Air Quality Source Attribution and Scenario Analysis in the UNECE Region

13 activity sectors are attributed for PM2.5 and ozone exposure metrics in the UNECE region. The data includes three different ECLIPSE v6b emission scenarios (CLE BASE, MFR-BASE, SDS-MFR) used in a submitted journal publication. Claudio A. Belis of the European Commission authored the associated research paper.

Use Cases

• Compare the impact of different emission reduction scenarios (CLE, MFR, SDS-MFR) on air pollutant exposure.
• Attribute population exposure to PM2.5 and ozone to specific economic activity sectors.
• Assess potential health impacts related to air quality changes under different policy pathways.
• Model source contributions to air pollution for regional environmental assessments.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed journal submission (Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics).
• Includes metrics for two major air pollutants (PM2.5 and ozone) across 13 distinct activity sectors.
• Provides analysis under three distinct emission scenarios, enabling comparative policy analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

European Commission

Collection Method

Derived from ECLIPSE v6b emission scenarios for source attribution analysis.

Geography

UNECE region