Hüglin Christoph

Swiss National Air Pollution Monitoring Network (NABEL)
Nationales Beobachtungsnetz für Luftfremdstoffe (NABEL)

Project Number: CH-3418
Project Type: Permanent/Monitoring_Project
Project Duration: 01/01/1980 - ?
Funding Source: EMPA ,
Project Leader: Dr. Christoph Hüglin
Abt. Luftfremdstoffe und Umwelttechnik
Empa
Überlandstrasse 129
8600 Dübendorf
Phone: +41 (0) 58 765 46 54 ; +41 (0) 58 765 55 11
FAX: +41 (0) 44 821 62 44
e-Mail: christoph.hueglin(at)empa.ch
http://www.empa.ch

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Research Areas:
Biodiversity

Disciplines:
environmental sciences
climatology, atmospheric physics, aeronomy

Keywords:
  • Air Quality
  • Atmospheric Chemistry

    Abstract:
    The main task of the National Air Pollution Monitoring Network (NABEL) is to measure the ambient air quality in Switzerland and to provide high quality long-term measurement series of air pollutants. The NABEL network provides objective results of the impact of air pollutants in Switzerland and so contributes to air quality policy.

    The NABEL monitoring network is operated by EMPA (Air Pollution / Environmental Technology Department) under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), which is responsible for the enforcement of the Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC). The NABEL database enables FOEN to observe trends and to evaluate the success of air pollution measures on a yearly basis.

    The NABEL monitoring network consists of 16 monitoring stations that are located all over Switzerland. The monitoring stations are representative of different typical levels of pollution, and are classified according to the type of site. NABEL participates in international programs: Some of the rural monitoring sites are integrated into the ‘European Monitoring and Evaluation Program’ (EMEP), and the high-alpine site at Jungfraujoch is a part of the ‘Global Atmosphere Watch’ program (GAW). In addition, NABEL provides data for the European air quality information system EUROAIRNET.


    Leading questions:
  • Development of air quality in Switzerland
  • Compliance with existing air quality standards
  • Assessment of effects of air pollution control measures

    URL: https://www.empa.ch/web/s503/nabel


    Last update: 8/11/22
    Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
    Update the data of project: CH-3418

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