EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 1 EuroAirnet Goals Goals wEuropean network with sufficient spatial coverage and representativeness and quality wEfficient and early data reporting

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 2 EuroAirnet Stages Stages 1)Exposure assessment on European scale based upon monitoring alone 2)Assessment from a combination of monitoring and modeling 3)To support assessment of effects, and cost-effective abatement

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 3 EuroAirnet Development and Implementation Definition (goal, objectives) Criteria development Visits to NRCs  4.Station selection  5.Evaluation process 1999  6.Data reporting to AIRBASE  1.Definition (goal, objectives) Criteria development Visits to NRCs  4.Station selection  5.Evaluation process 1999  6.Data reporting to AIRBASE 

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 4 EuroAirnet Status 2002 AreasStations Cities>250, <250, Industrial areas Small towns 4040 Rural areas Total Number of areas and stations

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 5 EAN Status Stations in Cities

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 6 EAN Status Rural Stations

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 7 Status of EuroAirnet EuroAirnet stations in AIRBASE 2000 Total Stations EAN Stations SO (29%) NO (30%) O3O3O3O (30%) PM (39%) CO880279(32%)

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 8 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? wEuroAirnet has developed in parallel with DEM/EoI wEuroAirnet criteria have put emphasis on the: wRepresentiveness issue In broad terms: area, city, station selectionIn broad terms: area, city, station selection In detail: representativeness areaIn detail: representativeness area wData quality issue –Methods –QA/QC procedures wEuroAirnet has developed in parallel with DEM/EoI wEuroAirnet criteria have put emphasis on the: wRepresentiveness issue In broad terms: area, city, station selectionIn broad terms: area, city, station selection In detail: representativeness areaIn detail: representativeness area wData quality issue –Methods –QA/QC procedures

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 9 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? w40 visits to 27 countries wCountries have considered those issues –Increased awareness (?) –Modification of networks (?) –Strengthening of QA/QC (?) w40 visits to 27 countries wCountries have considered those issues –Increased awareness (?) –Modification of networks (?) –Strengthening of QA/QC (?)

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 10 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? Some examples: we.g. Austria, Finland, Germany, Spain : EuroAirnet is subset of EoI we.g. Italy, Norway, UK (?) : EuroAirnet = EoI Some examples: we.g. Austria, Finland, Germany, Spain : EuroAirnet is subset of EoI we.g. Italy, Norway, UK (?) : EuroAirnet = EoI

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 11 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? Phare/accession countries: The EAN/DEM process* has resulted in: wEAN networks in 11 countries wRegular data reporting to AIRBASE using DEM * Work carried out by the ETC-Phare Topic Link Phare/accession countries: The EAN/DEM process* has resulted in: wEAN networks in 11 countries wRegular data reporting to AIRBASE using DEM * Work carried out by the ETC-Phare Topic Link

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 12 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? Continued limitations in using EAN/EoI data for European exposure assessments Total population, millions Population covered Inhabitants per station Cities/ agglomerations  170  65%  Rural areas  260 ?  1 million Industrial areas ???

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 13 What has been the impact of EuroAirnet? Continued limitations in using EAN/EoI data for European exposure assessments Number of cities in classes of number of stations Number of stations Number of cities Population covered Population per station >15 stations514.6 M146, stations69.2 M139, stations M143, stations M132,000 2 stations M128,000 1 station M96,000 Total/Average454126,4126,000

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 14 Future of EuroAirnet wEuroAirnet metadata into DEM (new EoI) wLocal/national networks are now being modified according to requirements from AQ Directives: Updating of station metadata needed wETC will use metadata as much as possible in annual ”AQ Europe” assessments wEuroAirnet metadata into DEM (new EoI) wLocal/national networks are now being modified according to requirements from AQ Directives: Updating of station metadata needed wETC will use metadata as much as possible in annual ”AQ Europe” assessments

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 15 Future of EuroAirnet Crucial questions: wHow to improve data quality? wHow to improve representativeness? wHow to make AQ monitoring in Europe more cost effective? What do you see as further needs: wFurther develop EuroAirnet criteria? wContinued selection/evaluation process? wNeed for -follow-up from ETC? -regular reminders? -regular reminders? Crucial questions: wHow to improve data quality? wHow to improve representativeness? wHow to make AQ monitoring in Europe more cost effective? What do you see as further needs: wFurther develop EuroAirnet criteria? wContinued selection/evaluation process? wNeed for -follow-up from ETC? -regular reminders? -regular reminders?

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 16 EUROAIRNET – QA/QC Criteria  Classification of QA/QC procedures  Data Quality Objectives (DQO)  Methods  Documented QA/QC plans  Classification of QA/QC procedures  Data Quality Objectives (DQO)  Methods  Documented QA/QC plans

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 17 QA/QC criteria for classification and the selection of stations accepted to be included in the EUROAIRNET

EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE N:\adm\arkiv\overhead\stl \etc-acc\geneve1.ppt 18 Improving data quality wQA/QC at data provider side wQA/QC in the DEM process wQA/QC in AIRBASE wQA/QC at data provider side wQA/QC in the DEM process wQA/QC in AIRBASE

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