Integrated Air Quality Platform - References

The Integrated Air Quality Platform provides an ensemble of several well established air quality forecasting systems. Here you find the references for the ensemble and each ensemble member.

References for the Integrated Air Quality service

• IAQ website: http://wdc.dlr.de/data_products/projects/promote/IAQ

References for the EURAD forecasting system:

• EURAD website: http://www.eurad.uni-koeln.de
  
• Hass, H., Description of the EURAD Chemistry-Transport-Model version2 (CTM2), vol 83, Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie der Universität zu Köln, 1991.
  
• Jakobs, H. J., H. Feldmann, H. Hass and M. Memmesheimer, The use of nested models for air pollution studies: An application of the EURAD model to a SANA episode, J. Appl. Meteor., 34, (6), 1301-1319, 1995.
  
• Elbern, H., H. Schmidt and A. Ebel, Variational data assimilation for tropospheric chemistry modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 102, (D13), 15,967-15,985, 1997.
  
• Ackermann, I.J., H. Hass, M. Memmesheimer, A. Ebel, F.S. Binkowski, and U. Shankar, MADE: Modal Aerosol Dynamics Model for Europe; development and first applications, Atmos. Environ., 32, 2981-2999, 1998.
  
• Elbern, H. and H. Schmidt, A four-dimensional variational chemistry data assimilation scheme for Eulerian chemistry transport modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 104, (D15), 18,583-18,598, 1999.
  
• Elbern, H. and H. Schmidt, Ozone episode analysis by four-dimensional variational chemistry data assimilation, J. Geophys. Res., D4, (106), 3569-3590, 2001.
  
• Memmesheimer, M., E. Friese, A. Ebel, H. J. Jakobs, H. Feldmann, C. Kessler and G. Piekorz, Long-term simulations of particulate matter in Europe on different scales using sequential nesting of a regional model, Int. J. Environm. and Pollution, 22, (1-2), 108-132, 2004.
  
• Elbern, H., Strunk, A., Schmidt, H., Talagrand, O., Emission rate and chemical state estimation by 4-dimensional variational inversion, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc., 7, 1725-1783, 2007.
  

References for the CHIMERE forecasting system:

• CHIMERE website: http://euler.lmd.polytechnique.fr/chimere
  
• Bessagnet B., Hodzic A., Vautard R., Beekmann M., Cheinet S., Honoré C., Liousse C., Rouil L., 2004. Aerosol modeling with CHIMERE - Preliminary evaluation at the continental scale. Atmospheric Environment; 38, 2803-2817.
  
• Blond, N., Bel, L. and Vautard, R., 2003. Three-dimensional ozone data analysis with an air quality model over the Paris area. J. Geophys. Res., 108, D17, 8564.
  
• Blond, N., and R. Vautard, 2004. Three-dimensional ozone analyses and their use for short-term ozone forecasts, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2004JD004515.
  
• Hodzic, A., Vautard, R., Bessagnet, B., Lattuati, M., and F. Moreto, 2005. On the quality of long-term urban particulate matter simulation with the CHIMERE model. Atmospheric Environment, 39, 5851-5864.
  
• Schmidt, H., Derognat, C., Vautard, R., and Beekmann, M., 2001. A comparison of simulated and observed ozone mixing ratios for the summer of 1998 in Western Europe. Atmospheric Environment, 36, 6277-6297.
  
• Vautard, R., Honoré, C., Beekmann, M. and L. Rouil, 2005. Simulation of ozone during the August 2003 heat wave and emission control scenarios. Atmospheric Environment., 39, 2957-2967.
  
• Vautard, R., Builtjes, P. H. J., Thunis, P., Cuvelier, K., Bedogni, M., Bessagnet, B., Honoré, C., Moussiopoulos, N., Pirovano G., Schaap, M., Stern, R., Tarrason, L., Van Loon, M., 2006. Evaluation and intercomparison of Ozone and PM10 simulations by several chemistry-transport models over 4 european cities within the City-Delta project, Atmospheric Environment, in press.

References for the MOCAGE forecasting system:

• To be added

References for the SILAM forecasting system:

• SILAM model website: http://silam.fmi.fi
  
• Sofiev M., Siljamo, P., Valkama, I., Ilvonen, M., Kukkonen, J. (2006) A dispersion modelling system SILAM and its evaluation against ETEX data. Atmosph.Environ., 40, 674-685, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.069
  
• Saarikoski, S., Sillanpää, M., Sofiev, M., Timonen, H., Saarnio, K., Teinilä, K., Karppinen, A., Kukkonen, J., Hillamo, R. (2007) Chemical composition of aerosols during a major biomass burning episode over northern Europe in spring 2006: experimental and modelling assessments. Atmosph. Environ., in print.
  
• Sofiev, M., Jourden, E., Kangas, L., Karvosenoja, N., Karppinen, A., Kukkonen, J. (2006) Numerical modelling of the spatial distribution of fine particulate matter in Europe and Finland. Report series in aerosol science, 83, 348-353.
  

References for the LOTOS-EUROS forecasting system:

• LOTOS-EUROS website: http://www.lotos-euros.nl
  
• Robles González, C., Schaap, M., de Leeuw, G., Builtjes, P. J. H., van Loon, M. (2003), Spatial variation of aerosol properties over Europe derived from satellite observations and comparison with model calculations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 521–533, 200
  
• Schaap, M., van Loon, M., ten Brink, H.M., Dentener, F.D., Builtjes, P.J.H. (2004a) ‘Secondary inorganic aerosol simulations for Europe with special attention to nitrate’, Atmos. Phys. Chem., Vol. 4, pp.857-874.
• Schaap, M., Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C., Dentener, F.J., Visschedijk, A.J.H., van Loon, M., Ten Brink, H.M., Putaud, J-P., Guillaume, B., Liousse, C. and Builtjes, P.J.H. (2004b) ‘Anthropogenic Black Carbon and Fine Aerosol Distribution over Europe’, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, D18201, doi: 10.1029/2003JD004330.
• Schaap, M., M. Roemer, F. Sauter, G. Boersen, R. Timmermans, P.J.H. Builtjes (2005), ‘LOTOS-EUROS Documentation’, TNO report B&O 2005/297, TNO, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
  
• Schaap, M. Sauter, F., Timmermans, R.M.A., Roemer, M., Velder, G., Beck, J., and Builtjes, P.J.H., (2007). The LOTOS-EUROS model: description, validation and latest developments, Int. J. of Environment and Pollution, accepted
  

Last modified: September 2007