1. Implementation of the new emep monitoring strategy
12th Annual Meeting of EMEP Task Force on Measurements and Modeling May 2011 , Zurich
Implementation of the new
emep monitoring strategy
in the Czech Republic
Milan Váňa
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Košetice Observatory

2. Svratouch EMEP – regional background Geographical co-ordinates: 4973´ N, 1603´ E Altitude (m a.s.l.): 737

3. Košetice Observatory EMEP, GAW, ACTRIS – regional background Geographical co-ordinates: N 49o 35´ E 15o 05´ Altitude (m a.s.l.): 534 .
4935´ N
1505´ E

4. How to support LEVEL 2 activities?
National support
Co-operation with universities and other scientific institutes
National projects
International projects

5. National support Czech National Air Quality monitoring network
Support of activities under CLRTAP from Ministry of the Environment (limited)

6. Universities and other scientific institutes
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment – Masaryk University, Brno (RECETOX) – POPs
The Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals (ICPF) – Czech Academy of Science – Aerosols
Global Change Research Centre - Czech Academy of Science – Czech Globe project, ICOS, GHG, aerosols…

7. RECETOX Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment
Long-term monitoring of POPs at Košetice Observatory since 1988.
Daily measurements in ambient air and wet deposition.
Long-term monitoring in surface water, sediments, soil, tree needles.
PCBs, HCHs, DDTs, HCB, PCB and PAHs are analyzed in all mentioned compartments of the environment

8. PROJECTS
EUSAAR/ACTRIS
ICOS
Czech Globe

9. EUSAAR ( )
Integration of measurements of atmospheric aerosol properties performed in a distributed network of 20 high quality European ground-based stations (Supersites).
Benefits for EMEP measurements at Košetice
aerosol chemical properties
(inorganic/organic composition) - aerosol physical properties
(size distribution, mass)
Co-operation with The Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals (ICPF)

11. Aerosols, Clouds and Trace gases Research Infrastructure Network
ACTRIS
Aerosols, Clouds and Trace gases Research Infrastructure Network
7th Framework Programme
INFRA
Research Infrastructures for Atmospheric research

12. NA3: In-situ chemical, physical and optical properties of aerosols
Continuation of EUSAAR
To ensure the implementation of the existing standardized protocols for high-quality-assured and - controlled aerosol number size distributions in the network and to develop procedures for its extension to the nucleation mode range 
To ensure the implementation of the existing standardized protocols of high-quality assured and - controlled aerosol measurements of scattering and absorption coefficients and the development of standardized procedures of spectral absorption measurements. 
To ensure the implementation of the existing harmonized protocols for sampling and analysis of organic/elemental carbon and to develop standardized protocols for sampling and quantification of organic tracers for source identification
To develop standardized protocols for high-quality assured and - controlled measurements of cloud condensation nuclei.
To ensure diffusion of information to data centers

13. NA4: Trace gases networking: Volatile organic carbon and nitrogen oxides
To integrate and harmonize trace gas measurements in Europe, with the result of having a sustainable and reliable observation network for highly time-resolved data across Europe. 
To implement standardized measurement protocols (SOPs) and common European calibration scales for VOCs and NOxy in support of the European EMEP and global GAW strategy and according to data quality objectives formulated by these initiatives. 
To create a protocol for merging the information of ground-based in-situ and remote sensing capacities in order to achieve more comprehensive distributions of VOCs and NOxy in Europe. 
To foster the dissemination of the methods and quality assured data to scientific groups related to the analysis and modeling of air pollutants in Europe and to support EC directives relevant for air pollution and the CLRTAP abatement strategies

14. Czech Globe
The principal activity of Czech Globe is a comprehensive scientific research on issues of the GC and its impacts on the atmosphere, terrestrial biota and human society.
Benefits for EMEP measurements at Košetice:
Participation in ICOS project
Equipment for climate related measurements – optical features of the atmosphere

15. The ICOS Atmospheric station
Not finally decided yet
Scientifically accepted
Technical business to be finalize
ownership issues to solute (fields in the
surrounding of the Observatory)

17. The ICOS Atmospheric station
Core parameters – continuous: CO2, CH4, CO, meteo
Core parameters – periodic: flask samples - concentrations and isotopes
Additional parameters: N2O, SF6, O2/N2, Rn-222, etc.

18. Automatic analyzer of total gaseous mercury concentrations
Equipment for climate related measurements – optical features of the atmosphere
Instrument for measurement of the light absorption on atmospheric aerosols
Instrument for measurements of the light-scattering coefficient of atmospheric aerosols
Semi-continuous field analyzer for measurement of elemental and organic carbon
Automatic analyzer of total gaseous mercury concentrations

19. Acidification and eutrophication
Gas particle ratio
NH3/NH4+, HNO3/NO3- (artifact-free methods)
Daily
Fully implemented within the Czech National Air Quality Network 
Ammonia in emission areas (optional)
NH3
Monthly
Not implemented

20. Photochemical oxidants
NOx
NO, NO2
Hourly
Fully implemented within the Czech National Air Quality Network.
Light hydrocarbons
C2-C7
Twice a week
Implemented within the Czech National Air Quality Network – Flask sampling, twice a week (Mondays, Thursdays)
Potential improvement: Participation in ACTRIS (from 2011)
Carbonyls
Aldehydes and ketones
8-hours twice a week
Discontinued in Chemical analyses of taken at Košetice were carried out at NILU Labs.
CH4
Methane
Potential improvement: Participation in ICOS – continuous measurement by automatic analyzer (from 2011)

21. Heavy metals Weekly Daily Mercury in precipitation Hg Mercury in air
Implemented since 2004
Mercury in air
Hg (Total Gaseous Mercury),
Daily
Implemented since 2004 – gaseous mercury, aerosols Potential improvement: Czech Globe project – automatic analyzer (from 2011)
Heavy metals in air
Cd, Pb (1st priority.), Cu, Zn, As, Cr, Ni (2nd priority)
Fully implemented within the Czech National Air Quality Network.

22. Persistent organic pollutants
POPs
in precipitation
PAHs, PCBs, HCB, chlordane, HCHs, DDT/DDE
Daily
Fully implemented within the long-term co-operation with RECETOX (Research Center of Masryk University Brno – Prof. Ivan Holoubek
in air

23. Particulate matter PM mass in air PM10 Hourly Daily PM2,5
Fully implemented within National Air Quality Network.
Automatic analyzer – continuously
Collection on filters – gravimetry
PM2,5
PM1 mass in air
PM1
Implemented only during EMEP intensive measurement campaigns

24. Particulate matter Mineral dust in PM10 Si, Al, Fe Daily/Weekly EC-OC
Not implemented
EC-OC
in PM 2.5
Elemental and Organic Carbon
Daily samples, once in six days
Regular measurements started in 2009 within EUSAAR project.
Potential improvement: Czech Globe project – automatic analyzer (from 2011)
Aerosol absorption
Light absorption coefficient
Hourly/Daily
Not implemented.
Potential improvement within ACTRIS and CzechGlobe in 2012
Aerosol size/number distribution
dN/dlogDp
Measurements started in 2009 within EUSAAR project in co-operation with Institute of Chemical Fundaments (Czech Academy of Science)

25. Optical features of aerosols
Aerosol scattering
Light scattering coefficient
Hourly
/Daily
Not implemented. Potential improvement within ACTRIS and ICOS in 2012
Aerosol Optical Depth
AOD at 550 nm

26. Tracers observations Carbon Monoxide CO Hourly
Fully implemented within the Czech National Air Quality Network
Halocarbons
CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6
Not implemented

27. Level-3 activities Dry deposition flux
Level-3 activities
Dry deposition flux
SO2, NH3, HNO3 (SO42-, NH4+, NO3-)
Hourly
Implemented since 1993
Dry deposition flux of O3 O3
Greenhouse gases
CO2, N2O
Potential improvement: Participation in ICOS – continuous measurement by automatic analyzer (from 2011)
Mercury speciation
TGM, RGM and TPM
Daily/Weekly
Congener-specific
POPs PCBs, PAHs, PCDDs and PCDFs
Fully implemented within the long-term co-operation with RECETOX (Research Center of Masryk University Brno )

28. Conclusion
The approach of co-located measurements and using one representative site for more activities brings quite sufficient coverage of new EMEP monitoring strategy