[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the impact of “Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans” on urban background air quality

E Pisoni, P Christidis, P Thunis, M Trombetti - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Air quality in European cities is still a challenge, with various urban areas frequently
exceeding the PM 2.5 and NO 2 concentration levels allowed by the European Union Air …

Presentation of the EURODELTA III intercomparison exercise–evaluation of the chemistry transport models' performance on criteria pollutants and joint analysis with …

B Bessagnet, G Pirovano, M Mircea… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The EURODELTA III exercise has facilitated a comprehensive intercomparison and
evaluation of chemistry transport model performances. Participating models performed …

[HTML][HTML] Non-linear response of PM to changes in NO and NH emissions in the Po basin (Italy): consequences for air quality plans

P Thunis, A Clappier, M Beekmann… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Air pollution is one of the main causes of damages to human health in Europe, with an
estimate of about 380 000 premature deaths per year in the EU28, as the result of exposure …

Impact of NOx and NH3 Emission Reduction on Particulate Matter across Po Valley: A LIFE-IP-PREPAIR Study

G Veratti, M Stortini, R Amorati, L Bressan… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Air quality in Europe continues to remain poor in many areas, with regulation limits often
exceeded by many countries. The EU Life-IP PREPAIR Project, involving administrations …

Sensitivity of air quality model responses to emission changes: comparison of results based on four EU inventories through FAIRMODE benchmarking methodology

A de Meij, C Cuvelier, P Thunis, E Pisoni… - Geoscientific Model …, 2024 - gmd.copernicus.org
Despite the application of an increasingly strict EU air quality legislation, air quality remains
problematic in large parts of Europe. To support the abatement of these remaining problems …

WRF-Chem model sensitivity to chemical mechanisms choice in reconstructing aerosol optical properties

A Balzarini, G Pirovano, L Honzak, R Žabkar… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the framework of the AQMEII initiative WRF-Chem has been applied over Europe
adopting two chemical configurations for the calendar year 2010. The first one employed the …

Evaluating 4 years of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) over Europe using IASI satellite observations and LOTOS‐EUROS model results

M Van Damme, RJ Wichink Kruit… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring ammonia (NH3) concentrations on a global to regional scale is a challenge. Due
to the limited availability of reliable ground‐based measurements, the determination of NH3 …

[HTML][HTML] Application of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis to the air quality SHERPA modelling tool

E Pisoni, D Albrecht, TA Mara, R Rosati… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air quality has significantly improved in Europe over the past few decades. Nonetheless we
still find high concentrations in measurements mainly in specific regions or cities. This …

PM2. 5 source apportionment in Lombardy (Italy): comparison of receptor and chemistry-transport modelling results

G Pirovano, C Colombi, A Balzarini, GM Riva… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work discusses the source apportionment results produced by receptor and chemistry-
transport modelling for PM2. 5 in Northern Italy, selected as case study due to its very critical …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced CAMx source apportionment analysis at an urban receptor in Milan based on source categories and emission regions

N Pepe, G Pirovano, A Balzarini, A Toppetti… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Source apportionment results from CAMx/PSAT v6. 3 model simulation at an urban receptor
placed in Milan city centre are presented. CAMx was run over a domain covering the Po …