Research synergies in the QUITSAT project

National Research Council - Sala Marconi

Quitasat is an Italian project funded by the Italian Space Agency - ASI - devoted to Air Quality (AQ) assessment through the fusion of observations coming from polar and geostationary satellite sensors and ground-based data collected by DOAS spectrometry, multispectral solar radiometry, lidar techniques and chemical transport  modeling.

QUITSAT Pilot Project (2006-2009), led by Carlo Gavazzi Space, is aimed to implementation of 3 subsystems for the main functionalities of Monitoring, Forecasting and Planning.

Monitoring provides measurements of the concentration at the ground of Particulate Matter, namely PM_2.5, and gaseous pollutants (NO₂, O₃, SO₂, HCHO) through the fusion of EO data, ground-based measurements and chemical transport  modeling;

Forecasting is encharged with the provision of concentrations and spatial distribution of  PM and gaseous pollutants at short term period;

Planning is a stand-alone tool dedicated to the Air Quality planning support through evalutations of the impact of sustainable emission scenarios.