Guidance

Leaders: Leonor Tarrasson (NILU), Enrico Pisoni (JRC)

Description

While this working group activities have so far focused on developing a methodology to benchmark model performance (Modelling Quality Objective (MQO), QA/QC protocol), future activities will focus on regular inter-comparison exercises based on the Composite Mapping platform and use of the MQO indicators:

1. Regular inter-comparisons and targeted analysis of key reported assessment data (modelling air concentrations & emissions aggregated data)
   • Targeted analysis of the Modelling Quality Indicator (MQI) across Europe (based on the comparison of on-the-fly and reported MQI)
   • Targeted study of the underlying emission data (Emission Dashboard – link to WG7)
   • Testing usability and usefulness of modelling metadata
   • Consequences for e-reporting of modelling data
2. Guidance on model application, documentation and validation
   • Update of the 2011 FAIRMODE guide on model application
   • Support to AAQD guidance on model use
   • Support to CEN WG43 (MQO) on the implementation of MQI

Documents

• Delta User's guide
• Updates on long and short term MQO and usage in the Delta tool (May 2016)
• MQO in the framework of the FAIRMODE project (Apr 2014)
• Updates on long and short term MQO and usage in the Delta tool (May 2016)
• MQO Template performance report & DELTA updates (Mar 2012)
• The Delta tool and benchmarking report template (Apr 2011)
• A procedure for air quality models benchmarking (Feb 2011)

Publications

• Strengths and weaknesses of the FAIRMODE benchmarking methodology for the evaluation of air quality models (2018)
• Applying the Delta tool to support AQD: The validation of the TCAM chemical transport model (2014)
• Model quality objectives based on measurement uncertainty. Part I: Ozone (2013)
• Model quality objectives based on measurement uncertainty. Part I: PM10 and NO2 (2013)
• Performance criteria to evaluate air quality modeling applications (2012)
• A tool to evaluate air quality model performances in regulatory applications (2012)

Tools and datasets

• ECMAP - Concentrations (2024)
• ECMAP - Concentrations (2017)
• ECMap - Database

WG2 Meetings