European Monitoring and Evaluation Program Model for the UK (EMEP4UK) daily atmospheric composition for 2002-2021
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Scheffler, J.; Vieno, M. (2022). European Monitoring and Evaluation Program Model for the UK (EMEP4UK) daily atmospheric composition for 2002-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ca302d30-7b8b-46ec-90b6-67b79df00c92
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This dataset is a model output from the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) model applied to the UK (EMEP4UK) driven by Weather and Research Forecast model meteorology (WRF). It provides UK estimates daily averaged atmospheric composition at 3x3 km² grid for the years 2002 to 2021.
The data consists of atmospheric composition and deposition values of various pollutants; including PM10, PM2.5, secondary organic aerosols (SOA), elemental carbon (EC), secondary inorganic aerosols (SIA), SO₂, NH₃, NOX, and O₃.
The EMEP4UK model version used here is rv4.36, and the WRF model version is the 4.2.2.
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
The data consists of atmospheric composition and deposition values of various pollutants; including PM10, PM2.5, secondary organic aerosols (SOA), elemental carbon (EC), secondary inorganic aerosols (SIA), SO₂, NH₃, NOX, and O₃.
The EMEP4UK model version used here is rv4.36, and the WRF model version is the 4.2.2.
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
Publication date: 2022-06-13
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NetCDF
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Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
Polarstereographic grid
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2002-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Provenance & quality
The EMEP4UK atmospheric chemistry transport model calculated daily average concentrations for a model domain covering the UK with a resolution of about 3x3 km2. The model is evaluated using the UK Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) monitoring stations (https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/network-info?view=aurn). R was used to access the AURN dataset to evaluate the EMEP4UK model output.
The data are processed from the full EMEP4UK model output to a subset containing essential variables only. The Climate Data Operators version 1.9.10 was used to subset the model output.
Your use of the content of this dataset is entirely at your own risk. We make no warranty or guarantee that the content is error free or fit for your intended use
The data are processed from the full EMEP4UK model output to a subset containing essential variables only. The Climate Data Operators version 1.9.10 was used to subset the model output.
Your use of the content of this dataset is entirely at your own risk. We make no warranty or guarantee that the content is error free or fit for your intended use
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Scheffler, J.; Vieno, M. (2022). European Monitoring and Evaluation Program Model for the UK (EMEP4UK) daily atmospheric composition for 2002-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ca302d30-7b8b-46ec-90b6-67b79df00c92
Acknowledgements required (third-party datasets used to drive the model): The Weather and Research Forecast (WRF) model derived meteorology has been used to drive the EMEP4UK model. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction Final Reanalysis dataset have been used as initial and boundary condition, and to nudge the WRF model.
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Citations
Cui, F., Zheng, L., Zhang, J., Tang, L., Ma, Y., Li, D., Wang, J., Xing, M., Xie, J., Yang, J., & Tian, Y. (2024). Long‐term exposure to fine particulate matter constituents, genetic susceptibility, and incident heart failure among 411 807 adults. In European Journal of Heart Failure. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3486
de la Cruz Libardi, A., Masselot, P., Schneider, R., Nightingale, E., Milojevic, A., Vanoli, J., Mistry, M.N., & Gasparrini, A. (2024). High resolution mapping of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter in Great Britain (2003–2021) with multi-stage data reconstruction and ensemble machine learning methods. In Atmospheric Pollution Research (Vol. 15, Issue 11, p. 102284). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2024.102284
Supplemental information
WRF reference: Skamarock, W. C., J. B. Klemp, J. Dudhia, D. O. Gill, Z. Liu, J. Berner, W. Wang, J. G. Powers, M. G. Duda, D. M. Barker, and X.-Y. Huang, 2019: A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 4. NCAR Tech. Note NCAR/TN-556+STR, 145 pp. doi:10.5065/1dfh-6p97 NCEP reference: National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Weather Service/NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce. 2000, updated daily. NCEP FNL Operational Model Global Tropospheric Analyses, continuing from July 1999. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M043C6. Accessed 01012022 The emissions used in the EMEP4UK model are derived from: The EU EMEP emissions center (www.emep.int). The UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (http://naei.defra.gov.uk). The Republic of Ireland national emissions inventory (https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/air/Research_Report_317.pdf).
National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Weather Service/NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce. 2000, updated daily. NCEP FNL Operational Model Global Tropospheric Analyses, continuing from July 1999. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M043C6. Accessed 01012022
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R016429/1
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