D8.5: Design of the AERO VRE characteristics needed to implement atmospheric and aerosol data exploitation services, and report documenting the algorithms and methods used for the AERO VRE

In the framework of ITINERIS WP8, a specific Virtual Research Environment (VRE) will be realized for exploiting and analysing atmospheric and, in particular, aerosol data linked to the Work Package 4 (WP4): Atmosphere. The aim of the current deliverable is to describe the design of such VRE focused on the study of desert dust particles and aerosol typing. Both products are the results of the activities of the Task 4.11 of WP4 for which datasets are not yet available even if designed. Along with these products, additional products will be used for the purposes of the VRE enriching the possibilities for the researchers and users in general. This document is structured in 2 main parts, one describing the desert dust tool and the other the aerosol typing one. The desert dust section is made of 3 subsections: i) an overview of the importance of desert dust particles and available information at the present over the Country; ii) a description of the tool for desert dust particles, with details on the datasets to be used and relevant information for the users; iii) a description of how the VRE will be implemented in D4Science frame (https://www.d4science.org/), and of how to access datasets and visualization routines. The aerosol typing part is organized in a similar way: i) an introduction on its relevance and current data availability; ii) the information to be visualized in the VRE and additional data extra RIs.