Publications

Data assimilation: making sense of Earth Observation.

Lahoz, W.; Schneider, P.

A satellite-based analysis of temporal dynamics in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide levels over large urban agglomerations worldwide.

Schneider, P.; van der A, R.; Valdebenito, A.

Validation of Land Surface Temperature from multiple satellite instruments using worldwide in situ datasets and sensor inter-comparisons.

Schneider, P.; Martins, J.; Trigo, I.; Pires, A.; Jimenez, C.; Prigent, C.; Prata, F.; Goettsche, F.; Hook, S.

Understanding the fate and bioaccumulation of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) in Arctic lakes. NILU PP

Krogseth, I.,Warner, N.A.; Christensen, G.N.; Whelan, M.J.; Breivik, K.; Evenset, A.; Wasbotten, I.H.

Long-range transport of e-waste: Part 2. Exploring the potential implications of trans-boundary e-waste exports on chemical emissions, fate and exposures. NILU F

Armitage, J.M.; Wania, F.; Breivik, K.

Trans-boundary movement of e-waste and the associated contaminants (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls, halogenated flame retardants, metals) has emerged as an important research topic in the last decade. Several monitoring studies published in the peer-reviewed literature have documented elevated levels of various industrial-use organic contaminants (IUOCs) in the atmosphere near known or suspected e-waste receiving and processing sites in Asia. Surprisingly high concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in the atmosphere were also reported offshore of West Africa. Emissions of IUOCs linked to trans-boundary movement of e-waste have implications for chemical fate and exposure at local, regional and global scale. For example, the transfer of e-waste from temperate climates to tropical regions could lead to enhanced emissions simply through temperature-related increases in passive volatilization from open landfill sites. The main objective of this study is to develop emission scenarios for selected IUOCs considering the generation and transport of e-waste and simulate and compare chemical fate and transport using an evaluative modeling approach. All simulations were conducted using BETR-Global 2.0 (https://sites.google.com/site/betrglobal/), a chemical fate model which divides the globe into 288 zones (15o x 15o). This spatial resolution is deemed suitable for assessments at the regional as well as global scale. Breivik et al. (SETAC 2014) present an inventory of the global generation and trans-boundary exports of e-waste towards non-OECD countries, with an emphasis on locations in sub-tropical and tropical regions. This inventory along with the physical-chemical property data of selected IUOCs (e.g., partition coefficients, degradation rate constants) are the key inputs to the model simulations. Model output under various emission scenarios are compared in terms of overall persistence (POV) at the global scale as well as in terms of long-range transport potential (LTRP) at regional and global scale (e.g., atmospheric deposition of IUOCs in remote regions). The model outputs are also used to assess the potential implications for chemical exposure at regional and global scale under the various scenarios.

DNA double-strand breaks in relation to persistent organic pollutants in a fasting seabird.

Fenstad, A.A.; Jenssen, B.M.; Moe, B.; Hanssen, S.A.; Bingham, C.; Herzke, D.; Bustnes, J.O.; Krøkje, Å.

Hubei-AQ.info. Report on AQ information towards the public based on the outputs from the questionnaires based survey. NILU OR

Liu, H.-Y. (eds.) Liu, H.-Y.; Hak, C.

This report presents the results from the questionnaires based survey in Wuhan. Within 1086 valid questionnaires collected from the public, the results showed that most participants: 1) are young students with bachelor degree; 2) have basic knowledge about air pollution issues in Wuhan; 3) expressed their willingness to learn more AQ-related knowledge; 4) suggested to strength environmental awareness raising activities in Wuhan; and 5) strongly appeal to the local government to implement actions to improve the air quality.

Intercomparison and evaluation of global aerosol microphysical properties among AeroCom models of a range of complexity.

Mann, G. W.; Carslaw, K. S.; Reddington, C. L.; Pringle, K. J.; Schulz, M.; Asmi, A.; Spracklen, D. V.; Ridley, D. A.; Woodhouse, M. T.; Lee, L. A.; Zhang, K.; Ghan, S. J.; Easter, R. C.; Liu, X.; Stier, P.; Lee, Y. H.; Adams, P. J.; Tost, H.; Lelieveld, J.; Bauer, S. E.; Tsigaridis, K.; van Noije, T. P. C.; Strunk, A.; Vignati, E.; Bellouin, N.; Dalvi, M.; Johnson, C. E.; Bergman, T.; Kokkola, H.; von Salzen, K.; Yu, F.; Luo, G.; Petzold, A.; Heintzenberg, J.; Clarke, A.; Ogren, J. A.; Gras, J.; Baltensperger, U.; Kaminski, U.; Jennings, S. G.; O'Dowd, C. D.; Harrison, R. M.; Beddows, D. C. S.; Kulmala, M.; Viisanen, Y.; Ulevicius, V.; Mihalopoulos, N.; Zdimal, V.; Fiebig, M.; Hansson, H.-C.; Swietlicki, E.; Henzing, J. S.

GMOS Global Mercury Observation System. D2.3 - Report on future emission estimates along the SQ, EXEC, and MFTR scenarios for total mercury and its chemical forms. NILU OR

Sundseth, K.; Pacyna, J.M.; Banel, A.; Pacyna, E.G.; Gustavsson, T.; Kindbom, K.; Munthe, J.

The report describes future emission factors under different scenarios.This report is the final version of GMOS Deliverable D 2.3 Report on future emission estimates along the SQ, EXEC, and MFTR scenarios for total mercury and its chemical forms. It presents future global anthropogenic mercury emissions for different scenarios of energy and emission control policy for the reference year 2035.

Atmospheric occurrence and gas-particle partitioning of PBDEs in an industrialised and urban area of Florence, Italy.

Cincinelli, A.; Pieri, F.; Martellini, T.; Passaponti, M.; Del Bubba, M.; Del Vento, S.; Katsoyiannis, A.

Cattle egrets as a biosentinels of persistent organic pollutants exposure.

Khan, M.; Mohammad, A.; Ahad, K.; Katsoyiannis, A.; Malik, S.A.; Abdullaha, M.; Rashid, A.; Fasola, M.; Hussain, A.; Bokhari, H.; Eqani, S.A.M.A.S.

Where does the optically detectable aerosol in the European Arctic come from?

Stock, M.; Ritter, C.; Aaltonen, V.; Aas, W.; Handorff, D.; Herber, A.; Treffeisen, R.; Dethloff, K.

TransCom N2O model inter-comparison - Part 1: Assessing the influence of transport and surface fluxes on tropospheric N2O variability.

Thompson, R.L.; Patra, P.K.; Ishijima, K.; Saikawa, E.; Corazza, M.; Karstens, U.; Wilson, C.; Bergamaschi, P.; Dlugokencky, E.; Sweeney, C.; Prinn, R.G.; Weiss, R.F.; O'Doherty, S.; Fraser, P.J.; Steele, L.P.; Krummel, P.B.; Saunois, M.; Chipperfield, M.; Bousquet, P.