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3rd GAW Expert Workshop on VOCs

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3rd GAW Expert Workshop on VOCs

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The 3rd GAW Expert Workshop on Volatile Organic Compounds will be organized on 29-30th June 2010

Helsinki, Finland.

The workshop is organized in support the Reactive Gases component of the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme. This will be the third workshop in a series which has already defined a programme of VOC measurements to be made in a global network recently announced in an article in EOS. 

Short summary of the meeting can be found here.

Meeting agenda

Tuesday, 29 June

8:30- 9:00

Registration

  

9:00-9:10

 Welcome/logistics Hannele Hakola, FMI

9:10-9:20

 WMO welcome and agenda adaptation (meeting objectives) – WMO/GAW

L. Jalkanen

9:20-9:40

 Introduction on VOC measurements programme in GAW (progress in implementation)

S. Penkett

9:40-9:50

GAW structures for QA: CCL, WCC, data quality objectives, measurement guidance O.Tarasova

9:50-10:10

GAW global VOC observations (presentation and comments)

C. Plass-Duelmer on behalf of D. Helmig

10:10-10:30

 Coffee break  
 

VOC observations in the atmosphere

Chair: S.Penkett,  Rapporteur: A.Lewis

10:30-10:45

Inter-annual measurements of VOCs in the tropical maritime atmosphere

 A. Lewis

10:45-11:00

 VOC trends at Central European mountain stations C. Plass-Duelmer
11:00-11:15 VOC observations within the Swiss National Air Pollution Monitoring Network M. Steinbacher

11:15-11:30

 Concentrations of NMHCs in the Arctic and Antarctic in summer 2008 H. Hellén

11:30-11:45

 Studies on the use of PTR-MS to identify and quantify VOCs in background marine and rural air I. Galbally

11:45-12:00

 PTR-MS measurementsof selected VOCsduringrecent aircraft campaigns in the tropics D. Oram
12:00-12:15 Determining ecosystem scale VOC emissions from vegetation using PTR-MS J. Rinne
12:15-13:30 Lunch  
 

Observations (aircraft and satellite) continued

 Chair: S.Penkett,  Rapporteur: A.Lewis

13:30-13:45

 Analysis of in-situ VOC data in a subtropical area close to the Gulf of Mexico B. Rappenglück

13:45-14:00

 Composition and trends of NMHC in the UT/LS region observed by the CARIBIC aircraft A. Baker
14:00- 14:15 Seasonal variability of trace gases above the UK boundary layer J. Hopkins
14:15-14:30 Observation of CFC replacements during the 2008 Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) field campaign S. Meinardi
14:30-14:45 Something about Formaldehyde S. Penkett

14:45-14:50

 Intercalibration of formaldehyde measurement techniques R. Steinbrecher
14:50-15:15

Discussion

  • Compounds of interest
  • spatial gaps, network extension
  • measurements techniques implemented (in situ, remote)
  • problems with implementation of VOC observations
  • data submission
  
15:20-15:45 Coffee break  
 
Central Facilities : World Calibration Center

Chair: R.Steinbrecher, Rapporteur: B.Rappenglück

15:45-16:05 Quality and comparability of VOC-measurements in the GAW-VOC network R. Steinbrecher
16:05-16:20 EU Infrastructure Project ACTRIS in Support of the GAW-VOC programme in Europe C. Plass-Duelmer
16:20-17:10

Discussion

  • new techniques
  • finalization of data quality objectives (using VIM3 terminology)
  • calibration procedures
  • audits/ comparison campaigns
  • standard procedures for VOCS including simple hydrocarbons and oxygenates.
  
  Close for the day  

Wednesday, 30th June

 
Central Facilities: Central Calibration Laboratory
Chair: M. Milton, Rapporteur: J.Viallon
9:00-9:20 Progress at the CCQM-GAWG in the development of a CCL for VOCs M. Milton
9:20-9:40 VSL developments in VOC calibration standards for GAW R. Wessel
9:40-10:00 NIST Gas Standards Development Efforts for Hydrocarbons and Terpenes J. Rhoderick
10:00-10:20 Studies of stable standards for ambient monoterpenes A. Harling
10:20-10:40 The BIPM facility for dynamic generation of formaldehyde standards: progress towards an international scale for formaldehyde measurements J. Viallon
10:40-11:00 Development of DMS and acetonitrile standards in KRISS Gwi Suk Heo
11:00-11:20 Coffee break  
11:20-12:00

Discussion

  • DQOs and available standards
  • need for new standards
  • scale
  • calibration challenges
  • standards and new measurement techniques
  
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-14:00 Rapporteur presentations (challenges, needs)  
14:00-14:40

Final remark and further planning “Where do we go from here?”

S. Penkett, R.Steinbrecher

14:40 Closing of the meeting H. Hakola/ L.Jalkanen