VOTALP II - Vertical ozone transports in the Alps II.
Abstract
The EU research project VOTALP investigated transport and formation of ozone in the Alps, focusing on processes which can cause increased ozone concentrations, namely stratospheric intrusions, horizontal advection of polluted air, and in-situ production of ozone due to emissions in Alpine valleys. It was found that the average ozone concentrations in the Alpine area seem to be mainly determined by emissions in the surroundings and horizontal advection in the lower troposphere. Peak values are mostly ascribed to horizontal transport of polluted air, for instance during foehn, or stratospheric intrusions. Due to the enhanced deposition of pollutants the Alps probably act as a net sink for photo-oxidants. This implies a high impact of pollutants on the sensitive Alpine ecosystems, since deposition mainly means interception by plants.
Publications
Orographic Effects of the Alps on dispersion and its representation in Lagrangian particle models.
Autoren: Kröger, H., Seibert, P., Wotawa, G. Jahr: 1999
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Estmation of Pollutant Fluxes from Milan towards the Alps.
Autoren: Kröger, H., Krüger, B.C., Wotawa, G., Neininger, B. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Horizontal Ozone Transports Towards the Alpine Region.
Autoren: Kröger, H., Wotawa, G. Jahr: 1999
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Ozontransport zu den Alpen-Ergebinsse von Trajektorienmessungen und Modellstudien.
Autoren: Kröger, H., Wotawa, G., Kromp-Kolb, H. Jahr: 1999
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Testing the ability of trajectory statistics to reproduce emission inventories of air pollutants in cases of negligible measurement and transport errors.
Autoren: Wotawa, G., Kröger, H. Jahr: 1999
Journal articles
Vertical pollutant exchange in complex terrain - effect of subgridscale processes.
Autoren: Wotawa, G. Jahr: 1999
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:The VOTALP Mesolcina Valley Campaign 1996 -Concept, Background and some Highlights.
Autoren: Furger, M., Dommen, J., Graber, W.K., Poggio, I., Prevot, A., Emeis, S., Trickl., Neininger, B., Wotawa, G. Jahr: 2000
Journal articles
VOTALP II: Vertkal Ozone Transports in the ALPS II.
Autoren: Kromp-Kolb, H. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Lagrangian Photochemical Model Calculations for the Milan Area.
Autoren: Krüger, B.C., Kröger, H., Wotawa, G., Kromp-Kolb, H. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Ozone Budgets for the Alps and the Alpine Forelands: Simulation of Transport, Transformation and Sensitivity.
Autoren: Feldmann, H., Memmesheimer, M., Wotawa, G., Kromp-Kolb, H. Jahr: 2001
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
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Project staff
Helga Kromp-Kolb
em.o.Univ.Prof. Dr.h.c. Helga Kromp-Kolb
helga.kromp-kolb@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.03.1998 - 28.02.2000
Petra Seibert
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Seibert
petra.seibert@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81417
Project Staff
01.03.1998 - 28.02.2000
BOKU partners
External partners
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Institute for Atmospheric Environmental Research
partner
MetAir AG
partner
Paul Scherrer Institute
partner
National Research Council, Institute for the Study of the Physics and Chemistry of the Lower and Upper Atmosphere
partner
Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Lehrstuhl für Bioklimatologie und Immissionsforschung
partner
University of Cologne, Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology
partner
University of Berne, Labor für Radio- und Umweltchemie
partner
University of Ljubljana, Fakulteta za kemijo tehnologijo
partner