Publications


Model Documentation

Reference Guide, Validation Report and User Guide

LOTOS-EUROS v2.3 was reased in 2024-01 as research version  and an open-source version. The documentation for this version consists of a Reference guide, describing the model’s properties and parameterizations, a User Guide, describing how to run and modify the model, and a validation report.

Reports

Although much of the research we perform is done for clients and not always published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, most of the reports we produce are publicly available.

Papers

The most recent paper can be found here:

J.P. Tokaya, R. Kranenburg, R.M.A. Timmermans, P.W.H.G. Coenen, B. Kelly, J.S. Hullegie, T. Megaritis, G. Valastro, The impact of shipping on the air quality in European port cities with a detailed analysis for Rotterdam, Atmospheric Environment: X, Volume 23, 2024, 100278, ISSN 2590-1621, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100278.

M. Thürkow, S. Banzhaf, T. Butler, J. Pültz, M. Schaap, Source attribution of nitrogen oxides across Germany: Comparing the labelling approach and brute force technique with LOTOS-EUROS, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 292, 2023, 119412, ISSN 1352-2310, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119412.

R. Timmermans, D. van Pinxteren, R. Kranenburg, C. Hendriks, K.W. Fomba, H. Herrmann, M. Schaap, Evaluation of modelled LOTOS-EUROS with observational based PM10 source attribution, Atmospheric Environment: X, Volume 14, 2022, 100173, ISSN 2590-1621, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2022.100173.

Pang, M., Jin, J., Segers, A.J., Jiang, H., Fang, L., Lin, H. X., Liao, H., 2023. Dust storm forecasting through coupling LOTOS-EUROS with localized ensemble Kalman filter, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 306, 119831,ISSN 1352-2310. Dust storm forecasting through coupling LOTOS-EUROS with localized ensemble Kalman filter - ScienceDirect

Pseftogkas, A., Koukouli, M.-E., Segers, A.J., Manders, A.M.M., Geffen, J.v., Balis, D., Meleti, C., Stavrakou, T., Eskes, H., 2022. Comparison of S5P/TROPOMI Inferred NO2 Surface Concentrations with In Situ Measurements over Central Europe. Remote Sens.  14, 4886. Remote Sensing | Free Full-Text | Comparison of S5P/TROPOMI Inferred NO2 Surface Concentrations with In Situ Measurements over Central Europe (mdpi.com)

Sturm, P. O., Manders, A.M.M., Janssen, R.H.H., Segers, A.J., Wexler, A.S., Lin, H.X., 2023. Advecting Superspecies: Efficiently Modeling Transport of Organic Aerosol With a Mass-Conserving Dimensionality Reduction Method.  J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 15, No. e2022MS003235. Advecting Superspecies: Efficiently Modeling Transport of Organic Aerosol With a Mass‐Conserving Dimensionality Reduction Method - Sturm - 2023 - Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems - Wiley Online Library

Skoulidou, I., Koukouli, M.-E., Segers, A.J., Manders, A.M.M., Balis, D., Stavrakou, T., van Geffen, J., Eskes, H., 2012. Changes in Power Plant NOx Emissions over Northwest Greece Using a Data Assimilation Technique. Atmosphere, 12, 900. Atmosphere | Free Full-Text | Changes in Power Plant NOx Emissions over Northwest Greece Using a Data Assimilation Technique (mdpi.com)

Recent key peer-reviewed publications  are:

Manders, A. M. M., Builtjes, P. J. H., Curier, L., Denier van der Gon, H. A. C., Hendriks, C., Jonkers, S., Kranenburg, R., Kuenen, J. J. P., Segers, A. J., Timmermans, R. M. A., Visschedijk, A. J. H., Wichink Kruit, R. J., van Pul, W. A. J., Sauter, F. J., van der Swaluw, E., Swart, D. P. J., Douros, J., Eskes, H., van Meijgaard, E., van Ulft, B., van Velthoven, P., Banzhaf, S., Mues, A. C., Stern, R., Fu, G., Lu, S., Heemink, A., van Velzen, N., and Schaap, M., 2017. Curriculum vitae of the LOTOS–EUROS (v2.0) chemistry transport model, Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 4145-4173. https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/4145/2017/

Schrader, F., Schaap, M., Zöll, U. et al., 2018. The hidden cost of using low-resolution concentration data in the estimation of NH3 dry deposition fluxes. Sci Rep 8, 969. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18021-6

Solazzo, E., Bianconi, R., Hogrefe, C., Curci, G., Tuccella, P., Alyuz, U., Balzarini, A., Baró, R., Bellasio, R., Bieser, J., Brandt, J., Christensen, J. H., Colette, A., Francis, X., Fraser, A., Vivanco, M. G., Jiménez-Guerrero, P., Im, U., Manders, A., Nopmongcol, U., Kitwiroon, N., Pirovano, G., Pozzoli, L., Prank, M., Sokhi, R. S., Unal, A., Yarwood, G., and Galmarini, S., 2017. Evaluation and error apportionment of an ensemble of atmospheric chemistry transport modeling systems: multivariable temporal and spatial breakdown, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 3001–3054.
https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/3001/2017/

Vivanco, M.G., Bessagnet, B., Cuvelier, C., (...), Thunis, P., Ung, A., 2017. Joint analysis of deposition fluxes and atmospheric concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and sulphur compounds predicted by six chemistry transport models in the frame of the EURODELTAIII project, Atmospheric Environment 151, pp. 152-175.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231016309268

Schaap, M., Banzhaf, S., Scheuschner, T., Geupel, M., Hendriks, C., Kranenburg, R., Nagel, H.-D., Segers, A. J., von Schlutow, A., Wichink Kruit, R., and Builtjes, P. J. H., 2017. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to terrestrial ecosystems across Germany, Biogeosciences Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2017-491, in review. https://www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/bg-2017-491/

Theses

LOTOS-EUROS is used by Master’s and PhD students from various universities. Links to their theses can be found here.

2023

Xinrui (Jerry) Ge, Improving the spatial and temporal variability of ammonia emissions from agriculture in Western Europe, Wageningen University Improving the spatial and temporal variability of ammonia emissions from agriculture in Western Europe

2022

Shelley van der Graaf Application of satellite observations to improve nitrogen deposition estimates and the combined effects with drought on carbon sequestration in European forests Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Application of satellite observations to improve nitrogen deposition estimates and the combined effects with drought on carbon sequestration in European forests — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (vu.nl)

2018

Carlijn Hendriks Clearing the air : Air quality modelling for policy support Utrecht University 
ISBN: 978-90-393-6922-7

2017

Sha Lu Variational data assimilation of satellite observations to estimate volcanic ash emissions

Delft University of Technology, doi:10.4233/uuid:81eb2519-1125-469b-b3f4-4674ea495f65

Guangliang Fu Improving volcanic ash forecasts with ensemble-based data assimilation, Delft Univeristy of Technology, doi:10.4233/uuid:97d82967-998a-413d-b1f8-8c46f3e064cc