Publications

Taking the step from bulk to size-segregated aerosol description: Modelling of size distributions with the EMEP/MSC-W model. NILU F

Karl, M.; Tsyro, S.

Droplet size distributions in turbulent emulsions: Breakup criteria and surfactant effects from direct numerical simulations.

Skartlien, R.; Sollum, E.; Schumann, H.

Screening for potential hazard effects from four nitramines on human eye and skin.

Fjellsbø, L.M.; Van Rompay, A.R.; Hooyberghs, J.; Nelissen, I.; Dusinska, M.

Occurrence and seasonality of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in Arctic air.

Krogseth, I.S.; Kierkegaard, A.; Mclachlan, M.S.; Breivik, K.; Hansen, K.M.; Schlabach, M.

Persistent organic pollutants in the environment. EMEP Status Report, 3/2013

Gusev, A.; Rozovskaya, O.; Shatalov, V.; Sokovykh, V.; Vulykh, N.; Aas, W.; Breivik, K.; Katsoyiannis, A.

Using ground station data for improving accuracy in (global) modeling. NILU F

Fiebig, M.

The size range of bubbles that produce ash during explosive volcanic eruptions.

Genareau, K.; Mulukutla, G.K.; Proussevitch, A.A.; Durant, A.J.; Rose, W.I.; Sahagian, D.L.

Road traffic's contribution to air quality in European cities. ETC/ACM Technical Paper, 2012/14

Sundvor, I.; Castell Balaguer, N.; Viana, M.; Querol, X.; Reche, C.; Amato, F.; Mellios, G.; Guerreiro, C.

Air Quality in Norwegian cities. Handbook for luftkvalitet.info - administration. NILU TR

Johnsrud, M.; Tørnkvist, K.K.; Marsteen, L.

This handbook offers an introduction to the webportal admin.luftkvalitet.info developed by NILU for The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and The Climate and Pollution Agency (Klif). The modules in luftkvalitet.info - administration provides necessary tools for quality insurance and handling of air quality data in the Norwegian national measurement database.

The 5-years assessment of air quality, the Norwegian experience. NILU OR

Guerreiro, C.; Bøhler, T.

This report describes the Norwegian experience and "best practices" regarding the approach to classify zones and agglomerations in relation to the upper and lower assessment thresholds, as required in Article 5 of Directive 2008/50/ EC and Article 4 of Directive 2004/107/ EC. It is based on the recent air quality assessments done in Norway and gives a brief overview over the available relevant information and methods NILU would consider in such an assessment. A short description of Norway's assessment zones and agglomerations and monitoring networks is also provided.

Planetary wave 1 and 2 activity in MLT during stratospheric warmings from a chain of SuperDARN radars and WACCM. NILU F

Kleinknecht, N.; Orsolini, Y.J.; Espy, P.; Hibbins, R.

Development of a compact PTR-ToF-MS for suborbital research on the earth's atmospheric composition. NILU F

Wisthaler, A.; Crawford, J.H.; Haidacher, S.; Hanel, G.; Hartungen, E.; Jordan, A.; Märk, L.; Mikoviny, T.; Müller, M.; Mutschlechner, P.; Schottkowsky, R.; Sulzer, P.

Evaluation of new data sources for improving the estimation of background concentrations in Norway. NILU OR

Schneider, P.; Obracaj, A.

A previous report (OR 68/2011) described a geostatistical methodology developed for creating a consistent dataset of background concentrations of NO2, O3, PM10, and PM2.5 in Norway, that are representative of a typical year. The resulting dataset has a resolution of 0.1 degrees by 0.1 degrees and is available at hourly temporal resolution. Based on this existing methodology, this study reports on the evaluation of new data sources as a means of improving such estimates of background concentrations. The potential of satellite-derived NO2 data is evaluated for guiding the geostatistics-based spatial interpolation procedure of NO2 station data in Norway. Furthermore, the output from a high-resolution atmospheric model was tested with respect to its capability of improving the spatial and temporal characterization of background concentrations. Finally, an online web mapping system was developed to make the project results easily accessible and to provide basic data analysis and visualization routines for the public.