title: The contribution from shipping emissions to air quality and acid deposition in Europe.
abstract: A global three-dimensional Lagrangian chemistry-transport model STOCHEM is used to describe the European regional acid deposition and ozone air quality impacts along the Atlantic Ocean seaboard of Europe, from the SO2, NOx, VOCs and CO emissions from international shipping under conditions appropriate to the year 2000. Model-derived total sulfur deposition from international shipping reaches over 200 mg S m(-2) yr(-1) over the southwestern approaches to the British Isles and Brittany. The contribution from international shipping to surface ozone concentrations during the summertime, peaks at about 6 ppb over Ireland, Brittany and Portugal. Shipping emissions act as an external influence on acid deposition and ozone air quality within Europe and may require control actions in the future if strict deposition and air quality targets are to be met.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College London, UK. r.derwent@btopenworld.com
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Derwent
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Ruth M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Colin E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cofala
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mechler
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amann
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Dentener
mesh_terms: D015258:Acid Rain; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D003132:Commerce; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005060:Europe; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical / Q000032:analysis*; D010126:Ozone / Q000032:analysis*; D012767:Ships
chemical_list: D015258:Acid Rain; D000393:Air Pollutants; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical; D010126:Ozone