📋 Tender Overview
Centre Of Excellence In Aerosol Remote Rensing Technology And Science In The Indian Ocean
A Closer Look At Tiny Aerosol Particles In The Indian Oceanas Extremely Small Particles Suspended In The Atmosphere, Aerosols Affect The Quality Of Our Air And Climate Change. Their Distribution Is Monitored By Satellite Remote Sensing. In This Context, The Eu-Funded Realistic Project Will Develop A Centre Of Excellence In Aerosol Remote Sensing Technology And Science In The Indian Ocean. This Will Be Created Through The Creation Of A Chair, With La Réunion, A European Outermost Region, As A Strategic Pivot Point Of The European Research Area (Era). The Project Will Attract And Maintain A High-Profile Researcher (Era Chair Holder) To Lead A High-Profile Supporting Team With Excellent Research And Technical Capabilities In The Aerosol Remote Sensing Domain.
Funded Under
Widening Participation And Spreading Excellence
Total Cost
€ 2 494 375,00
Eu Contribution
€ 2 494 375,00
Coordinated By
Universite De La Reunion
France
Start Date
1 December 2022
End Date
30 November 2027
Objective
The overarching goal of REALISTIC is to develop a Centre of Excellence in aerosol remote sensing technology and science in the Indian Ocean, through the creation of a Chair, with La Réunion, a European Outermost region, as a strategic pivot point of the European Research Area. REALISTIC aims at attracting and maintaining a high-profile researcher (ERA Chair holder) to lead a high profile supporting team with excellent research and technical capabilities in the aerosol remote sensing domain. In particular, specific applications and research endeavours will be conducted in the area of quantifying the impact of wildfire and volcanic emissions on the tropical atmosphere composition and on the Earth-Atmosphere radiative balance. REALISTIC is designed to catalyse and maximise the impact of the ERA Chair in order to raise the research, technical and innovation excellence of the Laboratory of Atmosphere and Cyclones (LACy), the Observatory of Atmospheric Physics of La Réunion (OPAR), the Observatory of the Universe Sciences of La Réunion (OSU-R), and the University of La Réunion (UR) to a level that makes them unique and essential references in the local R&I ecosystem, at the Indian Ocean-level as well as to the overall international community, and thus filling the R&I gap on atmospheric systems. REALISTIC will contribute to better integrate UR within the European Research Area, and better align with European standards and priorities.
