Emission ensemble approach to improve the development of multi-scale emission inventories

Abstract 2 (sulfur oxides), PM (particulate matter) and NMVOC (non-methane volatile organic carbon) for the industrial and residential sectors and reach a factor of 10 in some instances. Spatial inconsistencies mostly occur for the industry and other sectors. At the local scale, inconsistencies relate mostly to differences in country sectorial shares that result from different sectors/activities being accounted for in the two types of inventories. This is explained by the fact that some emission sources are omitted in the local inventory due to a lack of appropriate geographically allocated activity data. We identified sectors and pollutants for which discussion between local and EU-wide emission compilers would be needed in order to reduce the magnitude of the observed differences (e.g. in the residential and industrial sectors). The ensemble-based screening proved to be a useful approach to spot inconsistencies by reducing the number of necessary inventory comparisons. With the progressive resolution of inconsistencies and associated inventory improvements, the ensemble will improve. In this sense, we see the ensemble as a useful tool to motivate the community around a single common benchmark and monitor progress towards the improvement of regionally and locally developed emission inventories.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Emission ensemble approach to improve the development of multi-scale emission inventories ; volume:17 ; number:9 ; year:2024 ; pages:3631-3643 ; extent:13 ; Geoscientific model development ; 17, Heft 9 (2024), 3631-3643 (gesamt 13)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Thunis, Philippe ; Kuenen, Jeroen ; Pisoni, Enrico ; Bessagnet, Bertrand ; Banja, Manjola ; Gawuc, Lech ; Szymankiewicz, Karol ; Guizardi, Diego ; Crippa, Monica ; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana ; Guevara, Marc ; De Meij, Alexander ; Schindlbacher, Sabine ; Clappier, Alain

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-3631-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405090423489.778404678391
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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