Publications

Gridded global surface ozone metrics for atmospheric chemistry model evaluation.

Sofen, E.D.; Bowdalo, D.; Evans, M.J.; Apadula, F.; Bonasoni, P.; Cupeiro, M.; Ellul, R.; Galbally, I. E.; Girgzdiene, R.; Luppo, S.; Mimouni, M.; Nahas, A.C.; Saliba, M.; Tørseth, K.

Black carbon aerosol measurements and simulation in two ci ties in south-west Spain.

Milford, C.; Fernández-Camacho, R.; de la Campa, A.M.S.; Rodríguez, S.; Castell, N.; Marrero, C.; Bustos, J.J.; de la Rosa, J.D.; Stein, A.F.

Seasonal variation in accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in an Arctic marine benthic food web.

Evenset, A.; Hallanger, I.G.; Tessmann, M.; Warner, N.; Ruus, A.; Borgå, K.; Gabrielsen, G.W.; Christensen, G.; Renaud, P.E.

Evaluation of observed and modelled aerosol lifetimes using radioactive tracers of opportunity and an ensemble of 19 global models.

Kristiansen, N. I.; Stohl, A.; Olivié, D. J. L.; Croft, B.; Søvde, O. A.; Klein, H.; Christoudias, T.; Kunkel, D.; Leadbetter, S. J.; Lee, Y. H.; Zhang, K.; Tsigaridis, K.; Bergman, T.; Evangeliou, N.; Wang, H.; Ma, P.-L.; Easter, R. C.; Rasch, P. J.; Liu, X.; Pitari, G.; Di Genova, G.; Zhao, S. Y.; Balkanski, Y.; Bauer, S. E.; Faluvegi, G. S.; Kokkola, H.; Martin, R. V.; Pierce, J. R.; Schulz, M.; Shindell, D.; Tost, H.; Zhang, H.

Tilt error in cryospheric surface radiation measurements at high latitudes: a model study.

Bogren, W.S.; Burkhart, J.F.; Kylling, A.

Evaluation of satellite soil moisture products over Norway using ground-based observations.

Griesfeller, A.; Lahoz, W.A.; de Jeu, R.A.M.; Dorigo, W.; Haugen, L.E.; Svendby, T.M.; Wagner, W.

Clean air and healthy lungs. Enhancing the World Bank's Approach to Air Quality Management. Environment and natural resources global practice discussion paper; 03

Awe, Y.; Nygard, J.; Larssen, S.; Lee, H.; Dulal, H.; Kanakia, R.

This report specifically deals with air pollution, which was reported, by the World Health Organization (WHO), as the single largest environmental health risk globally in 2012 (WHO, 2014a). Air pollution from outdoor and household sources jointly account for more than 7 million deaths (3.7 million from ambient air pollution and 4.3 million from household air pollution). The following sections of this chapter present the objectives of, and key aspects of the institutional context for, this report followed by an examination of some of the major drivers of deteriorating ambient air quality in developing countries; air pollution sources and impacts; and the status of air quality management in developing countries. Chapter two presents the results of a desk-based portfolio review of World Bank projects that are relevant to reduction of air pollution. This is followed, in chapter three, by an examination of case studies of World Bank projects whose objectives include addressing ambient air pollution, highlighting good practices and lessons for future work of the Bank in supporting clients. Chapter four presents possible approaches for enhancing future Bank support in helping clients to improve air quality and reduce the associated adverse health outcomes. Chapter five presents overall conclusions and recommendations.

High throughput comet assay to study genotoxicity of nanomaterials.

El Yamani, N.; Rundén-Pran, E.; Fjellsbø, L.; Collins, A.R.; Dusinska, M.

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NM401) induce ROS and HPRT mutations in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells.

Rubio, L.; El Yamani, N.; Marcos, R.; Dusinska, M.

Discounting the impact of meteorology to the ozone concentration trends. ETC/ACM Technical Paper, 2015/9

Solberg, S.; Colette, A.; Bessagnet, B.; Réal, E.; Couvidat, F.; Guerreiro, C.

CH4 in the atmosphere: Status of joint MOCA-CAGE measurements in 2015, and plans for 2016.

Myhre, C.L.

Greenhouse gas inventory for the Abu Dhabi Emirate. Technical basis & results of the second inventory. NILU OR

Thorne, R.J.; Sundseth, K.; Pacyna, J.M.; Pacyna, E.G.; Hamed, H.I.

Emission estimates for Norwegian cities. NBV_Emission Database v.0. NILU OR

Lopez-Aparicio, S.; Vo, D.T.

This report is part of the development of a National Modelling System for local air quality ("Nasjonalt Beregningsverktøy" or NBV project). We describe and document the emission database used as baseline in the NBV project (i.e. NBV_Emission_Database v.0) and the preliminary emission estimates. This report presents NOx and PM10 emission estimates for Bergen, Drammen, Grenland, Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger, and the breakdown among sectors. The report emphasizes on the need for update emissions. The developments carried out in 2015 and described in this report involves i) the traffic sector through the development of application to retrieve data; ii) the residential heating sector by updating emissions from wood burning; and iii) the update of shipping emissions. The updated emissions will constitute the NBV_Emission_Database v.1, which better represents current situation, is consistent regarding the methods used to estimate emissions, and completes identified gaps. Our study highlight the importance of updating regularly emissions inventories.