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The first EMEP meeting on POP model intercomparison study

13-14 November 2002, Moscow, Russia

Introduction

POP model intercomparison study was started under EMEP in accordance with the recommendation of the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution [ECE/EB.AIR/75].

The first meeting on the intercomparison of POP models based on the EMEP work-plan in 2002 was held in Moscow from 13 to 14 November 2002.

It was attended by 11 national experts from Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA and representatives of EMEP/MSC-E.

The main aim of the meeting was to consider and accept the Programme on POP model intercomparison study consisting of four stages; to discuss in depth the goal of the first stage and elaborate its time-schedule.

The draft Programme has been prepared by EMEP/MSC-E, taking into account discussion on POP model intercomparison issues of group of national experts during the third EMEP/TFMM meeting in Geneva, March 2002 [EB.AIR/GE.1/2002/4].

After discussion the Programme was accepted.

List of models taking part in the POP model intercomparison study

HYSPLIT 4	Paul BARTLETT, CBNS, Queens College, USA
EVN-BETR - European scale	Kevin JONES and Andy SWEETMAN, Lancaster University, UK
UK-MODEL - UK scale	Kevin JONES and Andy SWEETMAN, Lancaster University, UK
ELPOS	Michael MATTHIES, University Osnabruck, Germany
ChemRange	Martin SHERINGER and Fabio WEGMANN, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
ClimoChem	Martin SHERINGER and Fabio WEGMANN, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
CAM/POPs	Sunling GONG, Air Quality Research Branch, Canada
G-CIEMA	Noriyuki SUZUKI, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
INERIS	Regis FARRET, Chronic Risks Division, INERIS, France
GLOBO-POP	Knut BREIVIK on behalf of Frank WANIA, NILU, Norway
POPCYCLING-Baltic	Knut BREIVIK and Frank WANIA, NILU, Norway
MEDIA	Janusz PUDYKIEWICZ, Meteorological service of Canada, Canada
MSCE-POP	Victor SHATALOV and Mikhail FEDYUNIN, EMEP/MSC-E
DEHM-POP	Kaj Mantzius HANSEN and Jesper CHRISTENSEN, Denmark
ADOM	Gerhard PETERSEN, GKSS, Germany
SimpleBox and EUROS	Dick van de MEENT and Addo van PUL, the Netherlands

In the comparison models of different types are presented. Here are box models with different number of boxes and gridded models with different spatial coverage and resolution. These models take into account different environmental compartments and processes and differ by input and output information.

List of participants

Paul BARTLETT	CBNS, Queens College, USA
Knut BREIVIK	NILU, Norway
Sergey DUTCHAK	EMEP/MSC-E
Regis FARRET	Chronic Risks Division, INERIS, France
Sunling GONG	Air Quality Research Branch, Canada
Ivan HOLOUBEK	RECETOX - TOCOEN & Associates, Czech Republic
Dagmar KALLWEIT	Umweltbundesamt, Germany
Alexander MALANICHEV	EMEP/MSC-E
Elena MANTSEVA	EMEP/MSC-E
Gerhard PETERSEN	GKSS, Germany
Konstantinos PREVEDOUROS	Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Viktor SHATALOV	EMEP/MSC-E
Noriyuki SUZUKI	National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Andy SWEETMAN	Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Marina VARYGINA	EMEP/MSC-E
Fabio WEGMANN	ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The first stage of the Programme

The participants agreed to compare model descriptions of main processes determining POP behaviour in the environment (degradation processes in different environmental compartments, processes of intermedia exchange, partitioning between various phases, etc.).

This stage can result in an intermediate report.

The second EMEP meeting on POP model intercomparison study will be held in Moscow in autumn 2003. It is planned to consider the results of Stage I and approve detailed work programme of Stage II.

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