title: [MINNI, the national integrated modelling system for assessing the impacts of atmospheric pollution and the effectiveness of the emissions abatement strategies].
abstract: Selecting the best emissions abatement strategy is very difficult due to the complexity of the processes that determine the impact of atmospheric pollutants and to the connection with climate change issues. Atmospheric pollution models can provide policy makers with a tool for assessing the effectiveness of abatement measures and their associated costs. The MINNI integrated model has been developed to link policy and atmospheric science and to assess the costs of the measures. The results have been carefully verified in order to identify uncertainties and the models are continuously updated to represent the state of the art in atmospheric science. The fine spatial and temporal resolution of the simulations provide a strong basis for assessing impacts on environment and health.
authors.affiliation: Ente per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e l'ambiente, Bologna. gabriele.zanini@enea.it
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanini
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007558:Italy; D008962:Models, Theoretical