NILU Brage: Recent submissions

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    • Emission ensemble approach to improve the development of multi-scale emission inventories 

      Thunis, Philippe; Kuenen, Jeroen; Pisoni, Enrico; Bessagnet, Bertrand; Banja, Manjola; Gawuc, Lech; Szymankiewicz, Karol; Guizardi, Diego; Crippa, Monica; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Guevara, Marc; de Meij, Alexander; Schindlbacher, Sabine; Clappier, Alain (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Many studies have shown that emission inventories are one of the inputs with the most critical influences on the results of air quality modelling. Comparing emission inventories among themselves is, therefore, essential ...

    • Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Properties via an All-Sky Imager and Machine Learning: Uncertainty in Direct Normal Irradiance Estimations 

      Logothetis, Stavros-Andreas; Giannaklis, Christos-Panagiotis; Salamalikis, Vasileios; Tzoumanikas, Panagiotis; Raptis, Panagiotis-Ioannis; Amiridis, Vassilis; Eleftheratos, Kostas; Kazantzidis, Andreas (Journal article, 2023)
      Quality-assured aerosol optical properties (AOP) with high spatiotemporal resolution are vital for the accurate estimation of direct aerosol radiative forcing and solar irradiance under clear skies. In this study, the sky ...

    • Accurate Lightweight Calibration Methods for Mobile Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors 

      Jørstad, Per Martin; Wojcikowski, Marek; Cao, Tuan-Vu; Lepioufle, Jean-Marie; Wojtkiewicz, Krystian; Ha, Hoai Phuong (Chapter, 2023)

    • Simulations of Sky Radiances in Red and Blue Channels at Various Aerosol Conditions Using Radiative Transfer Modeling 

      Giannaklis, Christos-Panagiotis; Logothetis, Stavros-Andreas; Salamalikis, Vasileios; Tzoumanikas, Panagiotis; Katsidimas, Konstantinos; Kazantzidis, Andreas (Journal article, 2023)
      We conducted a theoretical analysis of the relationship between red-to-blue (RBR) color intensities and aerosol optical properties. RBR values are obtained by radiative transfer simulations of diffuse sky radiances. Changes ...

    • Impact of Biomass Burning on Arctic Aerosol Composition 

      Gramlich, Yvette; Siegel, Karolina; Haslett, Sophie L.; Cremer, Roxana S.; Lunder, Chris Rene; Kommula, Snehitha M.; Buchholz, Angela; Yttri, Karl Espen; Chen, Gang; Krejci, Radovan; Zieger, Paul; Virtanen, Annele; Riipinen, Ilona; Mohr, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Emissions from biomass burning (BB) occurring at midlatitudes can reach the Arctic, where they influence the remote aerosol population. By using measurements of levoglucosan and black carbon, we identify seven BB events ...

    • Understanding individual heat exposure through interdisciplinary research on thermoception 

      Serrano, Paloma Yáñez; Bieńkowska, Zofia; Chwałczyk, Franciszek; Hassani, Amirhossein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Extreme heat events are more frequent and more intense globally due to climate change. The urban environment is an additional factor enhancing the effects of heat. Adults above 65 years old are especially at risk due to ...

    • Estimation of the atmospheric hydroxyl radical oxidative capacity using multiple hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) 

      Thompson, Rona Louise; Montzka, Stephen A.; Vollmer, Martin K.; Arduini, Jgor; Crotwell, Molly; Krummel, Paul B.; Lunder, Chris Rene; Mühle, Jens; O'doherty, Simon; Prinn, Ronald G.; Reimann, Stefan; Vimont, Isaac; Wang, Hsiang; Weiss, Ray F.; Young, Dickon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The hydroxyl radical (OH) largely determines the atmosphere's oxidative capacity and, thus, the lifetimes of numerous trace gases, including methane (CH4). Hitherto, observation-based approaches for estimating the atmospheric ...

    • PM2.5 Retrieval Using Aerosol Optical Depth, Meteorological Variables, and Artificial Intelligence 

      Logothetis, Stavros-Andreas; Kosmopoulos, Georgios; Salamalikis, Vasileios; Kazantzidis, Andreas (Journal article, 2032)
      Particulate matter (PM) is one of the major air pollutants that has adverse impacts on human health. The aim of this study is to present an alternative approach for retrieving fine PM (particles with an aerodynamic diameter ...

    • Design of multi-luminescent silica-based nanoparticles for the detection of liquid organic compounds 

      Delic, Asmira; Lindgren, Mikael; Psarrou, Maria; Economopoulos, Solon; Mariussen, Espen; Krivokapic, Alexander; Torsæter, Ole; Omran, Mohamed; Einarsrud, Mari-Ann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Tracer testing in reservoir formations is utilised to determine residual oil saturation as part of optimum hydrocarbon production. Here, we present a novel detection method of liquid organic compounds by monodisperse SiO2 ...

    • Effect of Long-Range Transported Fire Aerosols on Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentrations and Cloud Properties at High Latitudes 

      Kommula, Snehitha M.; Buchholz, Angela; Gramlich, Yvette; Mielonen, Tero; Hao, L.; Pullinen, Iida; Vettikkat, Lejish; Ylisirniö, A.; Joutsensaari, J.; Schobesberger, Siegfried; Tiitta, P; Leskinen, Ari; Heslin-Rees, Dominic; Haslett, S. L.; Siegel, Karolina; Lunder, Chris Rene; Zieger, Paul; Krejci, Radovan; Romakkaniemi, Sami; Mohr, C.; Virtanen, Annele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Active vegetation fires in south-eastern (SE) Europe resulted in a notable increase in the number concentration of aerosols and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) particles at two high latitude locations—the SMEAR IV station ...

    • Negative correlation between soil salinity and soil organic carbon variability 

      Hassani, Amirhossein; Smith, Pete; Shokri, Nima (Journal article, 2024)
      Soil organic carbon (SOC) is vital for terrestrial ecosystems, affecting biogeochemical processes, and soil health. It is known that soil salinity impacts SOC content, yet the specific direction and magnitude of SOC ...

    • Aircraft-based mass balance estimate of methane emissions from offshore gas facilities in the southern North Sea 

      Pühl, Magdalena; Roiger, Anke; Fiehn, Alina; Gorchov Negron, Alan M.; Kort, Eric A.; Schwietzke, Stefan; Pisso, Ignacio; Foulds, Amy; Lee, James; France, James L.; Jones, Anna E.; Lowry, Dave; Fisher, Rebecca E.; Huang, Langwen; Shaw, Jacob; Bateson, Prudence; Andrews, Stephen; Young, Stuart; Dominutti, Pamela; Lachlan-Cope, Tom; Weiss, Alexandra; Allen, Grant (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations have more than doubled since the beginning of the industrial age, making CH4 the second most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2). The oil and gas sector ...

    • Can plastic related chemicals be indicators of plastic ingestion in an Arctic seabird? 

      Collard, France; Tulatz, Felix; Harju, Mikael; Herzke, Dorte; Bourgeon, Sophie; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      For decades, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) has been found to ingest and accumulate high loads of plastic due to its feeding ecology and digestive tract morphology. Plastic ingestion can lead to both physical and ...

    • Recent advances and current challenges of new approach methodologies in developmental and adult neurotoxicity testing 

      Serafini, Melania Maria; Sepheri, Sara; Midali, Miriam; Stinckens, Marth; Biesiekierska, Marta; Wolniakowska, Anna; Gatzios, Alexandra; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Reszka, Edyta; Marinovich, Marina; Vanhaecke, Tamara; Roszak, Joanna; Viviani, Barbara; Tanima, SenGupta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Adult neurotoxicity (ANT) and developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) assessments aim to understand the adverse effects and underlying mechanisms of toxicants on the human nervous system. In recent years, there has been an ...

    • Hazard assessment of nanomaterials using in vitro toxicity assays: Guidance on potential assay interferences and mitigating actions to avoid biased results 

      El Yamani, Naouale; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Varet, Julia; Beus, Maja; Dusinska, Maria; Fessard, Valerie; Moschini, Elisa; Serchi, Tommaso; Cimpan, Mihaela-Roxana; Lynch, Iseult; Vinković Vrček, ivana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The movement towards an animal-free testing approach for risk assessment represents a key paradigm shift in toxicology. Risk assessment of engineered and anthropogenic nanoscale materials (NM) is dependent on reliable ...

    • Modelled sources of airborne microplastics collected at a remote Southern Hemisphere site 

      Aves, Alex; Ruffell, Helena; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Gaw, Sally; Revell, Laura E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Airborne microplastics have emerged in recent years as ubiquitous atmospheric pollutants. However, data from the Southern Hemisphere, and remote regions in particular, are sparse. Here, we report airborne microplastic ...

    • Nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulær økonomi. Forslag til organisering. 

      Möller, Charlotta; Tarrasón, Leonor; Guerreiro, Cristina (NILU rapport;2/2024, Research report, 2024)
      Denne rapporten inneholder forslag til organisering av et mulig nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulærøkonomien. Vårt forslag til organisering av et nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulær økonomi skiller seg noe fra eksisterende ...

    • Air pollution emission inventory using national high-resolution spatial parameters for the Nordic countries and analysis of PM2.5 spatial distribution for road transport and machinery and off-road sectors 

      Paunu, Ville-Veikko; Karvosenoja, Niko; Segersson, David; Lopez-Aparicio, Susana; Nielsen, Ole-Kenneth; Plejdrup, Marlene S.; Thorsteinsson, Throstur; Vo, Dam Thanh; Kuenen, Jeroen; van der Gon, Hugo Denier; Jalkanen, Jukka-Pekka; Brandt, Jørgen; Geels, Camilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Air pollution is an important cause of adverse health effects, even in the Nordic countries, which have relatively good air quality. Modelling-based air quality assessment of the health impacts relies on reliable model ...

    • New insights from an eight-year study on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an urban terrestrial ecosystem 

      Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Nygård, Torgeir; Moe, Børge; Herzke, Dorte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were analysed in a high number of terrestrial samples of soil, earthworm, bird eggs and liver from red fox and brown rat in an urban area in Norway from 2013 to 2020. PFOS and the ...

    • Air quality in Sandefjord, Norway. November 2021 – August 2023. 

      Salamalikis, Vasileios; Castell, Nuria (NILU report;1/2024, Research report, 2024)
      This report examines the air quality patterns in terms of particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in Sandefjord, Norway. PM2.5 was monitored through five low-cost sensors in hourly resolution from ...