Tropospheric Chemistry: Results of the German Tropospheric Chemistry Programme

This text summarizes the findings of a project initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Technology, the main objective of which was to explore the problem of formation, transport, and impact of photochemical oxidants in the atmosphere. The project developed a mesoscale model hierarchy for the diagnosis and forecast of primary and secondary pollutants in Europe; established emission inventories of photochemical trace substances from anthropogenic and biog...