Rapid Climatic Warming in the past: reconstruction and modelling
The last two important periods of climate warming (at c. 14.7 and 11.5 kyr BP) in NW and Central Europe are characterized quantitatively by their shifts especially in winter and summer temperature…
A 1°×1° resolution data set of historical anthropogenic trace gas emissions for the period 1890–1990
An anthropogenic emissions data set has been constructed for CO 2, CO, CH 4, nonmethane volatile organic compounds, SO 2, NOx, N 2O, and NH 3 spanning the period 1890–1990.
Uncertainty assessment of the IMAGE/TIMER B1 CO2 emissions scenario, using the NUSAP method
This project implemented a novel approach to uncertainty assessment, known as the NUSAP method (Numeral Unit Spread Assessment Pedigree) to assess qualitative and quantitative uncertainties in the…
Applications of EDGAR. Including a description of EDGAR 3.0: reference database with trend data for 1970-1995
EDGAR 2.0 (Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research) provided global annual emissions for 1990 of greenhouse gases CO 2, CH 4 and N 2O and precursor gases CO, NO x, NMVOC and SO 2 both per…
Mitigation scenarios in a world oriented at sustainable development: the role of technology, efficiency and timing
Two different mitigation scenarios for stabilising carbon dioxide concentration at 450 ppmv by 2100 have been developed, founded on the recently developed IPCC-SRES B1 baseline scenario. In both, a…
PEARL model for pesticide behaviour and emissions in soil-plant systems
The use of pesticides in agriculture presents risks to the environment, which are evaluated more and more by using computation models. The new PEARL model simulates the behaviour of pesticides in soil…
Sustainability and the cultural factor. Results from the Dutch GOES MASS PUBLIC MODULE
The Dutch government declared sustainable development as the cornerstone of its environmental policy. This strategic policy shift presupposes a concerned citizenry willing to accept the way this might…