Operation of EMEP ‘supersites’ in the United Kingdom. Annual report for 2008.

Cape, J.N.; Bealey, W.; Coyle, M.; Di Marco, C.; Kentisbeer, J.; Leaver, D.; Malcolm, H.; Nemitz, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1765-6298; Simmons, I.; Twigg, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-3348; van Dijk, N.. 2010 Operation of EMEP ‘supersites’ in the United Kingdom. Annual report for 2008. Edinburgh, NERC/Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 112pp. (CEH Project Number: C03087)

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As part of its commitment to the UN-ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution the United Kingdom operates two ‘supersites’ reporting data to the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP). This report provides the annual summary for 2008, the second full calendar year of operation of the first EMEP ‘supersite’ to be established in the United Kingdom. Detailed operational reports have been submitted to Defra every 3 months, with unratified data. This annual report contains a summary of the ratified data for 2008. The EMEP ‘supersite’ is located in central southern Scotland at Auchencorth (3.2oW, 55.8oN), a remote rural moorland site ~20 km south-west of Edinburgh. Monitoring operations started formally on 1 June 2006. In addition to measurements made specifically under this contract, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology also acts as local site operator for measurements made under other UK monitoring networks: the Automated Urban and Rural Network (AURN), the UK Eutrophication and Acidification Network (UKEAP), the UK Hydrocarbons Network, and the UK Heavy Metals Rural Network. Some measurements were also made under the auspices of the ‘Air Pollution Deposition Processes’ contract. All these associated networks are funded by Defra. This report summarises the measurements made between January and December 2008, and presents summary statistics on average concentrations. The site is dominated by winds from the south-west, but wind direction data highlight potential sources of airborne pollutants (power stations, conurbations). The average diurnal patterns of gases and particles are consistent with those expected for a remote rural site. The frequency distributions are presented for data where there was good data capture throughout the whole period. Some components (e.g. black carbon) show log-normal frequency distributions, while other components (e.g. ozone) have more nearly normal frequency distributions. A case study is presented for a period in June 2008, showing the influence of regional air pollutants at this remote rural site. All the data reported under the contract are shown graphically in the Appendix.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 1 - Monitoring and Interpretation of Biogeochemical and Climate Changes > BGC - 1.1 - Monitor concentrations, fluxes, physico-chemical forms of current and emerging pollutants ...
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Billett (to November 2013)
ISBN:	978-1-906698-19-5
Funders/Sponsors:	DEFRA, The Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government (Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru), Northern Ireland Assembly
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Prepared for Defra and the devolved administrations by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Contract CPEA 38
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Related URLs:	Project Website
Date made live:	19 Oct 2010 13:35 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11607

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