minimum of two events during their recruitment periods, I3P, RAMOT, UFS, BayFOR, RP). Last but not least, seven task T6.7: Foster, Lead and Manage the transfer of ITN COMPLETE new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace and participate to the Regional Innovation Monitor Plus (RIM Plus) platform (I3P, RAMOT).
Recruitment and Training
T7.1 Recruitment. The Supervisory Board will manage the recruitment process. Once all ESRs are in post, a report will summarize the recruitment process, gender balance, origin and completion of the declarations of conformity, and initial Training Needs Analysis and Career Development plans. Overseen by Recruitment & Equal Opportunities Officer. All beneficiary partners are involved.
T7.2 Agree and implement guidelines on high standards of supervision. Best practices for supervision and training will be
agreed using the EC Charter guidance and diversity and equality training based on the Athena-Swan process. A guideline document will be created by the Coordinator and Director of Training (DoT) to include the roles, responsibilities, and procedures for supervisors and mentors in the personal and professional development of the ESR (POLITO, ICL, LMD, MPG, TAU, UW, ENV, SIT).
T7.3 Development of the ITN Training Programme. The DoT will oversee the timetabling and course development of the Training Programme outlined above (Section 2) with support of the Network Manager and host based skills trainers. The COMPLETE website will list available courses and timing. Opportunities for intersectorial visits and secondments to exchange knowledge with the member of the network will be evaluated and ESRs and hosts supported by the NM in organizing the intersectorial visits and secondment periods (POLITO, all partners).
T7.3. Local host training of ESRs and Network Opportunities, in particular training through research by means of individual, personalized projects, including exposure to different sectors. ESRs will be registered for a PhD by a host – organization and participate in local training. The DoT and NM will oversee the Local Training. The NM and Hosts will build a Network resource of local course materials including study aids, videos, and on-line tutorials (WIKISPACE). Supervisors and ESRs will work with the NM to identify ITN or other opportunities when required skills not available locally are identified. All ESRs will be encouraged and supported in attending further courses outside the network (POLITO, all Partners).
T7.4 Network-wide Training Events exploiting the inter/multi-disciplinary and intersectorial aspects of the project and expose the ESRs to different schools of thought. The proposed network training events will be coordinated by the NM who with the DoT ensure the course development is timely and of high standard utilizing appropriate resources within the ETN. The NM will support participants with the logistics of attending Network-wide Training Events (POLITO, all Partners).
T7.5 Invitation of visiting Researchers originating from the academic or non-academic sector. To improve the skills and know-how of the ESRs, as well as their scientific writing, personal development, team skills, multicultural awareness, gender issues, ethics and research integrity (POLITO).
T7.6 Training related to research and innovation: management of IPR, take up and exploitation of research results, communication, standardization, entrepreneurship, enterprise start-up, task co-ordination, training related to management or grant searching (I3P, RAMOT).
T7.7 EU Proposal writing and project management (BayFOR)
T7.8 Formulation of the Career development plans for all the recruited ESRs: identification of long and short term objectives, of the research and complementary skills to be developed during the training period, and of the main results expected as a consequence of the research carried by the ESRs during their training. (all participants)
Project Management
Administrative project management, reviewing the overall project progress, the timely delivery of milestones and deliverables planned as well as necessary reporting. Communication with REA/European Commission will also fall in this WP.
T8.1. Coordination: A Consortium Agreement (CA) will be signed by all partners including agreed roles and responsibilities, financial distribution of grant funding, and Intellectual Property rules. The coordinator will ensure reporting obligations are met; efficient distribution of grant funding; liaise with the EC; and organise a mid-term assessment.
T8.2. Management. The Project Management Team (PMT) will support the Supervisory Board. Roles and Responsibilities have been clearly established including decision-making, conflict resolution, communication channels, ethical and gender aspects, monitoring of progress, and risk and reporting processes. Project data will be collated and archived.
T8.3. Intellectual Property Rights. An Exploitation Plan will be prepared at the end of M6 and updated at annually by the Exploitation and IP Committee (EI) led by the Exploitation Manager (EM). The EM will monitor IP and convene EI meetings as required. Exploitation Plans will be used as case studies in Complementary Skills sessions to help the ESRs to see the relevance of this activity.
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