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ATMOSYS – A policy support system for atmospheric pollution hotspots

Lisa Blyth on behalf of the ATMOSYS team: Blyth Lisa, Celis David, Cornelis Vanessa, De Ridder Koen, Decoene Kristof, Driesen Guy, Engelen Mieke, Fierens Frans, Gijsbers Maarten, Gyselinck Dieter, Janssen Stijn, Juez-Ponce Ben, Lauwaet Dirk, Lefebre Filip, Lefebvre Wouter, Maiheu Bino, Matheeussen Christina, Op 't Eyndt Tim, Peelaerts Wim, Peeters Olav, Roekens Edward, Roet David, Smeets Nele, Trimpeneers Elke, Van den Hende Marie-Rose, Van den Bril Bo, Van Looy Stijn, Vankerkom Jean, Vanpoucke Charlotte, Veldeman Nele, Viaene Peter, Vos Peter, Vranckx Stijn

ATMOSYS – Factsheet

Goal: “Generic web-based service for regional and local air quality management” Where: hotspot region Flanders (Belgium) - can be deployed in other regions as well Duration: 3.3 year (2010-2013) Resources » Total budget ~ 2.3 M€ » LIFE+ project co-financed by the European Commission (LIFE09 ENV/BE/000409) Partners: » VITO

» Atmospheric Modelling team

» VMM Flemish Environmental Agency

» Air Quality Unit - Monitoring and Modelling » Air Emission Inventory Unit » Belgian Interregional Environmental Agency (IRCEL)

Stakeholder: » JRC

» Belgian Inter-regional and Flemish Environmental Agency need for “further insight into AQ hotspots”, “reliable AQ information” & “explorative tools” » Many ‘hotspot’ regions still fail to meet air pollutant standards set in the European Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) » Tackling this problem requires a good insight into the air quality of these hotspots, and calls for tailored tools to effectively and successfully quantify and analyse the air pollution. » World Health Organisation (WHO) report: poor air quality → premature deaths of 420,000 people across the EU in 2010

Motivation

Motivation – The ATMOSYS Film

» To set up, evaluate and demonstrate an advanced and comprehensive air quality modelling system and associated web-based service for air pollution policy support in hotspot regions:

» High level of usability by focusing on: relevant spatial scales, polluting species and by including exposure estimates » High degree of reliability of the air quality modelling system, both in terms of accuracy as operational stability » Advanced level of accessibility, by offering web-based interfaces » Broad and efficient dissemination

ATMOSYS Objectives

ATMOSYS Demonstration AQ Modelling System

AQ Info. Platform

AQ Forecasts Archive of High Resolution AQ Maps Analysis Tools

Design? AQ Information User Requirements

• Accuracy (DA)
• Detail (High Resolution)
• Elemental Carbon (EC)
• Timely (forecasts)
• Evaluation Tools
• Accessible (view,

databank..) System User Requirements

• User Friendly
• Stable
• Performance

Logbook

• INSPIRE
• Generic: EU wide

(Be demo) Sustainable Dissemination Platform!

The ATMOSYS WP’s (Technical Back-bone)

EC Emissions Inventory Data Assimilation High Resolution Model Coupling City & Highway Measurements Measurement Station Spatial Representativeness Model evaluation Data Architecture (INSPIRE) Microscale Modelling – UFP & Annual Statistics

More details today…

ATMOSYS web platform is a generic set of “apps” which can be configured and implemented in any air pollution (hotspot) region to support air quality management

After LIFE Plan & the EU ATMOSYS Community

Use our Air Quality visualisation and validation tools!

Join the ATMOSYS community!

» How can we share these EU-funded services and knowledge? » How can ATMOSYS contribute

» to the EU’s urban AQ network and programmes (uCLAP, Life +, H2020..)? » to harmonisation of tools in EU?

» How can you plug-in these services/apps in your local air quality information platform? » How can you display output from your own air quality models?

ATMOSYS web platform is a generic set of “apps” which can be configured and implemented in any air pollution (hotspot) region to support air quality management

After LIFE Plan & the EU ATMOSYS Community

Use our Air Quality visualisation and validation tools!

Join the ATMOSYS community!

tim.opteyndt@vito.be filip.lefebre@vito.be stijn.janssen@vito.be