Network
UK Eutrophying and Acidifying Atmospheric Pollutants (UKEAP) network

This network combined two major UK monitoring networks, the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network (ADMN) and the National Ammonia Monitoring Network (NAMN), in 2008 to form the UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants (UKEAP) network to allow a greater coherence to the UK monitoring programme. The measurements will provide new knowledge to: improve our understanding of chemical processes; provide a basis for assessing impacts; and underpin our understanding of the impacts of policy decisions. The UKEAP programme of high quality measurements allows an assessment of the spatial distribution of the monitored air pollutants and the changes in concentrations over time by the continuation of the dataset time series. NB the new UKEAP contract now includes the EMEP supersite operation (UKEOF477475; UKEOF25882).

General Information

Objectives
Provides a long-term dataset of monthly speciated measurements of reactive trace gases and aerosols that are used to provide temporal and spatial patterns and trends, and compare results with dispersion/deposition models. Contributes to mass closure from the measurements of several components of particulate matter together assists with the calculation of national and regional deposition budgets.
Environmental domain
Atmosphere
Purpose Of collection
Basic science
Statutory advice
Legislative
Keywords
monitoring
Acidification
Pollution
Non Automatic Network
FCERM
Air pollution
Pollutant
Dry N deposition
Deposition
Rainwater
Composition
Eutrophication
Ambient air monitoring
Spatial and temporal trends
Concentration fields
NHx budget
Parameters measured
nitrogen dioxide
pH
conductivity
Gaseous ammonia
Aerosol ammonium
nitrogen dioxide
major cations in rain
major anions in rain
particulate sulphate
sulphur dioxide
hydrogen chloride
nitric acid
base cations in aerosol
inorganic anions in aerosol
Supplemental info
Annual reports at: http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports?section_id=13

Location

Bounding box
Bounding box. S: 49.864,   E: 1.768,   N: 60.861,   W: -8.648

Costs/Funding

Categories
public
Future Funding Status
Unsure

Contacts

Lead organisation
Christine Braban Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford OXON OX10 8BB UK enquiries@ceh.ac.uk +44 (0)1491 838800 http://www.ceh.ac.uk/
Other
Defra
Other
Forestry Commission 231 Corstorphine Road EDINBURGH EH12 7AT UK
Other
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology North Star Avenue Swindon WILTSHIRE SN2 1UH UK +44(0)1487772400
Other
Forest Research Wrecclesham Farnham SURREY GU10 4LH UK research.info@forestry.gsi.gov.uk 01420 22255
Other
Ricardo AEA
Lead funder
Defra
Funder
Forestry Commission 231 Corstorphine Road EDINBURGH EH12 7AT United Kingdom http://www.forestry.gov.uk/
Funder
Natural Environment Research Council North Star Avenue Swindon WILTSHIRE SN2 1EU United Kingdom +44 (0)1793 411500 http://www.nerc.ac.uk
Funder
Forest Research Wrecclesham Farnham SURREY GU10 4LH United Kingdom research.info@forestry.gsi.gov.uk 01420 22255 http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/
Funder
Ricardo AEA

Metadata

Publication status
PUBLIC
Record identifier
55f96f45-a765-4b6b-97af-3e8b06d6b3a2
Last modified
2017-08-21 11:21:44
Metadata author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Other identifier
Envirobase 1320593
UKEOF 477534