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Spatial assessment of PM10 and ozone concentrations in Europe (2005)
EEA Technical report No 1/2009
Released: 2009/03/24: See the report
Abstract: This report presents particulate matter (PM10) and ground‑level ozone concentration maps covering the whole of Europe. The interpolated maps are based on a combination of measurement and regional modelling results. Using measured concentrations as a primary source of information, the report summarizes the methodologies and the methodological choices taken in order to derive such maps.
The maps use monitoring data for 2005 as a basis, i.e. values reported by the EEA member countries in 2006 under the Exchange of Information Decision (EC, 1997). To estimate people's exposure to PM10 and ozone concentrations and possible health impacts, measurement data in denser populated areas have got a higher weight than those in less populated regions.
Additionally, the study considers the Word Health Organization human health indicator SOMO35 and the vegetation‑related indicator AOT40 for vegetation/crops or forests. Both metrics, the SOMO35 and the AOT40, are measures of the accumulated exposure of humans or vegetation to high ozone levels over a certain period.
Prepared by: European Environment Agency's European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) coordinated by Peter de Smet. The authors are from CHMI Jan Horálek, Jaroslav Fiala and Pavel Kurfürst, from NILU Bruce Denby and from PBL Peter de Smet and Frank de Leeuw.
EEA project manager: Anke Lükewille
Publish date: 24 March 2009
Published by: (c) EEA (European Environment Agency)
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Relevant ETC/ACC Technical Papers:
- European air quality maps of ozone and PM10 for 2006 and their uncertainty analysis, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2008/8
- Urban/rural merger improvement in spatial AQ, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2008/19 (in prep.)
- Sources of uncertainty in spatial mapping, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2008/20
- European scale exceedance mapping for PM10 and ozone based on daily interpolation fields, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2007/8
- European air quality mapping 2005 including uncertainty analysis, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2007/7
- Spatial mapping of air quality for European scale assessment, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2006/6
- Interpolation and assimilation methods for European scale air quality assessment and mapping - Part II: Development and testing new methodologies, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2005/8
- Interpolation and assimilation methods for European scale air quality assessment and mapping - Part I: Review and recommendations, ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2005/7