Title: Evaluation of AirGIS: a GIS-based air pollution and human exposure modelling system

Authors: Matthias Ketzel; Ruwim Berkowicz; Martin Hvidberg; Steen Solvang Jensen; Ole Raaschou-Nielsen

Addresses: Department of Atmospheric Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark ' Department of Atmospheric Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark ' Department of Atmospheric Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark ' Department of Atmospheric Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark ' Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract: This study describes in brief the latest extensions of the Danish Geographic Information System (GIS)-based air pollution and human exposure modelling system (AirGIS), which has been developed in Denmark since 2001 and gives results of an evaluation with measured air pollution data. The system shows, in general, a good performance for both long-term averages (annual and monthly averages), short-term averages (hourly and daily) as well as when reproducing spatial variation in air pollution concentrations. Some shortcomings and future perspectives of the system are discussed too.

Keywords: human exposure modelling; OSPM; street canyons; model evaluation; urban air pollution; air quality; dispersion modelling; geographic information systems; GIS.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2011.047337

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2011 Vol.47 No.1/2/3/4, pp.226 - 238

Published online: 30 Apr 2015 *

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