Cost 728 - WG4
COST728 has four WGs on following topics:
WG 1 : Meteorological parametrization / applications
Leader: Dr Maria Athanassiadou, UK Met Office
WG 2: Integrated systems of MetM and CTM: strategy, interfaces and module unification
Leader: Dr Alexander Baklanov, DMI
WG 3: Mesoscale models for air pollution and dispersion applications
Leader: Dr Mikhail Sofiev, FMI
WG 4: Development of evaluation tools and methodologies
Leader: Prof. Dr. Heinke Schlünzen, University of Hamburg
WG4: Development of evaluation tools and methodologies
Despite the wide application of mesoscale meteorological models for air pollution transport and dispersion, no procedures or protocols have been established at the European level that assure minimum requirements for the use or performance of mesoscale meteorological models (MetMs). Scientific principles that assure model consistency and robustness do exist, but are not organised or adopted globally according to a well-defined protocol. Currently, model testing is mainly performed on the basis of few analytical solutions for simple ideal cases and by application of the model to different real case studies.
The overall aim of WG4 is thus the development of tools and methodologies that can be applied to validate and evaluate mesoscale meteorological models for pollution transport and dispersion applications. Details are given in the memorandum of understanding