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Experiences having resulted from the development and application of a specific air quality modelling system (EURAD) are discussed. Reasons for complex modelling and motivations evolving from a quickly growing field of atmospheric science are presented. It is argued that meteorology and atmospheric chemistry form an integral interdependent system of processes requiring an integral approach to their numerical modelling. A few examples of the application of a regional air pollution model to a broader set of environmental topics including the tropopause region are given. Aerosol simulation, chemical data assimilation and intensification of operational ozone forecast are viewed as important and challenging tasks for air quality modelling in the near future.
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Ebel, A. (2004). Changing Atmospheric Environment, Changing Views – and an Air Quality Model’s Response on the Regional Scale. In: Borrego, C., Schayes, G. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XV. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47813-7_3
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