Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) evolution: improved soil-vegetation-atmosphere modelling and data assimilation of atmospheric constituents
Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Destination 5 – Open strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data
€3.0M - €3.0M
25/09/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) evolution: improved soil-vegetation-atmosphere modelling and data assimilation of atmospheric constituents Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Accurate simulation of biogenic fluxes of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and other atmospheric constituents in numerical models;
• Enhanced monitoring of environmental policies addressing eutrophication and acidification of soils and ecosystems, supporting regulatory reporting commitments;
• Improved management of soils and vegetation to reduce public health impacts from pollen and VOC exposures.
Scope Requirements
• Implementing advanced parameterizations and numerical models for the soil-vegetation-atmosphere interface and evapotranspiration;
• Developing and validating surface/sub-models for dynamic sources and sinks of trace gases and aerosols, ready for operational CAMS integration;
• Refining deposition flux estimation techniques, including uncertainty quantification;
• Establishing data assimilation frameworks combining in situ and satellite observations to produce high-resolution deposition maps;
• Expanding the CAMS pollen modelling portfolio to cover additional allergenic species and exploring global pollen dispersion modelling;
• Integrating satellite-based retrievals to improve dry deposition and biogenic emission estimates;
• Demonstrating the value of improved analyses, forecasts and reanalyses through concrete downstream applications;
• Ensuring results, software and methodologies are transferable to Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) operational systems;
Special Conditions
• Proposals must comply with all Horizon Europe admissibility, eligibility, financial, operational capacity and exclusion criteria (General Annexes A–G).
• If satellite-based Earth observation or PNT data are used, beneficiaries must employ Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• Appropriate involvement of Copernicus Entrusted Entities to define result reuse, exploitation and IPR conditions is mandatory.
• Developed software must be open licensed.
• Particular attention to complementarities with other Copernicus services; collaboration to strengthen service integration is encouraged.
• Encouraged to build on or collaborate with existing EU projects (SYLVA, CERTAINTY, Clean Cloud).
• Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as a consortium member.
• Integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) only if directly relevant to the research objectives.
Open from: 22/05/2025
Deadline:25/09/2025
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