The use of the BT Tower in Environmental Research in London

APRIL meeting, 26th Jan 2010

Why is the BT Tower good?

• 5th tallest structure in London (190m)

• Public opening (19th May 1966)• Formerly the Post Office Tower • Survived bomb attack (31st Oct

1971)• Did not “exist” until 1990s!• Symbol of London 2012 (31st Oct

2009 – 1000 days to go)

Why is the BT Tower good for research?

• High above the surface• In centre of London• Best exposed platform in

London...

Today’s meeting

• Highlight existing research since 2004

• Projects organised through or with APRIL

• Plans for the future• Shaping future plans

Today’s meeting09.30 Registration and coffee

10.00 Welcome and introduction – Professor Helen ApSimon (APRIL)

10.10 Use of the BT Tower in Environmental Research in – Dr Janet Barlow ( )

10.20 REPARTEE project: overview - Professor Roy Harrison ( )

10.40 REPARTEE: the impacts of boundary layer dynamics on mixing of pollutants – Dr Janet Barlow ( )

11.00 Coffee break

11.20 REPARTEE: night time chemistry of the urban boundary layer – Ailsa Benton ( )

11.40 REPARTEE: particulates 1 – Dr Eiko Nemitz (University of Edinburgh/CEH)

12.00 REPARTEE: particulates 2 – Dr James Allan ( )

12.20 Questions and Discussion

12.45 Lunch and posters

14.00 DAPPLE project: overview – Professor Alan Robins ( )

14.20 DAPPLE: relating street level flows to BT Tower level flows – Dr Janet Barlow ( )

14.40 DAPPLE: BT Tower climatology – Dr Curtis Wood ( )

15.00 Current and future work: the ACTUAL and ClearfLo projects – Dr Janet Barlow ( )

15.20 Coffee break

15.45 Open discussion with questions

16.30 Close

Alan Robins cannot attendCurtis Wood to give talk

Lunchtime activity

• 8 groups of c. 6 people

Q1: What additional information could the BT Tower contribute towards the air quality management process?

Q2: What kind of research could or should be done on the Tower in the future?