General info

The 23rd conference on "Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes" was held in Hamburg, Germany, in September 2025
The local organizers of the conference maintain the conference web site HERE
Organizers

B. Leitl, V. Matthias, F. Harms, D. Grawe, M. Ramacher

Steering Committee

J. Bartzis, E. Batchvarova, L. Bozó, B. Carissimo, D. Carruthers, S. Di Sabatino, M. Ketzel, F. Martin, C. Mensink, A.I. Miranda, N. Moussiopoulos, H. Olesen, P. Suppan, P. Thunis, S. Trini Castelli

Scientific Committee

A. Albergel, P. Armand, J. Bartzis, B. Carissimo, D. Carruthers, C. Cuvelier, Z. Ferenczi, D. Hertwig, M. Ketzel, B. Leitl, F. Martín, V. Matthias, C. Mensink, A. I. Miranda, N. Moussiopoulos, D. Syrakov, D. Thomson, P. Thunis, S. Trini Castelli

Topics:

The following topics were covered during the conference:
  • H23-1 - Approaches to model evaluation and quality assurance
  • H23-2 - Regional / long-range scale modelling
  • H23-3 - Urban Scale and Street Canyon Modelling
  • H23-4 - Health and exposure assessments
  • H23-5 - Inverse modelling, source identification and apportionment
  • H23-6 - Dispersion modelling and exposure to accidental releases
  • H23-7 - Air pollution management and decision support systems
  • H23-8 - Support to EU legislation on air quality modelling
  • H23-9 - Theoretical studies on atmospheric processes for dispersion modelling
  • H23-10 - Highlights of past works, which should not be forgotten
  • H23-SS1 - Emerging fields in air quality modelling
  • H23-SS2 - Results from MODISAFE Project

Proceedings and presentations

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H23-1
Karvosenoja Niko

Vehicle induced non-exhaust dust emissions in emission inventories and air quality modelling

H23-1
Nickel-Kuhn Julia

Promoting harmonisation in the field of air quality in Germany through standardization

H23-1
Schlünzen Heinke

Standards for Clean Air in Germany

H23-1
Armand Patrick

Wind tunnel and in-field experimental validation of the recent developments on multi-scale turbulence in the PMSS modelling system

H23-1
van der Graaf Shelley

Modelling NO2 concentrations around the city of Utrecht (the Netherlands) with uEMEP: comparison with measurements and Dutch monitoring results

H23-1
Antoniou Anna

Effects of model grid resolution on simulating atmospheric impacts on cultural heritage sites

H23-1
Uhrner Ulrich

Multi-Scale high resolution flow modelling for local scale air quality assessment in complex terrain

H23-1
Pineda Rojas Andrea L.

Evaluating simple and complex models for urban NO2 concentrations: DAUMOD-GRS and WRF-CMAQ in Buenos Aires

H23-1
Frankemölle Jens Peter

Near-range model intercomparison study between ADDER, FLEXPART, RIMPUFF and URD: application to an argon-41 plume

H23-1
Boreczek Jan

Dynamic Emission Tuning for Quasi-Real-Time Birch Pollen Forecasting: A Data Assimilation Approach

H23-1
Leitl Bernd

Validating models for specific air quality modelling applications – what is needed?

H23-1
Trini Castelli Silvia

Validation of Lagrangian particle dispersion models in EXPO-URB project

H23-1
Martin Seaton

Assessing the impact of thermally driven flows on regulatory air dispersion modelling

H23-1
Hamilton Victoria

An inter-comparison of methods for modelling deposition of ammonia from intensive farms

H23-1
Tinarelli Gianni

Simulations using the MicroSwiftSpray modelling system in the frame of the EXPO-URB project

H23-1
Gudrún Thorkelsdottir

Estimating concentration and deposition of ammonia and nitrogen oxides at the local scale: an intercomparison of eight operational models

H23-1
Roy Wichink Kruit

A validation study for eight operational models regarding concentration and deposition of ammonia and nitrogen oxides at local scale

H23-1
Volle Lucas

Stochastic Lagrangian Modeling of Wet Cooling Towers Rain Zones

H23-1
Uhrner Ulrich

Evaluation of radionuclide dispersion conditions in urban areas– results from GRAL simulations in the EXPO-URB project

H23-1
Arunachalam Saravanan

Continued Development and Evaluation of a Aircraft-specific Plume Rise Algorithm in AERMOD for Modeling Dispersion at an U.S. Airport

H23-2
Sattari Anahita

Enhanced Bottom-up Residential Heating Emission Inventory in Poland

H23-2
Georgiev Stoyan

Study of the relationship between urban microclimate and air pollution in the biggest three cities in Bulgaria

H23-2
Righi Chiara

Actual and Future port emission scenarios and related air quality impacts in Genoa

H23-2
Trini Castelli Silvia

Microplastics long range dispersion over Canada with Lagrangian dispersion model: from receptor to source and from source to receptor

H23-2
Mifka Boris

HYPOTHESIS ON THE FORMATION OF SULFATE AEROSOLS OVER THE NORTH ADRIATIC

H23-2
Štefánik Dušan

Comparison of Four Methods for Subtracting Natural Dust from PM10 Concentrations in Slovakia during 2024

H23-2
van Leuven Stijn

Modelling atmospheric transport and deposition of radon-222 and its progeny: impact on environmental dose rates

H23-2
Tovar Luis

Development and Implementation of the PEMM Model for Pollen Emission and Distribution in the Iberian Peninsula

H23-2
Kiss Raido

Comparatively using the original CAMS and refined dataset of pollution sources for evaluation of a high-resolution application of SILAM model

H23-2
Matthias Volker

Ammonia as a future shipping fuel – consequences for air pollution in Europe in 2050

H23-3
Mahitosh Metha

Automatization of mesh generation from point cloud 3D scans to model the surface atmospheric boundary layer

H23-3
Giuriato Umberto

Integrating Nature-Based Solutions into Citywide Air Quality Reconstruction at Microscale

H23-3
Sousa Jorge

City-scale air quality simulations with Computational Fluid Dynamics

H23-3
Velizarova Margret

Numerical simulations and assessment of the effect of low emission zones in Sofia, Bulgaria

H23-3
Lauerbach Helga

Modelling point sources in complex environments in accordance with the German TA Luft

H23-3
Witsenboer Pam

Modelling Ultrafine particle dynamics using SALSA

H23-3
Eberrini Anna

Application and validation of the urban dispersion model SIRANE: the Turin case study

H23-3
Ferrari Simone

Application of a numerical software to investigate the urban traffic-related air pollution in the real case of Cagliari (Italy): results and improvements through Urban Microclimate Desing mitigation strategies

H23-3
Batcharova Ekaterina

Studies of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Sofia - a review

H23-3
Lugon Lya

Contribution of wood heating to the population exposure of regulated and emerging pollutants with a street-level resolution – an analysis in Paris region

H23-3
Hamdana Sirine

Modelling of wind comfort for pedestrians in urban outdoor spaces

H23-3
Kaasik Marko

Statistical modelling of impact of COVID-19 restrictions to outdoor air quality in Estonia and Latvia

H23-3
Buccolieri Riccardo

Monitoring and dispersion modelling of traffic-related air pollution in urban environments: a case study from Southern Italy

H23-3
Yang Xiasu

Prediction of Wind Pressure Coefficient Distributions on Building Façades coupling Neural Network and CFD database

H23-3
Pattantyús-Ábrahám Margit

Validation of the Atmospheric Transport Modell (ARTM) and LASAIR within the EXPO-URB project

H23-3
Bourgin Victor

Coupling the Rock’n’Roll resuspension model with PALM: A new approach for urban CFD simulations

H23-3
Pauly Lippin

High-Resolution Urban Atmospheric Modeling Using PALM4U Coupled with MOLOCH: Toward the Development of a Digital Twin for Cities

H23-3
Barbero Daniela

A hybrid modelling system for high-resolution urban air quality assessment with integrated source apportionment

H23-3
Harms Frank

Improving air quality in residential areas by improving the release of emissions from small fireplaces

H23-3
Nascimento Diogo

A dual-model analysis toward a harmonised CFD approach for urban air quality: Case study of Milan, Italy

H23-3
Buccolieri Riccardo

Assessment of tropospheric ozone production from biogenic VOCs and traffic pollutant emissions in Lecce using ADMS-Urban

H23-3
Dellwik Ebba

In search of the ultimate harmoniser for atmospheric dispersion modelling from an experimental viewpoint - first results from a piloting experiment in a street canyon

H23-3
Lüdemann Dana

Microscale Dispersion Modelling: Accounting for Trees and Buildings

H23-3
Romano Serena

Experimental and numerical assessment of the urban vegetation impact on pollutant dispersion from traffic sources

H23-3
Pineda Rojas Andrea L.

Theoretical analysis of simplified NO–NO2–O3 chemistry for near-road NO2 estimation

H23-3
Lorentz Helmut

Practical application of standard VDI 3781 Part 4 for determining chimney heights for small and medium combustion systems and other installations

H23-3
Samland Mailin

Modelling the small-scale variability of urban biogenic emissions

H23-3
Patiño William

Assessing Microscale Dispersion of PM10 in Prague Street Canyons with GRAMM/GRAL: Impacts of Model Setup under Different Meteorological Conditions

H23-3
Tsegas George

ASSESSING THE AIR QUALITY IMPACT OF SMART TRAFFIC CONTROL IN THESSALONIKI

H23-4
Beevers Sean

Will the air pollution health and economic co-benefits of UK Net Zero policy help justify future action?

H23-4
Karl Matthias

Evaluation of Traffic-related Air Pollution Exposure in Sensitive Environments with a Gaussian Model and a Hybrid Eulerian-Gaussian Model

H23-4
Ribstein Bruno

Improvements in local-scale turbulence modelling in the PMSS flow model with applications to natural and built environments

H23-4
Badeke Ronny

Contribution of Various Ship Types to Air Pollutant Exposure in Hamburg

H23-4
Lechner Michelle

Empirical modelling of UFP

H23-4
Sartelet Karine

Air pollution mapping and variability over five European cities

H23-4
Lopes Diogo

Wintertime health impacts of household biomass burning in urban environments

H23-4
Schlünzen Heinke

Climate change and air quality influences on pollen allergenicity – a challenge for atmospheric modelling and research

H23-4
Witsenboer Pam

Modelling Ultrafine particle dynamics using SALSA

H23-4
Al Nabhani Khadia

Airborne chemical mixtures and their effect on food supply chains: a case study

H23-4
Pelliccioni Armando

Using a power-exponential function to classify CO2, PNCtot, and student presence in a classroom in Rome

H23-4
Fernández Alonso Lucas

Development of an air pollution exposure assessment system for the city of Madrid

H23-4
Ledda Pier Guiseppe

Numerical investigation of natural ventilation and stratification in an amphitheatre classroom

H23-4
Pini Agnese

Laboratory-scale modeling of air circulation and pollutant dispersion in a real indoor environment

H23-4
Stenzel Sirma

Application of the lagrangian model LASAT in complex urban area for exposure assessment in the vicinity of medical and industrial facilities. Modell comparison and validation with wind tunnel measurements. (Project EXPO-URB, Part 1)

H23-4
Stenzel Sirma

Application of the Lagrangian particle model in PALM in an urban area for exposure assessment in the vicinity of medical and industrial facilities (Project EXPO-URB, Part 2)

H23-4
Hieden Alexander

Application of lagrangian models in urban area for exposure assessment in the vicinity of medical and industrial facilities –challenges and lessons learnt (Project EXPO-URB, Part 3)

H23-4
Hieden Alexander

Determination of human thermo-physiological comfort based on meteorological data as a decision support for physical activity recommendations

H23-5
Bartzis John

Towards novel approaches on sources and exposures from puff releases using Physics Informed Machine Learning

H23-5
Duclaux Olivier

Quantification of VOCs, Hydrogen and Methane emissions from refinery and petrochemicals sites, using instrumented UAV, mobile ground measurements and Reverse Dispersion Modelling

H23-5
Wang Guanzhong

Harmonizing Machine Learning and Numerical Dispersion Modelling for Improved Ship Emission Source Identification

H23-5
Kupča Vikija

Machine Learning-Based Aerosol Classification and Source Apportionment Using Ground Photometry Data

H23-5
Gkirmpas Panagiotis

Estimation of multiple road traffic source strengths in a real urban area

H23-5
Luque Solange

Source apportionment analysis for NO2 concentrations in Buenos Aires from high resolution CMAQ-ISAM simulations

H23-5
Querel Arnaud

Caesium-137 detection event in Europe, September 2024. A Chernobyl wildfire event?

H23-5
Yang Xiasu

A Bayesian Probabilistic Approach for Emission Source Estimation based on Adjoint Dispersion Modelling

H23-5
Grosch Lukas

Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Point Sources

H23-5
Tammekivi Terje

SILAM model applied for meso-scale tracing of natural and industrial aerosol precursors

H23-5
Souprayen Claude

High resolution CO2 emissions maps via data inversion modelling at city scales and in timescales as needed for net zero emissions targets

H23-6
Leroy Guillaume

Evaluating CO₂ Dispersion from massive release in Urban Areas: A Comparison Between Experimental Measurements and CFD Calculations

H23-6
Ravina Marco

Comparison of micro-scale dispersion simulations with PMSS and GRAL applied to health risk assessment in an industrial site in central Italy

H23-6
Schiavini Claudia

Validation of Lagrangian dispersion models with wind tunnel experiments for an idealised industrial site

H23-6
Maka Peter

Validation of ORCA: A Tool for Radiological Consequences of Accidental Releases

H23-6
Righi Chiara

Operational forecast and impact assessment of fire smoke dispersion for emergency response in Liguria region

H23-6
Messina Enzo

Numerical Study of Atmospheric Dispersion Under Tornado Conditions

H23-6
Charwath Marcus

Atmospheric dispersion simulation of a dense gas using detailed heat and mass tyransfer approaches

H23-6
Rico-Orero Joan

Evaluation of ground relaxation parametrization over complex terrain and experimental validation for pollutant dispersion: application to the CERN Meyrin site

H23-6
Tripathi Amita

CFD model predictions comparison with the Jack Rabbit II experimental cases of chlorine dispersion

H23-6
Martens Johannes

CFD simulations of pollutant dispersion due to accidental releases during transport of radioactive waste

H23-6
Alam Paul

Modeling atmospheric dispersion in low-wind conditions and complex environments: application to a tracer release experiment at an industrial site

H23-6
Lou Suyang

Simulation of Accidental CO₂ Releases in Urban Areas

H23-6
Jiang Gang

THE APPLICATION OF CALPUFF MODEL FOR SIMULATION ON ATOMOSPHERIC DISPERSION OF THE POSTULATED ACCIDENT SOURCE TERM IN NUCLEAR POWER STATION

H23-6
Frankemölle Jens Peter

High-fidelity dose rate modelling in ADM: application to the Suffield Full Scale RDD Field Trials

H23-6
Hanna Steven

Jack Rabbit III results and plans for new experiments involving releases of pressurized liquified ammonia in a laboratory and in the field

H23-6
Jurčáková Klára

Wind Tunnel Modelling of Postulated Small Modular Reactors Accidents

H23-6
Oldrini Olivier

Operational air quality monitoring of multiple heating plants in the framework of the City Orchestra Project

H23-6
Carion Tristan

Ensemble atmospheric dispersion modelling of a near-range selenium-75 emission

H23-6
Delcloo Andy

Using high resolution NWP AROME data for the FLEXPART dispersion model in an operational context

H23-7
Milinevsky Gennadi

Impact of multi-scale aerosol sources on air quality in Changchun, northeast China

H23-7
Trukenmüller Alfred

BESTAL – Stack height determination by dispersion modelling with selected, unweighted meteorological situations

H23-7
Kortner Michael

Low emissions – big questions – new answers. New standard VDI 3783 part 13.1: standardisation and simplification in stack dimensioning according to German TA Luft.

H23-7
Durka Pawel

Role of data fusion in air quality forecast for Poland, considering Ambient Air Qulaity Directive (2881/2024) obligations

H23-7
Borge Raphael

Application of the Decoupled Direct Method in Three Dimensions to support air quality management and exposure assessment in Madrid (Spain)

H23-7
Tchepel Oxana

Integrating publicly available flight tracking data and uncertainty analysis into airport emissions modelling

H23-7
Khan Jibran

Short-term Air Pollution Information and Forecasting System for Copenhagen

H23-7
Ketzel Matthias

Coupling of an air pollution modelling system, with an activity-based traffic model to estimate air pollution and climate effect for the city of Copenhagen

H23-8
Fröhling Katharina

Consideration of climate change in standards

H23-8
Janicke Ulf

Standards and advances in airport air quality modelling

H23-8
Pisoni Enrico

Latest insights from the 2025 JRC “Urban PM2.5 Atlas”

H23-8
Thunis Philippe

Trends and robustness of source apportionment in EU cities. An analysis based on 10 years of urban PM2.5 atlases

H23-8
Martín Fernando

A FAIRMODE Guidance document about Microscale Modelling for Air Quality Assessment in Urban Hot Spots

H23-8
Rosa Miguel

Assessing the spatial representativeness of urban traffic monitoring sites using real-world measurements, modeling, and data fusion approaches

H23-8
Janssen Stijn

A Technical Support document on the use of modelling for various application domains under the Ambient Air Quality Directive

H23-8
Rey-Pommier Anthony

Enhancing air quality simulations with neural network-based resolution downscaling

H23-8
Zauli Sajani Stefano

Air quality and health in Europe under different climate mitigation scenarios

H23-9
Shlomo David Ben

Accounting for coherent structures in Lagrangian stochastic modeling of particle resuspension in near-wall turbulent flows

H23-9
Pang Miaoyan

Non-dimensional eddy diffusivity within buoyant plumes in a turbulent boundary layer based on a wind tunnel study

H23-9
Janicke Ulf

The enhanced standard VDI 3782-5: Resistance model and washout rates for the calculation of dry and wet deposition in local and mesoscale dispersion modelling

H23-9
el-Quartassy Youness

A new parameterization of CFD boundary conditions reproducing the Ekman spiral under stable atmospheric conditions

H23-9
Musso Matteo

Implementation of a resuspension algorithm in the SPRAY model

H23-9
Cuilhé Benoît

An operational CFD-Based approach for (fast) atmospheric dispersion modeling incorporating low-frequency meandering wind effects : Validation against Prairie Grass data

H23-9
Persson Leif

On the determination of friction velocity and Monin-Obukhov length, based on sensible heat flux or vertical temperature difference

H23-9
Martina Massimo

A Lagrangian Investigation of Transport Processes from the Surface to the Upper Troposphere - Lower Stratosphere during a Typhoon event.

H23-10
Hanna Steven

Lagrangian Dispersion Modelling Discussions with Frank Pasquill in 1980

H23-SS1
Luciano Nicola

Micro-scale CFD modelling of aerosol deposition on electric insulators of overhead power lines

H23-SS1
Synylo Kateryna

Application of the PolEmiCa model to evaluate aircraft emissions at Schiphol airport

H23-SS1
Ramacher Martin

Downscaling Regional CAMS Reanalysis to the Urban Scale with XGBoost and Gaussian Processes: A Transferable Machine Learning Framework

H23-SS1
Kaszowski Kamil

Improving Air-Pollution Dispersion Forecasts with a Hybrid Physical– Machine-Learning Approach

H23-SS1
Rodríguez-Rey Daniel

A machine learning framework to downscale CAMS Air Quality Data for urban applications

H23-SS1
Mezzasalma Matteo

Improving stochastic Lagrangian particle model runtime by leveraging past per-site simulation data with machine learning

H23-SS1
Halenka Tomáš

Modelling of Chemistry-Climate Interactions: Project FOCI - Non-CO2 Forcers and Their Climate, Weather, Air Quality and Health Impacts

H23-SS1
Commanay Julien

AI approach for surrogate modelling dedicated to industrial plant supervision

H23-SS2
Deebank Charles

MODISAFE – Experimental Studies of Urban Dispersion of Buoyant Gasses

H23-SS2
Vik Thomas

MODISAFE – Modelling of urban dispersion of buoyant gases

H23-SS2
Leroy Guillaume

MODISAFE – Experimental studies of evaporation from porous and non-porous substrates

H23-SS2
Björnham Oscar

MODISAFE – Modelling of evaporation from porous and non-porous substrates

H23-SS2
Hetherington Rory

MODISAFE – Modelling of Dry Gas Deposition

H23-SS2
Cruse Helen

MODISAFE – Project Overview

H23-SS2
Elfverson Daniel

MODISAFE – Experimental and modelling studies of dry particle deposition on buildings