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EMEP work-plan elements in 2007
2.2. Atmospheric measurements and modelling
Description/objectives:
To support the implementation of protocols to the
Convention; provide the measurement and modelling tools necessary for
further abatement policies; compile and evaluate information on transboundary
air pollution; and implement the EMEP monitoring strategy adopted in
2004. The Task Force on Measurements and Modelling, led by the United
Kingdom and co-chaired by WMO, reviews and assesses the scientific and
operational activities of EMEP related to monitoring and modelling,
evaluates their contribution to the effective implementation and further
development of the protocols, and reviews national activities related
to measurement, modelling and data validation.
Main activities and time schedule for monitoring:
(b) Review, store and make available the 2006 monitoring
data (CCC, MSC-W, MSC-E); assess uncertainties relating to, and the
representativeness of, monitoring data on heavy metals and POPs (CCC,
MSC-E);
(i) Review heavy metals monitoring data (mosses, forests, etc.) generated
in the framework of the Working Group on Effects and make recommendation
for their use in model validation (CCC, MSC-E);
(j) Consider nationally available measurements on dry deposition of
mercury to forests to evaluate measurement uncertainties and improve
model parameterization (CCC, MSC-E, Parties);
(l) Evaluate the POP passive measurements campaign and compare with
modelling; evaluate the EMEP monitoring strategy in relation to the
outcome of this campaign as well as UNEP's global monitoring strategy;
report conclusions to the Task Force (MSC-E, CCC);
Main activities and time schedule for atmospheric modelling in general:
(c) Further develop the MSC-E models and report on
progress, taking into account the recommendations of the model review
(MSC-E);
(e) Complement EMEP data with data from other international programmes
and make a comprehensive comparison of observations with model results
(CCC, MSC-E, MSC-W, Parties).
Main activities and time schedule for atmospheric modelling for HMs:
(a) Prepare information on lead, cadmium, mercury,
arsenic, chromium and nickel for 2005: air concentrations and ecosystem-dependent
depositions over Europe; comparison of modelling results (concentration
in air and precipitation, deposition fluxes) with monitoring data; country-to-country
deposition matrices; estimates of depositions on regional seas (Mediterranean,
Baltic, Black and North Seas) (MSC-E, CCC);
(b) Improve model description of heavy metal deposition processes; develop
a model for the second-priority metals (Cu, Zn, Se) and make pilot calculations
of the atmospheric transport and depositions of these metals in Europe
(MSC-E);
(c) Prepare input data for the model application; employ the ECMWF reanalysis
for data pre-processing; prepare mapped anthropogenic emission data
for regional modelling based both on official and expert estimates (MSC-E);
(d) Evaluate ecosystem-dependent depositions of heavy metals and contribute
to the development of the effect-based approach (MSC-E, CCC).
2.4. Hemispheric transport of air pollution
Description/objectives:
Description/objectives: To develop a fuller scientific
understanding of the hemispheric transport of air pollution and estimate
the hemispheric transport of specific air pollutants, the Task Force
on the Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution, led by the United States
and the European Community, coordinates activities, including collaboration
with other international bodies, programmes and networks, both within
and outside the UNECE region, with related interests.
Main activities and time schedule:
(c) Continue the model intercomparison and evaluation
exercise and the development of intercomparison tools and information
infrastructure begun at Workshop on Intercontinental Transport Modelling
Intercomparison held on 30-31 January 2006 (Task Force; CCC, MSC-E,
MSC-W).
EMEP work-plan elements in 2006
2.2. Atmospheric measurements and modelling
Description/objectives:
To support the implementation of the HM Protocol to the Convention; provide the measurement and modelling tools necessary for further abatement policies; compile and evaluate information on transboundary air pollution and implement the EMEP monitoring strategy adopted in 2004. The Task Force on Measurements and Modelling, led by the United Kingdom and co-chaired by WMO, reviews and assesses the scientific and operational activities of EMEP related to monitoring and modelling, evaluates their contribution to the effective implementation and further development of the Protocol and reviews national activities on measurements, modelling and data validation.
Main activities and time schedule for monitoring:
(b) Review, store and make available the 2005 monitoring data (CCC, MSC-W, MSC-E);
Main activities and time schedule for atmospheric modelling for HMs:
(a) Prepare information on lead, cadmium and mercury for 2004: deposition and air concentrations fields in the EMEP area (50 km x 50 km); country-to-country deposition matrices; deposition to the regional seas; comparing model results for air concentrations and precipitation as well as deposition fluxes with measurements; and present calculations for Hg dispersion at the hemispheric scale for the evaluation of European pollution from global sources and boundary conditions for regional EMEP modelling (MSC-E);
(b) Further develop the MSC-E models and the input databases of geophysical and meteorological data for regional and hemispherical modelling (MSC-E);
(c) Prepare maps of depositions (exceedances) for different emission scenarios for the development of effects-based approaches (MSC-E, CCE);
(d) Prepare an overview report on best available emission data, including 1990 and recent years, on atmospheric transport, ambient concentrations and deposition of heavy metals for the sufficiency and effectiveness review of the Protocol on Heavy Metals. Carry out pilot model calculations for atmospheric transport of arsenic, nickel, and chromium (MSC-E,CCC, MSC-W, TFEIP);
(e) Prepare a peer reviewed publication devoted to the third stage of the intercomparison study of Hg models (MSC-E, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and United States).
2.4. Hemispheric transport of air pollution
Description/objectives:
To develop a fuller scientific understanding of the hemispheric transport of air pollution and estimate such transport for specific air pollutants. The Task Force on the Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution, led by the United States and the European Community, will coordinate activities, including collaboration with other international bodies and networks with related interests within and outside the UNECE region.
Main activities and time schedule:
(c) Link measurements at regional and hemispheric scales; investigate further the intercontinental transport of air pollution and assess its impact on European surface pollution levels, using the EMEP monitoring data (CCC, MSC-E, MSC-W).
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