Jensen, M.T., Nielsen, O-K., Mikkelsen, M.H., Winther, M., Gyldenkærne, S., Viuf, P.Ø. & Illerup J.B. 2008: Rapportering af Luftemissioner på Grid. Metoder og Principper. 58 s. Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Århus Universitet. – Faglig rapport fra DMU nr. 654.
Summary
This report explains methods for reporting emissions on EMEP grid with a resolution of 50km x 50km for the reporting years 1990, 1995, 2000 an 2005. The applied and geographical distributed emission data on grid represents the latest delivery (per March 2007) to UNECE LRTAP (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution). Thus data represents the latest recalculation of historical values.
The reporting of emissions on EMEP grid with a resolution of 50km x 50km is a part of the Danish submission under the above mentioned convention (UNECE LRTAP). Emission inventories on grid are reported every fifth year and involves all sectors under UNECE LRTAP. The reporting of emissions on grid includes 14 mandatory emission components, which are: SO2, NOX NH3, NMVOC, CO, TSP, PM10, PM2.5, Pb, Cd, Hg, Dioxin, PAH & HCB. It is furthermore possible to make additional reporting for a range of components.
The report summarizes the most crucial principles and considerations according to work with distributing air emissions on grid within predefined categories for gridding defined by the United Nations (UN 2003). For each of the reported categories, the report gives a detailed explanation of the specific level for distributing emissions spatially. For most reporting categories the process of distributing emissions has been carried out at the highly detailed SNAP level, whereas for others it has been a necessity to make aggregates of several SNAP categories for spatial distribution. The report present final maps for selected air pollutants (SOx, NOx and NH3) and discuss shortly possible reasons for variations within time and space.
Based on current experience, the report finally gives some recommendations for improving future reporting of gridded emission data. The recommendations pin point, that the EMEP program should provide harmonized and well-documented basic spatial data sets for gridding, to encourage each country to deliver high quality and consistent data. At the moment the guidelines for reporting emission data under UNECE LRTAP are undergoing an extensive revision. The updated guidelines will be published in: Guidelines for Estimating and Reporting Emission Data under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. As something quite new a special section concerning spatial mapping is included in the revised guidelines. The content describes methods and available spatial data for spatially distribution of emission data at different levels.
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