Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2769-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2769-2016
Research article
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11 May 2016
Research article |  | 11 May 2016

Ragweed pollen production and dispersion modelling within a regional climate system, calibration and application over Europe

Li Liu, Fabien Solmon, Robert Vautard, Lynda Hamaoui-Laguel, Csaba Zsolt Torma, and Filippo Giorgi
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To study the distribution of airborne ragweed pollen in changing environments and associated health risks over Europe, we introduce an approach with explicit treatment of pollen ripening, release and dispersion due to environmental drivers in an online modelling framework where climate is integrated with dispersion and vegetation production. From a simulated pollen season and concentration pattern health risks are evaluated through calculation of exposure time above health-relevant threshold levels.
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