TFMM: Advancing Air Quality Insights and Collaboration within the EMEP Framework

The Task Force on Measurements and Modelling (TFMM), established in 1999, operates within the framework of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP). TFMM serves as a platform for the Parties of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and develop recommendations on air quality issues.   

TFMM offers a valuable opportunity for the Parties and EMEP Centres to engage in discussions regarding the performance of measurements and models. The focus is on getting improvements in methodologies, considering their diverse applications such as national assessments of air quality, evaluation of transboundary fluxes and their impact on air quality, trend analyses, and more.   

Previous initiatives have encompassed comprehensive measurement campaigns and collaborative modelling exercises, contributing to the understanding of atmospheric processes across national borders.   

In the upcoming 2024-2025 work plan a key focus will be a targeted measurement campaign.  Additionally, TFMM aims to conduct a comprehensive modelling exercise specifically geared towards the studying the impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on ozone formation under heatwave conditions. In parallel, the work involves the exploration of the representation of aerosol chemical composition in air quality models.    

Being a hub for collaborative efforts and scientific advancements within the EMEP framework, TFMM extends an open invitation to the scientific community and academia to actively join the TFMM experts’ community.