Network
UK Acid Gas and Aerosol monitoring network

General Information

Alternative name

AGAnet
Nitric Acid monitoring network (formerly)

Objectives

To provide a long-term dataset of monthly speciated measurements of acid gases and aerosols that will be used: - To provide temporal and spatial patterns and trends, and compare results with dispersion models; - For Pollution Climate mapping and Acid Deposition Processes contract; and - To contribute to mass closure from the measurements of several components of particulate matter (NO3-, SO42-, Cl-, Na+, Mg2+ and Ca2+) together with NH4+ from the closely integrated NAMN), which was one of the recommendations in the Air Quality Expert Group's report on Particulate matter; and For calculation of national and regional deposition budgets, especially in upland areas which are sensitive to acid deposition.

Environmental domain

Atmosphere

Purpose Of collection

Basic science
Statutory advice
Legislative

Keywords

acid deposition
aerosol
Delta

Parameters measured

Sulphur dioxide (air)
Hydrogen chloride (air)
Gaseous nitric acid (air)
Particulate sulphate (aerosol)
chloride (aerosol)
sodium (aerosol)
calcium (aerosol)
magnesium (aerosol)

Links to data

http://pollutantdeposition.defra.gov.uk/networks

Location

Bounding box

Related

Metadata

Publication status

PUBLIC

Record identifier

ef32bc1a-805a-42b1-bc1e-70f23563f1c5

Last modified

2017-08-21 11:17:17

Metadata author

Philip Trembath Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk