Kickoff meeting in Oslo 19-20 April 2017

• Agenda for kick-off meeting April 2017

• Minutes and Action items from kick-off meeting April 2017

• Transboundary air pollution on regional scales (Hilde Fagerli)

• Overview of the AIRQUIP project (Michael Gauss)
• Downscaling regional model output with 'uEMEP': Concepts (Bruce Rolstad Denby)
• Calculation of local contributions with 'uEMEP' (Peter Wind)

• Air Quality modelling and downscaling activities and methods in China and Jinan University's role in AIRQUIP (Xuemei Wang)
• Acquisition of proxy data and emission inventories in China and Tsinghua University's role in AIRQUIP (Liu Yan)

• Experience from the PANDA project (Ming Chang)
• PANDA forecasts and EMEP model improvement in China (Matthieu Pommier)

• Acquisition of proxy data based on satellites and Norsk regnesentral’s role in AIRQUIP (Arnt-Børre Salberg)
• How to include proxy data in uEMEP (Bruce Rolstad Denby) (slides included in Concepts)

First session with user reference group:

• Introduction to AIRQUIP (Michael Gauss)

• National air quality modelling with uEMEP (Isabella Kasin, Norwegian Environment Agency)
• Examples for use of AQ modelling and maps (Susanne Lützenkirchen, Agency for Urban Environment in Oslo)
• Modelling and observations of secondary inorganic and organic aerosols in the UK & China (Stefan Reis, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh/UK)

Planning ahead:

• Outreach activities in Norway and China (Michael Gauss)
• List of deliverables and milestones (Michael Gauss)

• Group photo, 20 April 2017 (from left to right: Peter Wind, Ming Chang, Arnt-Børre Salberg, Bruce Rolstad Denby, Liu Yan, Stefan Reis, Matthieu Pommier, Xuemei Wang, Hilde Fagerli, Michael Gauss)