TRAKT-2018. Transferable Knowledge and Technologies for High-Resolution Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
Beneficiary: Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre
Milestone #1, reporting period: 01/01/201828/02/2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT DURING REPORTING PERIOD
2.1.Project objectives and expected results
2.2.Milestones, deliverables and activities during reporting period
2.3.Deviations from the milestones, deliverables and activities during the reporting period
3.PROJECT ASSESSMENT
3.1.Project risks
3.2.Revisions to project description
4.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.FINANCIAL REPORT (not applicable)
5.1.Expenditure
5.2.Sources of financing
ANNEXES:
Annex 1Supplementary documentation in Annexes 1a and 1b.
Annex 2Audit Report – not applicable at this Stage.
Annex 3Final Report – not applicable at this Stage.
Annex 4Draft Dissemination Plan – not applicable at this Stage.
1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction.The main objective of the TRAKT-2018 (Transferable Knowledge and Technologies for High-Resolution Environmental Impact Assessment and Management)project is to implement a novel technology for the high-resolution environmental impact assessment. The technology consists of three integrated modules: (A) citizen observations and data fusion; (B) satellite remote sensing; (C) high-resolution urban modeling. This technology has been successfully demonstrated in Bergen and Helsinkiwith different technical realizations of its components.
Figure 1. A typical wintertime urban heat island over the city of Apatity simulated with the COSMO-CLM model with the 1 km resolution. The data set for the simulations was provided by the UHIARC meteorological network deployed in the city. The study is submitted for review to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
In this project the Norwegian Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center will combine its very high resolution meteorological model PALM and its high-resolution satellite data products obtained with MODIS Terra and LandSAT8 platforms with the data collected by the unique urban network of meteorological observations in Apatity. The observational data and region-scale meteorological models are provided by the Helsinki University and the Kola Science Center (see Figure 1). The Institute for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Science and the Nansen Center in Sankt-Petersburg organize the knowledge transfer in context of the international (ISO) standards and the climate change perspective. The project demonstration case is the Apatity-Kirovsk region (Murmansk Oblast) of Russia, where a high-resolution observational and environmental monitoring network were deployed since 2014 with support of the Belmont Forum HIARC project.
The main purpose of this technology is to support the sustainable city and land-use planning with quantitative analysis, environmental assessment and scenario modeling, including the high-resolution (urban) downscaling of the climate change and local socio-economic scenarios.We consider the project as successful when it demonstrates that the proposed technology is working in the Apatity-Kirovsks study. The collected data and quantitative analysis will be described and make publicly available through the NERSC ftp server. The project web site is now available on
Project actions and achievement during the Stage #1.The project partners organized the workshop in Sankt-Petersburg on 22-24 January 2018. 15 participants from 5 teams (1 from Norway, 1 from Finland, and 3 teams from Russia) had participated. The implementation plan was worked out (see ANNEX). The exchange, transfer and synchronization of knowledge has been achieved. The project is coordinated by Dr. Igor Esau, NERSC, Bergen, Norway. Brief info is available at: From UHEL side Markku Kulmala (MK), Tuukka Petäjä(TP), Hanna K. Lappalainen (HL), RistoMakkonen (RM), and Alexander Mahura (AM) are involved. HL, RM and AM attended KOM.
Figure 2. The map of the UHIARC stations deployed in Apatity in the winter 2017-2018 to collect meteorological observations for the TRAKT project. Courtesy: KSC
During KOM, a series of oral presentations from partners was delivered; project implementation plan (demo-case, communication, networking, modelling technology /EC-Earth, COSMO, Enviro-HIRLAM, PALM/ and synergy, reporting, data, workshop reporting, deadlines), budget issues (finances, travelling, funding transfer), dissemination plan (reporting, outreach, data /in-situ, remote-sensing, reanalysis/ technical catalogue, publications/ presentations, overview paper is expected to ACP PEEX special issue), PEEX linkage and others were discussed among participants following DoW of the project, deliverables, and timeline/ Gantt Chart. PEEX Memorandum of Understanding were discussed and agreed (signed) with 3 Russian teams: Kola Science Center (KSC), Scientific-Research Center for Ecological Safety (SRCES), and Nansen International Environmental Remote-Sensing Center (NIERSC).
2.IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT DURING REPORTING PERIOD
2.1.Project objectives and expected results
Step 1 (objectives 1,4,7): Network building, exchange/transfer and synchronization of knowledge between partners and end-users (Status: Completed). Organization of workshop in St. Petersburg (NIERSC) (Status: Completed); identification of and contacts with end-users (Status: Completed); set up of the project web-page, and data exchange services on Completed); initiation of e-mail list exchange and common publication activity (Status: Completed); listing of necessary data, tools, computer resources (Status: Completed).
Deliverable: fully functional research network with web-based portal support.
Intermediate objectives of the project are:
(1) Synchronize the latest state-of-the art knowledge and technology development among partners. Organized workshop will result in a report and a joint peer-review overview publication.
(4) Engage an undisclosed circle of end-users, decision-makers, stakeholders with the project through demonstration of the historical analysis.
(7) Increase capacity for dealing with ecological disasters and emergences through establishment of sustainable networks with partners and users.
2.2.Milestones, deliverables and activities during reporting period
Deliverable of the Stage #1: fully functional research network with web-based portal support. (Status: Completed).
The fully functional TRAKT network is created. The observational data from the UHIARC network in Apatity were collected in winter 2017-2018 (see Fig. 2). The partner agreements are signed (see ANNEX 1a). The web-based portal support was created on and The data exchange has been initiated. The details of the case study were discussed and agreed. The detailed Implementation Plan has been prepared and agreed (see ANNEX 1b).
The Stage #1 included the following activities:
- Organization of the project workshop. The workshop was organized on 22-24 January 2018 in NIERSC, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia. See the popular report on and The workshop participants: Igor Ezau, Victoria Miles, Tobias Wolf-Grosse (NERSC); Alexander Mahura, RistoMakkonen, Hanna K. Lappalainen (UHEL); Natalia Gnatiuk, Leonid Bobylev, Elena Shalina (NIERSC); Victor. Gornyy, VladislavDonchenko, Alexandra Manvelova(SRCES RAS); Pavel Konstantinov, Mikhail Varentsov, Vladimir Masloboev (KSC). In total: 15 persons.
- Set up of the project web-pages. See
The work with project deliverables (data, tools, exchange and listing) (more details could be found in Annex 1b):
- ALL partners discussed and agreed on geographic borders, timing and the required materials for the case study.
- SRCES delivered international archives of satellite images. 635 digital scenes of OMSO2e AURA satellite, 9 scenes of Landsat 8, 4 scenes of Sentinel 2, and 3 scenes of Terra (ASTER) were selected and obtained for the project. Technical specifications of selected satellite data were handed over to other participators of the TRAKT-2018.
- UHEL linked TRAKT activity with the PEEX community, programme and science plan. It delivered the work with SMEAR data(observations for SMEAR-I near the Murmansk region, RU). The multi-scale and –processes modelling methodology was presented and connected to the work of other partners
- NERSC organized the workshop, prepared the working materials.
- NIERSC organized the workshop. Climatological data were selected and submitted for analysis.
The project outreach and communications:
- Newsletters from the workshop are published and
- Joint participation in the summer school on multi-scale modelling (Aug 2018, St.Petersburg) was agreed
2.3.Deviations from the milestones, deliverables and activities during the reporting period
There were no deviations during the Stage #1 of the project.
3.PROJECT ASSESSMENT
3.1.Project risks
There were no risks during the Stage #1 of the project. At present the major project risk is related to unexpected and utterly time consuming amount of the document exchange stipulated by NEFCO.
3.2.Revisions to Project Description
There were no needs for the project revision during Stage #1.
4.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
There is no conclusions and recommendations from the Stage #1 of the project.
5.FINANCIAL REPORT
Beneficiaries are requested to provide a financial report which covers both financing for the project as well as expenditures during the reporting period, with break downs for the Beneficiary, Local Partner(s), Other Partner(s) and other financiers.
PECC requires that an audit report shall be attached to the final disbursement request. It should be noted that the audit should cover the expenditure and co-financing of the Beneficiary, including local expenditure and co-financing reported by the Local Partner(s) to the Beneficiary. NEFCO, however, reserves the right to audit Local Partner(s), Other Partner(s) and/or contractor(s) as decided by NEFCO case by case.
The financial reporting templates in Tables 1-2 below provide the Beneficiary and its Partners guidelines for providing PECC with the key financial elements linked with Project implementation. Project expenditure incurred during the reporting period shall be reported using the Table 1 below and supported by filled-in Excel sheets separately (templates provided). Please adjust the templates with respect to budget lines and partners/financiers as relevant. Empty rows should be deleted. PECC reserves to right to ask for more information including copies of invoices. Project financing the reporting period shall be reported using the Table 2 below.
All expenditure shall be presented in euro and costs incurred in other currencies shall be converted to euro using the monthly average exchange rate for the month when the cost has been paid.
A note on Project Accounts: As stated in the Grant Agreement, Project Accounts mean accounts kept by the Beneficiary and, where relevant, the Local Partner(s) and Other Partner(s), showing costs and expenses incurred for the project, including the Grant. The Beneficiary shall keep Project Accounts, and shall, where relevant, ensure that Project Accounts are kept by Local Partner(s) and Other Partner(s) in accordance with generally acceptable Swedish accounting principles, such accounts to be audited at such intervals as NEFCO deems appropriate, by auditors acceptable to NEFCO and who shall be authorized in writing by the Beneficiary to communicate directly with NEFCO regarding all aspects of the Project.
5.1.Expenditure
The Beneficiary and its Partners are requested to provide updated information on all expenditure for the project during the reporting period. Fill in the data as applicable (and provide the information also in an Excel sheet) and adjust the rows as relevant for your project. Total expenditure for the reporting period should correspond to total financing the reporting period.
Table 1. Expenditure, EUR[1]
Beneficiary:Name of the Project
Milestone/ Reporting period
Expenditure, EUR
Item / Beneficiary / Local Partner 1 / Local Partner 2 / Other Partner / Costs for the period / Cumulative costs / Budgeted total costs
1. Human resources
1.1. Salaries/time
Technical and admin./support staff
1.2. Travel Expenses
Per diems
Flights
Transportation costs
2. Equipment, supplies
Equipment, spare parts, materials
Furniture, IT equipment, data
Other, pls. specify
3.Office Costs
Office supplies
Office rent
Other, pls. specify
4. Other Costs
Auditing costs
Environmental impact assessment/permitting
Financial Services, banking
Training services, meetings, translations, dissemination, printing
Other operational costs, pls. specify
TOTAL
5.2.Sources of financing
The Beneficiary and its Partners are requested to provide updated information on various sources of funding for the project during the reporting period. Fill in the data as applicable (and provide the information also as an Excel sheet) and adjust the rows as relevant for your project. Total contributions for the reporting period should correspond to total expenditure for the reporting period.
Table 2. Sources of financing, EUR2
Financing for the reporting period / % of total financing for the reporting period / Budgeted financing for the reporting period / Cumulative financing from the start of the project / % of cumulative financing from the start of the project / Budgeted financing for the entire project- PECC[2]
- Beneficiary’s co-financing
- Russian co-financing
3.1[Name of the local co-financier]
3.2[…]
- Other co-financing
4.1[Name of the other co-financier]
4.2[…]
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
1
[1]To be supported by Excel sheets (- in principle the table may be imported from the corresponding excel sheet!).
[2] Pls. indicate PECC funding for the reporting period (even though it will be technically disbursed after the period).