The series of international conferences on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes is concerned with the improvement of “modelling culture” both in Europe and at an international level.

This time, the Conference will take place in Madrid, Computer Science School, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, Boadilla del Monte, 28660 Madrid (Spain), on May 6-9, 2013.

Dispersion modelling is widely used for regulatory purposes, both for permits and for assessments, but there is a lack of sufficient mechanisms to make modelling processes transparent and generally to ensure trust in modelling results.

There are many aspects of this such as: ensuring that models are scientifically sound; model validation; guidance to ensure proper use of models; promotion of good practices and elimination of bad practices; quality assurance with respect to model development; establishment of reference problems; comparability of input and output; ensuring proper exchange of experiences.

Such issues that are not specific for one particular model, but common to several, are in focus at the 15th International conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes.

The conference is a natural forum for discussing modelling issues related to the European Union air quality directives. European networks such as the FAIRMODE network may find the conference useful in order to expose their work to a wider audience.

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Other resources:

• Draft programme updated (20/03/2013)
• Oral presentations and Poster presentations

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