Modelling of Air Quality in Europe in the Framework of the Revision of the Gothenburg Protocol

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the effects of revised Gothenburg target emissions on ozone and particulate matter in Europe with a focus on Switzerland by means of the 3-dimensional air quality model CAMx and the meteorological model WRF. We use the GAINS emissions for the CORINAIR SNAP sectors and the European countries to prepare gridded emission scenarios. In this paper, we discuss the project goals and preliminary model results for various emission scenarios with respect to the reference case. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014.