Updating and upgrading the PHOXA emission data base to 1990
report
In 1984, the PHOXA emission data base with 1980 as the reference
year was prepared for photo-oxidants and acid deposition model applications. It
was the first data base of air pollutants that covered large parts of both West and
East Europe. Since then, the OECD and the CEC established consistent
inventories of their member countries with reference years 1980/1982 and 1985
respectively. In 1987 the PHOXA data base was extended to incorporate
emissions of heavy metals and some non-volatile organic compounds. This
extended PHOXA data base had 1982 as a reference year. In 1989 a variant ofthe
PHOXA data base (LOTOS) was prepared, covering Europe to 60° longitude and
serving the purpose of long-term ozone modelling. Its reference year also was
1985.
Cooperation between OECD, CEC and EMEP was established and presently the
objective is to use one single system for all European Countries, i.e. the CEC’s
CORINAIR data base. CORINAIR 90 is in preparation and it is expected that all
West European countries and some eastern countries willjoin this project.
Coping with the high ozone level episodes during summer 1990, observed in large
parts of Europe, the German Umweltbundesamt decided to anticipate this
development by upgrading and updating to 1990 the PHOXA 1980/82 data base.
For this, it was decided to rely substantially on the knowledge acquired within
CORINAIR and LOTOS and on the data contained in these data bases. Further,
due to the recent political changes, exchange of information between Western and
Eastern Europe can be used. In the past this was impossible.
This report briefly describes the preparation ofthe PHOXA 90 emission data base
and the final results
year was prepared for photo-oxidants and acid deposition model applications. It
was the first data base of air pollutants that covered large parts of both West and
East Europe. Since then, the OECD and the CEC established consistent
inventories of their member countries with reference years 1980/1982 and 1985
respectively. In 1987 the PHOXA data base was extended to incorporate
emissions of heavy metals and some non-volatile organic compounds. This
extended PHOXA data base had 1982 as a reference year. In 1989 a variant ofthe
PHOXA data base (LOTOS) was prepared, covering Europe to 60° longitude and
serving the purpose of long-term ozone modelling. Its reference year also was
1985.
Cooperation between OECD, CEC and EMEP was established and presently the
objective is to use one single system for all European Countries, i.e. the CEC’s
CORINAIR data base. CORINAIR 90 is in preparation and it is expected that all
West European countries and some eastern countries willjoin this project.
Coping with the high ozone level episodes during summer 1990, observed in large
parts of Europe, the German Umweltbundesamt decided to anticipate this
development by upgrading and updating to 1990 the PHOXA 1980/82 data base.
For this, it was decided to rely substantially on the knowledge acquired within
CORINAIR and LOTOS and on the data contained in these data bases. Further,
due to the recent political changes, exchange of information between Western and
Eastern Europe can be used. In the past this was impossible.
This report briefly describes the preparation ofthe PHOXA 90 emission data base
and the final results
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TNO Identifier
252888
Publisher
TNO
Collation
66 p.
Place of publication
Apeldoorn