POD, European air quality data for 2020 (interpolated data), Jan 2024

The data set provides concentrations for the air pollutant ozone indicator Phytotoxic ozone dose (POD) combining monitoring air quality data in a ‘regression-interpolation-merging mapping’ methodology and the observational values of the air quality monitoring stations used in the interpolation. It covers Europe for the year 2020. It provides estimates for phytotoxic ozone dose (POD) for beech, spruce, wheat, tomato and potato for the year 2020.



This data set is used to estimate vegetation exposure to air pollution. The methodology and the corresponding maps can be found in the 2022 Eionet reports "European air quality maps for 2020. PM10, PM2.5, Ozone, NO2, NOx and Benzo(a)pyrene spatial estimates and their uncertainties." (ETC HE Report 2022/12) available at https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-report-2022-12-european-air-quality-maps-for-2020-pm10-pm2-5-ozone-no2-nox-and-benzo-a-pyrene-spatial-estimates-and-their-uncertainties and "Evaluation of European-wide map creation of flux-based ozone indicator POD for selected tree species" (ETC HE Report 2022/23), available at https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2022-23-evaluation-of-european-wide-map-creation-of-flux-based-ozone-indicator-pod-for-selected-tree-species.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2021-07-02
Date (Publication)
2022-03-31
Edition

01.00

Citation identifier
eea_r_3035_2_km_aq-interpolated-POD6_p_2020_v01_r00

Point of contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

http://www.eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Custodian
Spatial representation type
Grid

Spatial resolution

Spatial resolution
1 km
Topic category
  • Environment

Extent

N
S
E
W




Temporal extent

Time period
2020-01-01 2020-12-31

Extent

Maintenance and update frequency
Annually
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
GEMET

  • troposphere

  • traffic

  • atmospheric composition

  • atmospheric pollution

  • air quality

  • transboundary pollution

  • atmospheric particulate

  • air quality monitoring

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • Monaco

  • United Kingdom

  • Andorra

  • San Marino

  • EEA38 (from 2020)

Spatial scope

  • European

INSPIRE priority data set

  • Monitoring stations (Air Quality Directive)

  • Measurement and modelling data (Air Quality Directive)

  • Directive 2008/50/EC

EEA topics

  • Air pollution

Temporal resolution

  • Annually

Resource constraints

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access

Resource constraints

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

License CC-BY 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Metadata Reference
Language
English

Distribution Information

Distribution format

  • GeoTIFF

OnLine resource

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/webdav/datastore/public/eea_r_3035_2_km_aq-interpolated-POD6_p_2020_v01_r00/

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Dataset

Report

Result

Title
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Resource lineage

Statement

The data set and corresponding maps are derived primarily from the e-reporting Air Quality database, consisting of monitoring stations data reported to EEA, and some additional EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) station monitoring data, supplemented with, among others, altitude, meteorological ECMWF data, EMEP concentration modelling data and satellite data. These data sets and the corresponding maps are assessment tools for use at the European scale. They may show results which differ from assessments made at national scale and should not be used to check formal compliance with regulated standards.



The methodology and the corresponding maps can be found in the 2021 Eionet report "European air quality maps for 2019. PM10, PM2.5, Ozone, NO2 and NOx Spatial estimates and their uncertainties" (ETC/ATNI Report 1/2021) available at https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-atni/products/etc-atni-reports/etc-atni-report-1-2021-european-air-quality-maps-for-2019-pm10-pm2-5-ozone-no2-and-nox-spatial-estimates-and-their-uncertainties.

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference System Information

Code
EPSG:3035

Metadata

Metadata identifier
0a84ffa2-d661-4fae-a4c0-474281820f2e

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

Type of resource

Resource type
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/0a84ffa2-d661-4fae-a4c0-474281820f2e

Date info (Creation)
2024-01-19T09:56:38.281Z
Date info (Revision)
2025-10-09T10:35:50.781305Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115/19139

Edition

1.0

 
 
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Spatial extent

Keywords

EEA topics

Air pollution
GEMET

air quality air quality monitoring atmospheric composition atmospheric particulate atmospheric pollution traffic transboundary pollution troposphere
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Atmospheric conditions Environmental monitoring facilities Human health and safety
INSPIRE priority data set

Directive 2008/50/EC Measurement and modelling data (Air Quality Directive) Monitoring stations (Air Quality Directive)
Spatial scope

European
Temporal resolution

Annually


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