Environment
NPL leads one EMRP Environment project and is a partner in a further five. These projects aim to improve data quality for policy making, underpin environmental research activities and stimulate technological innovation. The focus of the projects is at both a local level, for air, water and soil pollution, and at a global level, for challenges relating to climate change.
NPL leads one EMRP Environment project and is a partner in a further five. These projects aim to improve data quality for policy making, underpin environmental research activities and stimulate technological innovation. The focus of the projects is at both a local level, for air, water and soil pollution, and at a global level, for challenges relating to climate change.
NPL led projects
Towards a European Metrology Centre for Earth observation and climate
Global observations of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land from space are vital for climate change studies and the successful implementation of mitigation measures by policy makers.
These space-based measurements need to be traceable and consistent to allow comparison with data gathered from other sources, e.g. ground-based monitoring stations, and to form a complete picture. However, this is not the case at present.
This project will develop new standards and will validate the sensors used in satellites so that accurate, laboratory-quality measurements of climate parameters can be made from space.