Atmosphere - Services Validation

Publications

Ozone
UV
Air Quality
Climate Study
Aviation Control

Ozone

Baier, F, Erbertseder, T, Morgenstern, O, Bittner, M and Brasseur, G., Assimilation of MIPAS data into a three-dimensional chemical-transport model. Q. J. R. Met. Soc, 131 (613), p. 3529 - 3542, DOI: 10.1256/qj.05.92, 2005.

Balis, D., P. Valks, R. van Oss, TOGOMI product validation document, TOGOMI/KNMI/VAL/001, issue 1.0, KNMI/ESA, October 2003.

Bittner, M., F. Baier, AFO2000 project INVERT, BMBF final report, 2006.

Brinksma, E.J., H. Eskes, R. van der A, P. Valks, J.F. de Haan en J.P. Veefkind, Validation of SCIAMACHY Ozone Columns Retrieved with TOSOMI, Second workshop on the Atmospheric Chemistry Validation of Envisat (ACVE-2) SP-562, 3/5/2004-7/5/2004, Frascati, ESA-ESRIN.

Brühl, C., Drayson, S.R., Russel III, J.M., Crutzen, P.J., McInerney, J.M., Purcell, P.N., Claude, H., Gernandt, HALOE occultation experiment ozone channel validation. Adv. Space Res., 29, 11, 1637-1642, 1996.

Chipperfield, M. P., Multiannual simulations with a three-dimensional chemical transport model, J. Geophys. Res., 104(D1), 1781–1805, 1999.

Daerden, F., Larsen, N., Chabrillat, S., Errera, Q., Bonjean, S., Fonteyn, D., Hoppel, K., and Fromm, M.: A 3D-CTM with detailed online PSC-microphysics: analysis of the Antarctic winter 2003 by comparison with satellite observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 6, 8511–8552, 2006.

Elbern H., F. Baier, M. Bittner, R. Bochorishvili, H. Bovensmann, L. Hoffman, W. Joppich, J. Meyer, M. Riese, J. Schwinger, G. Stiller and Th. von Clarmann: AFO2000 project SACADA, BMBF final report, 2006.

Elbern H., F. Baier, M. Bittner, R. Bochorishvili, H. Bovensmann, L. Hoffman, W. Joppich, J. Meyer, M. Riese, J. Schwinger, G. Stiller and Th. von Clarmann: Synoptic Analyses of Chemical constituents by Advanced Data Assimilation (SACADA), AFO2000 Newsletter 10, p 7-10, 2005.

Errera Q. and D. Fonteyn: Four-dimensional variational chemical assimilation of CRISTA stratospheric measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 106, pp 12,253-12,265, 2001.

Eskes, H. J., R. J. van der A, E. J. Brinksma, J. P. Veefkind, J. F. de Haan, and P. J. M. Valks, Retrieval and validation of ozone columns derived from measurements of SCIAMACHY on Envisat, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss, 5, 4429-4475, 2005.

Eskes, Henk, Peter van Velthoven, and Hennie Kelder, Global ozone forecasting based on ERS-2 GOME observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., Vol. 2, 271-278, 2002.

Eskes, Henk, Peter van Velthoven, Pieter Valks and Hennie Kelder, Assimilation of GOME total ozone satellite observations in a three-dimensional tracer transport model, Q.J.R.Meteorol.Soc. 129, 1663, 2003.

Geer A. J., W. A. Lahoz, S. Bekki, N. Bormann, Q. Errera, H. J. Eskes, D. Fonteyn, D. R. Jackson, M.N. Juckes, S. Massart, V.-H. Peuch, S. Rharmili, and A. Segers: The ASSET intercomparison of ozone analyses: method and first results, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 5445-5474, 2006.

Lahoz, W.A., A.J. Geer, S. Bekki, N. Bormann, S. Ceccherini, Q. Errera, H.J. Eskes, D. Fonteyn, D.R. Jackson, B. Khattatov, S. Massart, V.-H. Peuch, S. Rharmili, M. Ridolfi, A. Segers, O. Talagrand, H. Thornton, A.F. Vik and T. von Clarmann. The Assimilation of Envisat data (ASSET) project. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 1773-1796, 2007.

van Oss, R.F., Valks, P.J.M., and de Haan, J.F.: TOGOMI Delta Validation Document, TOGOMI/KNMI/VAL/002, KNMI/ESA, January 2004.

Vigouroux, C., M. De Mazière, Q. Errera, S. Chabrillat, E. Mahieu, P. Duchatelet, S. Wood, D. Smale, S. Mikuteit, T. Blumenstock, F. Hase, and N. Jones: Comparisons between ground-based FTIR and MIPAS N2O and HNO3 profiles before and after assimilation in BASCOE, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 377-396, 2007.

Wang, H. J., D. M. Cunnold, L. W. Thomason, J. M. Zawodny, and G. E. Bodeker, Assessment of SAGE version 6.1 ozone data quality, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 4691, doi:10.1029/2002JD002418, 2002.

Wang, P., P. Stammes, N. Fournier, Test and first validation of FRESCO+, Proceedings of SPIE volume 6362, Remote Sensing 2006, 11-16, Sep. 2006, Stockholm, Sweden.

Arola, A., S. Kalliskota, P. N. den Outer, K. Edwardsen, G. Hansen, T. Koskela, T. J. Martin, J. Mattijsen, R. Meerkötter, P. Peeters, G. Seckmeyer, P. Simon, H. Slaper, P. Taalas, J. Verdebout, Assessment of four methods to estimate surface UV radiation using satellite data by comparison with ground measurements from four stations in Europe, J. Geoph. Res., 107, No. D16, 2002.

Bugliaro, L., B. Mayer, R. Meerkötter, J. Verdebout, Potential and limitations of space-based methods for the retrieval of surface UV-B daily doses : A numerical study, J. Geoph. Res., Vol. 111, D23, D23207, doi:10.1029/2005JD006534, 2006.

De Backer, H., Koepke, P., Bais, A., de Cabo, X., Frei, T., Gillotay, D., Haite, C., Heikkilä, A., Kazantzidis, A., Koskela, T., Kyrö, E., Lapeta, B., Lorente, J., Masson, K., Mayer, B., Plets, H., Redondas, A., Renaud, A., Schauberger, G., Schmalwieser, A., Schwander, H., Vanicek, K., Comparison of Measured and Modelled UV Indices for the Assessment of Health Risks. Meteorol. Appl. 8: 267-277, 2001.

Degünther, M. and R. Meerkötter, Effects of remote clouds on surface UV irradiance, Ann. Geoph., 18, pp. 679-686, 2000.

Degünther, M. and R. Meerkötter, Influence of inhomogeneous surface albedo on UV irradiance: Effects of stratus clouds, J. Geoph. Res., Vol. 105, No. D-18 pp. 22755-22761, 2000.

DWD FE, Quarterly Report of the German NWP-System Part 2: Description of the German NWP System, 2004.

Flore, F., R.van der A, G. Licitra, A. Fabozzi, E. Simeone, V. Nardino, Validation of UV and Ozone EO based data used in PROMOTE/MEDSUN service, proceedings of the Atmospheric Science Conference, ESA/ESRIN Frascati, May 2006.

Hansen, G., The influence of UVR and climate conditions ob fish stocks: A case study of the Northeast Arctic cod. Final report of the EC project UVAC, Contract No. EVK3-CT-1999-00012, 2003.

Meerkötter, R. and M. Degünther, A radiative transfer case study for 3-d cloud effects in the UV, Geoph. Res. Lett., Vol. 28, No. 9, 1683-1686, 2001.

Meerkötter, R., B. Wissinger, and G. Seckmeyer, Monitoring Surface UV from ERS-2/GOME and NOAA/AVHRR data : A case study, Geoph. Res. Lett., Vol. 25, No. 15, pp. 1939-1942, 1997.

Meerkötter, R., J. Verdebout, L. Bugliaro, K. Edvardsen, and G. Hansen, 2, An evaluation of cloud affected UV radiation from polar orbiting and geostationary satellites at high latitudes, Geoph. Res. Lett., 30(18), 1956, doi:10.1029/2003GL017850, 2003.

Meerkötter, R., T. Erbertseder, J. Kammann, R. Blumenthal, F. Flore, E. Simeone, G. Licitra, A. Tanskanen, The UV Service in the ESA-GSE Project PROMOTE, Proceedings of SPIE, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XI, 11. - 14. Sept. 2006, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 6362, pp. 63621B-1 - 63621B-10, 2006.

Schwander, H., Koepke, P., Kaifel, A., Seckmeyer, G., Modification of spectral UV irradiance by clouds. J. Geophys. Res. 107, No. D16 AAC 7-1 to AAC 7-12, 2002.

Schwander, H., Kaifel, A., Ruggaber, A., Koepke, P., Spectral radiative-transfer modeling with minimized computation time by use of a neural-network technique. Appl. Optics 40, 331-335, 2001.

Simeone, E., F. Flore, V. Nardino, A. Masi, C. Lanzetta, G. Licitra, D. Palazzuoli, P. Gallo, S. Carpinello, Sistema di fotoprotezione solare mediante elaborazione di immagini ottiche satellitari, Acta of 9th ASITA Conference, Catania, 15-18 Nov. 2005.

Torres, O., Bhartia, P.K., Herman, J.R., Sinyuk, A., Ginoux, P., Holbein B., A Long-Term Record of Aerosol Optical Depth from TOMS Observations and Comparison to AERONET Measurements. J Atmos. Sciences 59, 398-413, 2002.

Vanicek, K., Frei T., Litynska Z., Schmalwieser, A., UV-Index for the Public. A guide for publication and interpretation of solar UV Index forecasts for the public prepared by the Working Group 4 of the COST-713 Action “UVB Forecasting". COST-713 Action, European Commission, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, pp. 27., 2000.

Weinstock, M.A., Assessment of Sun Sensitivity by Questionnaire: validity of items and formulation of a prediction rule, J. Clin. Epidemiol. Vol 45 , No 5., 1992.

WHO, Global solar UV index: a practical guide. A joint recommendation of the World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environmental Programme, and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. World Health Organization, Geneva. ISBN 92 4 159007 6, 2002.

Working Group 4 of the COST-713 Action 'UVB Forecasting' © European Communities, A guide for publication and interpretation of solar UV Index forecasts for the public, ISBN 92 828 81542 3, 2000.

Air quality

Ackerman, S., Remote sensing of aerosols using satellite infrared observations J.Geophys. Res., 102, 17069-17079, 1997.

Ackermann, I.J., H. Hass, M. Memmesheimer, A. Ebel, F.S. Binkowski and U. Shankar, MADE: Modal Aerosol Dynamics Model for Europe; Development and first applications. Atmos. Environ. 32(17), p 2981-2999, 1998.

Aliwell, S.R., M. Van Roozendael, P. V. Johnston, A. Richter, T. Wagner, et al., Analysis for BrO in zenith-sky spectra - An intercomparison exercise for analysis improvement, J. Geophys. Res., 107, No D14, 4199, doi:10.1029/2001JD000329, 2002.

ASTHMA Project Final report – 2002, E.U. DG XII FP 5.

Baier, F; Erbertseder, T; Morgenstern, O; Bittner, M and Brasseur, G: Assimilation of MIPAS data into a threedimensional chmical-transport model, submitted to Q. J. R. Met. Soc, 2005.

Barkley, M. P., P. S. Monks, U. Frieß, R. L. Mittermeier, H. Fast, S. Körner, and M. Heimann, Comparisions between SCIAMACHY atmospheric CO2 retrieved using (FSI) WFM-DOAS to ground based FTIR data and the TM3 chemistry transport model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 4483-4498, 2006.

Bessagnet B., Hodzic A., Vautard R., Beekmann M., Cheinet S., Honoré C., Liousse C., Rouil L., Aerosol modeling with CHIMERE - Preliminary evaluation at the continental scale. Atmospheric Environment; 38, 2803-2817, 2004.

Brown et al., MODIS Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Version 2.0, ATBD_MOD_25, available from URL02, 1999.

Blond, N., K.F. Boersma, H.J. Eskes, R.J. van der A, M. Van Roozendael, I. De Smedt, G. Bergametti, and R. Vautard, Intercomparison of SCIAMACHY nitrogen dioxide observations, in-situ measurements, and air quality modeling results over Western Europe, J. Geophys. Res, in press, 2007.

Boersma, K. F., H. J. Eskes, and E. J. Brinksma, Error Analysis for Tropospheric NO2 Retrieval from Space, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D04311, 2004.

Boersma. K.F., D.J. Jacob, H.J. Eskes, R.Pinder, J. Wang, R.J. van der A, Intercomparison of SCIAMACHY and OMI tropospheric NO2 columns: observing the diurnal evolution of chemistry and emissions from space, submitted to J. Geophys. Res., 2007.

Buchwitz, M., I. Khlystova, H. Bovensmann, J. P. Burrows, Three years of global carbon monoxide from SCIAMACHY: Comparison with MOPITT and first results related to the detection of enhanced CO over cities, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2399-2411, 2007.

Carruthers, D. J., Dixon, P., McHugh, C. A., Nixon, S. G. and Oates, W., Determination of Compliance with UK and Air Quality Objectives From High Resolution Pollutant Concentration Maps Calculated Using ADMS-Urban. Proc of the 6th Workshop on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, in Intl. J. of Environment and Pollution, 16, Nos. 1-6, 2001.

Carruthers, D. J., Edmunds, H. A., Lester, A. E., McHugh, C. A. and Singles, R. J., Use and Validation of ADMS-Urban in Contrasting Urban and Industrial Locations. Intl. J. Environment and Pollution, 14, 364-374, 1998.

CERC, ADMS-Urban Technical Specification. Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd., 3 Kings Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ, 2001.

CERC, ADMS 3 Validation Summary. Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd., 2001a.

CERC, Validation of ADMS-Urban and ADMS-Roads Against M4 and M25 Motorway Data Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd., 2001b.

CERC, Validation of ADMS-Roads Using the Caltrans Highway 99 Data Set Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd., 2001c.

CERC, Comparison of ADMS-Roads, CALINE4 and UK DMRB model Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd., 2001d.

Commission Decision 2004/470/CE concerning guidance on a provisional reference method for the sampling and measurement of PM2.5, 29/04/2004.

Chance, K., P.I. Palmer, R.J.D. Spurr, R.V. Martin, T.P. Kurosu, and D.J. Jacob, Satellite observations of formaldehyde over North America from GOME, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3461-3464, 2000.

Darmenov A., and Sokolik I.N., Identifying the regional thermal-IR radiative signature of mineral dust with MODIS, Geophys. Res. Lett. vol.32, L16803, 10.129/2005 GL023092, 2005.

De Ridder, Testing Brutsaert’s temperature roughness parameterization for representing urban surfaces in atmospheric models. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L13403, doi:10.1029/2006GL026572, 2006.

De Ridder, K., Remote sensing of parameters that regulate energy and water transfer at the land-atmosphere interface. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 25, 159-165, 2000.

De Ridder, K., and F. Lefebre, Benefits of urban green space – regional air quality simulations. Deliverable 13, EVK4-CT-2000-00041 (BUGS), available from URL04, 2003.

De Ridder, K., F Lefebre, S Adriaensen, U Arnold, W Beckroege, C Bronner, O Damsgaard, I Dostal, J Dufek, J Hirsch, L IntPanis, Z Kotek, T Ramadier, A Thierry, S Vermoote, A Wania, C Weber, Simulating the impact of urban sprawl on air quality and population exposure in the German Ruhr area. In progress, manuscript available here, 2007.

De Smedt, I., M. Van Roozendael, R. Van der A, H. Eskes, J.F. Müller, Retrieval of formaldehyde columns from GOME as part of the GSE PROMOTE and comparison with 3D-CTM calculations, Proceedings of the Atmospheric Science Conference, ESA, 2006.

De Smedt, I., M. Van Roozendael, T. Stavrakou , J.-F. Müller, R. Van der A, H. Eskes, Global observation of formaldehyde in the troposphere by satellites: gome and sciamachy results, Proceedings of the Second Envisat Symposium, 2007.

Deutsch, F., J. Vankerkom, L. Janssen and C. Mensink, Verdere validatie van het geoptimaliseerde BelEUROS model voor Vlaanderen en omloggende regio's (in Dutch), VITO report 2007/IMS/R/009, 2007a.

Deutsch, F., L. Janssen, J. Vankerkom, C. Mensink, F. Fierens, G. Dumont, and E. Roekens, Modelling changes of aerosol composition over Belgium and Europe. Int. J. Environment and Pollution, in press, 2007b.

Di Nicolantonio, W., Cacciari, A., Bolzacchini, E., Ferrero, L., Volta, L., Pisoni, E., MODIS Aerosol Optical Properties over North Italy for estimating surface-level PM2.5, Envisat Symposium 2007.

DLR, BIRA, SAO and ESA: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for GOME Total Column Densities of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide UPAS/GDOAS: GDP 4.0, Doc.No.: ERSE-DTEX-EOPG-TN-04-0007, 2004.

Elbern, H. and H. Schmidt, Ozone episode analysis by four-dimensional variational chemistry data assimilation, J. Geophys. Res., D4, (106), 3569-3590, 2001.

Elbern, H., H. Schmidt and A. Ebel, Variational data assimilation for tropospheric chemistry modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 102, (D13), 15,967-15,985, 1997.

Elbern, H., Strunk, A., Schmidt, H., Talagrand, O., Emission rate and chemical state estimation by 4-dimensional variational inversion, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc., Vol. 7, 1725-1783, 2007.

Emmons, L. K., D. A. Hauglustaine, J.-F. Müller, M. A. Carroll, G. P. Brasseur, D. Brunner, J. Staehelin, V. Thouret, A. Marenco, Data composites of airborne observations of tropospheric ozone and its precursors, J. Geophys. Res., 105(D16), 20497-20538, 10.1029/2000JD900232, 2000.

Engel-Cox J.A., Hoff, R.M., Haymet, A.D.J., Recommendation on the use of satellite remore-sensing data for urban air quality, J.Air Waste Manag. Assoc., 54, 1360-1371, 2004.

Engel-Cox J.A., Holloman, C.H., Coutant, B.W., Hoff, R.M., Qualitative and quantitative evalution of MODIS satellite sensor data for regional and urban scale air quality, Atm.Env. 38, 2495-2590, 2004.

Eskes, H. J. et al., GOME assimilated and validated Ozone and NO2 fields for Scientific Users and Model Validation, Final Report, European Commission, Fifth Framework Programme, Environment and Sustainable Development, 1998-2002, April 2003.

Eskes, H. J., and K.F. Boersma, Averaging kernels for DOAS total-column satellite retrievals, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 1285-1291, 2003.

Fahre Vik A., Fjaeraa A. M., Stiebel K., Yttri K. E., Torseth K., de Leeuw G., Scheomacher R., Holzer-Popp T., Schroedter-Homscheidt M., European aerosol measurements from space, in: Yttri K. E. and Aas W., Measurements of particulate matter: Status Report 2006, NILU, EMEP/CCC-Report 3/2006, pp. 81 – 98, 2006.

Fayt, C., Van Roozendael, M., WinDOAS 2.1 Software User Manual, 2001.

Gobbi G. P., F. Barnaba, and L. Ammannato, The vertical distribution of aerosols, Saharan dust and cirrus clouds in Rome (Italy) in the year 2001, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 4, 351-359, 2004.

Hass, H., H.J. Jakobs, M. Memmesheimer, Analysis of a Regional Model (EURAD) Near Surface Gas Concentration Predictions using Observations from Networks, Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 57, 173-201, 1995.

Hass, H., M. van Loon, C. Kessler, R. Stern, J. Matthijsen, F. Sauter, Z. Zlatev, J. Langner, V. Foltescu, M. Schaap, Aerosol Modelling: Results and Intercomparison from European Regional-scale Modelling Systems, A contribution to the EUROTRAC-2 subproject GLOREAM, International Scientific Secretariat (ISS), Munich, Germany, 2003.

Hidalgo P.J., Mangin A., Galan C., Hembise O., Vasquez L.M. and Sanchez O. - An automated system for surveying and forecasting Olea pollen dispersion, Second European Symposium on Aerobiology (Vienna, Austria), September 5-9, 2000 & Aerobiologia Publ. pp.417-425.

Hodzic, A., Vautard, R., Bessagnet, B., Lattuati, M., and F. Moreto, On the quality of long-term urban particulate matter simulation with the CHIMERE model. Atmospheric Environment, 39, 5851-5864, 2005.

Hofmann, D.J., Bonasoni, P., De Mazière, M., Evangelisti, F., Francois, P., Giovanelli, G., Goldman, A., Goutail, F., Harder, J., Jakoubek, R., Johnston, P., Kerr, J., McElroy, T., McKenzie, R., Mount, G., Pommereau, J.-P., Simon, P., Solomon, S., Stutz, J., Thomas, A., Van Roozendael, M., and Wu, E., Intercomparison of UV/Visible Spectrometers for Measurements of Stratospheric NO2 for the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 16,765-16,791, 1995.

Holben B.N., T.F.Eck, I.Slutsker, D.Tanre, J.P.Buis, A.Setzer, E.Vermote, J.A.Reagan, Y.Kaufman, T.Nakajima, F.Lavenu, I.Jankowiak, and A.Smirnov, AERONET - A federated instrument network and data archive for aerosol characterization, Rem. Sens. Environ., 66, 1-16, 1998.

Holzer-Popp, T., M. Schroedter, and G., Gesell, Retrieving aerosol optical depth and type in the boundary layer over land and ocean from simultaneous GOME spectrometer and ATSR-2 radiometer measurements, 1, Method description, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, D21, AAC10-1 – AAC16-17, 2002a.

Holzer-Popp, T., M. Schroedter, and G., Gesell, Retrieving aerosol optical depth and type in the boundary layer over land and ocean from simultaneous GOME spectrometer and ATSR-2 radiometer measurements, 2, Case study application and validation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, D24, pp. AAC10-1 – AAC10-8, 2002b.

Holzer-Popp, T., Schroedter-Homscheidt, M., Satellite based climatology of aerosol components, Proc., EUMETSAT user conference, Prague, 31.5. 4.6.2004, 2004a.

Holzer-Popp, T., Schroedter-Homscheidt, M., Satellite-based background concentration maps of different particle classes in the atmosphere, in: C. A. Brebbia, (eds.), Air Pollution XIII, WIT Press, Southampton, 2004b.

Holzer-Popp, T., Schroedter-Homscheidt, M., Synergetic aerosol retrieval from ENVISAT, Proc. ERS/ENVISAT Symposium, Salzburg, 6.-10.9.2004, ESA, 2004c.

Honoré, C., L. Rouïl, R. Vautard, M. Beekmann, B. Bessagnet, A. Dufour, C. Elichegaray, J.-M. Flaud, L. Malherbe, F. Meleux, L. Menut, D. Martin, A. Peuch, V.-H. Peuch, N. Poisson, Predictability of European air quality: The assessment of three years of operational forecasts and analyses, submitted to J. of Geophys. Res., 2007.

Hutchinson K.D., Smith S., Faruqui S., The use of MODIS data and aerosol products for air quality prediction, Atm. Env., 38, 5057-5070, 2004.

Jakobs, H. J., H. Feldmann, H. Hass and M. Memmesheimer, The use of nested models for air pollution studies: An application of the EURAD model to a SANA episode, J. Appl. Meteor., 34, (6), 1301-1319, 1995.

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Kilbane-Dawe, I.J., S. Potter, First Results from Croydon airTEXT, Proceedings of the ESA Montreux symposium, April 2007.

Koelemeijer, R. B. A., J. F. de Haan and P. Stammes, A database of spectral surface reflectivity in the range 335-772nm derived from 5.5 years of GOME observations, J. Geophys. Res.-Atm., 108(D2), 4070, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002429, 2003.

Koelemeijer, R. B. A., P. Stammes, J. W. Hovenier, and J. F. de Haan, A fast method for retrieval of cloud parameters using oxygen A band measurements from GOME, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 3475-3490, 2001.

Koelemeijer, R. B. A., P. Stammes, J. W. Hovenier, and J. F. de Haan, Global distributions of effective cloud fraction and cloud top pressure derived from oxygen A band spectra measured by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment: comparison to ISCCP data, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D12), 4151, doi: 10.1029/2001JD000840, 2002.

Kurosu, T.P., K. Chance, and C.E. Sioris, Preliminary results for HCHO and BrO from the EOS-Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument, in Passive Optical Remove Sensing of the Atmosphere and Clouds IV, S.C. Tsay, T. Yokota, and M.-H. Ahn (Eds.), Proc. of SPIE Vol. 5652 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2004), 0277-786X/04/$15, doi: 10.1117/12.578606, 2004.

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Lambert, J.C.:Ground-based comparisons of SCIAMACHY NRT O3 and NO2 Columns, Envisat Validation Workshop, ACVT, GBMCD, 2002.

Larssen, S., R. Sluyter, C. Helmis, Criteria for EUROAIRNET. Technical Report no. 12, EEA, February 1999. Available from URL04, 1999.

Liu, Y., Sarnat, J.A., Kilaru, V., Jacob, D.J., and Koutraskis, P., Estimating ground-level PM2.5 in the eastern United States using satellite remote sensing, Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, 3269-3278, 2005.

Loyola, D., Van Geffen, J., Valks, P., Erbertseder, T., Van Roozendael, M., Thomas, W., Zimmer, W. and Wißkirchen, K, Satellite-based detection of volcanic sulphur dioxide from recent eruptions in Central and South America, /Advances in Geosciences/, in press, 2007.

Mangin et al., Pollen dispersion forecast at regional scale, European Geophysical Society, XXVII General Assembly, Nice, April 2002.

Mangin, O. Hembise, J. Belmonte, R. Guardia, C. Galan, P. Hidalgo, P. Mandrioli, P. Denuntis, Système de prévision et de suivi de concentrations polliniques – 7ème symposium APFL – Arles – September 2001.

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Memmesheimer, M., E. Friese, A. Ebel, H. J. Jakobs, H. Feldmann, C. Kessler and G. Piekorz, Long-term simulations of particulate matter in Europe on different scales using sequential nesting of a regional model, Int. J. Environm. and Pollution, 22, (1-2), 108-132, 2004.

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Climate study

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