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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7699-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7699-2024
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Research article
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09 Jul 2024
Research article |
| 09 Jul 2024
| 09 Jul 2024
Evaluation of modelled versus observed non-methane volatile organic compounds at European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme sites in Europe
Division for Climate Modelling and Air Pollution, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26 0QB, UK
now at: Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Sverre Solberg
NILU, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Mathew R. Heal
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
Stefan Reimann
Empa – Laboratory for Air Pollution/Environmental Technology, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Willem van Caspel
Division for Climate Modelling and Air Pollution, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
Bryan Hellack
German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany
Thérèse Salameh
IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom, Univ. Lille, Centre for Energy and Environment, 59000, Lille, France
Division for Climate Modelling and Air Pollution, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, 0313 Oslo, Norway
Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- PAMS-constrained top-down calibration of VOC-speciated CMAQ simulations S. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-5497-2026
- Generalized local fractions – a method for the calculation of sensitivities to emissions from multiple sources for chemically active species, illustrated using the EMEP MSC-W model (rv5.5) P. Wind & W. van Caspel https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-5397-2025
- Impact of methane and other precursor emission reductions on surface ozone in Europe: scenario analysis using the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) Meteorological Synthesizing Centre – West (MSC-W) model W. van Caspel et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11545-2024
- Enhancing anthropogenic NMVOC emission speciation for European air quality modelling K. Oliveira et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126510
- Abundance of volatile organic compounds and their role in ozone pollution management: evidence from multi-platform observations and model representation during the 2021–2022 field campaign in Hong Kong X. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-17629-2025
- Heat and continental transport shape the variability of volatile organic compounds in the Eastern Mediterranean: insights from multi-year observations and regional modeling A. Garg et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-2597-2026
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Short summary
Atmospheric volatile organic compounds (VOCs) constitute many species, acting as precursors to ozone and aerosol. Given the uncertainties in VOC emissions, lack of evaluation studies, and recent changes in emissions, this work adapts the EMEP MSC-W to evaluate emission inventories in Europe. We focus on the varying agreement between modelled and measured VOCs across different species and underscore potential inaccuracies in total and sector-specific emission estimates.
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