Scientific publications

Our ATMOSYS experts regularly publish their research in scientific journals, underlining our innovative relevance in the fields of air quality, wind comfort and urban resilience. Below you will find our publications, categorised according to our Products and Services.

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Real-time air quality and forecasts

A standardized methodology for the validation of air quality forecast applications (F-MQO): lessons learnt from its application across Europe
Year: 2023
Journal: GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

Vitali, L; Cuvelier, K; Piersanti, A; Monteiro, A; Adani, M; Amorati, R; Bartocha, A; D’Ausilio, A; Durka, P; Gama, C; Giovannini, G; Janssen, S; Przybyła, T; Stortini, M; Vranckx, S; Thunis, P

High resolution mapping of particulate matter concentrations in Delhi using detrended kriging model
Year: 2022
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING & ASSESSMENT
Rahman, Md H; Agarwal, S; Sharma, S; Suresh, R; Kundu, S; Vranckx, S; Maiheu, B; Blyth, L; Janssen, S; Sousa, J; Gargava, P; Shukla, VK; Batra, S
Air quality forecasting using artificial neural networks with real time dynamic error correction in highly polluted regions
Year: 2020
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Agarwal, S; Sharma, S; Suresh, R; Rahman, MDH; Vranckx, S; Maiheu, B; Blyth, L; Janssen, S; Gargava, P; Shukla, VK; Batra, S
Land use to characterize spatial representativeness of air quality monitoring stations and its relevance for model validation
Year: 2012
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Janssen, S; Dumont, G; Fierens, F; Deutsch, F; Maiheu, B; Celis, D; Trimpeneers, E; Mensink, C

Kalman filter-based air quality forecast adjustment
Year: 2012
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
De Ridder, K; Kumar, U; Lauwaet, D; Blyth, L; Lefebvre, W
Spatial interpolation of air pollution measurements using CORINE land cover data
Year: 2008
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Janssen, S; Dumont, G; Fierens, F; Mensink, C
Spatial interpolation of ambient ozone concentrations from sparse monitoring points in Belgium
Year: 2006
Journal: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Hooyberghs, J; Mensink, C; Dumont, G; Fierens, F
A neural network forecast for daily average PM10 concentrations in Belgium
Year: 2005
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Hooyberghs, J; Mensink, C; Dumont, G; Fierens, F; Brasseur, O

Air quality assessment and planning

Socioeconomic inequalities and ambient air pollution exposure in school-aged children living in an affluent society: an analysis on individual and aggregated data in Belgium

Year: 2025
Journal: HEALTH & PLACE

Mustansar, T; Timmermans, E J;  Silva, A I; Bijnens, E M; Lefebvre, W; Saenen, N D; Vanpoucke, C; Nawrot, T S; Vaartjes, I

Implications of spatial and seasonal air pollution patterns, socioeconomic disparities, and 15-minute communities for achieving WHO air quality guidelines

Year: 2025
Journal: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Vandeninden, B; Devleesschauwer, B; Otavova, M; Vanpoucke, C; Hooyberghs, H; Faes, C; Bouland, C; De Clercq, E M

Exploring the spatial variability of air pollution using mobile BC measurements in a citizen science project: A case study in Mechelen

Year: 2024
Journal: ATMOSPHERE
Van Poppel, M; Peters, J; Vranckx, S; Van Laer, J; Hofman, H; Vandeninden, B; Vanpoucke, C; Lefebvre, W

A source apportionment and air quality planning methodology for NO2 pollution from traffic and other sources

Year: 2024
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SOFTWARE
Degraeuwe, B.; Hooyberghs, H; Janssen, S; Lefebvre, W; Maiheu, B; Megaritis, A; Vanhulsel, M

Validation and optimization of the ATMO-Street air quality model chain by means of a large-scale citizen-science dataset

Year: 2022
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Hooyberghs, H; De Craemer, S; Lefebvre, W; Vranckx, S; Maiheu, B; Trimpeneers, E; Vanpoucke, C; Janssen, S; Meysman, FJR; Fierens, F

SHERPA-city: A web application to assess the impact of traffic measures on NO2  pollution in cities

Year: 2021
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SOFTWARE
Degraeuwe, B; Pisoni, E; Christidis, P; Christodoulou, A; Thunis P
Using Large-Scale NO2 Data from Citizen Science for Air-Quality Compliance and Policy Support
Year: 2020
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
De Craemer, S; Vercauteren, J; Fierens, F; Lefebvre, W; Meysman, FJR

Source apportionment to support air quality planning: Strengths and weaknesses of existing approaches

Year: 2019
Journal: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
Thunis, P; Clappier, A; Tarrason, L; Cuvelier, C; Monteiro, A; Pisoni, E; Wesseling, J; Belis, CA; Pirovano, G; Janssen, S; Guerreiro, C; Peduzzi, E

Supporting the improvement of air quality management practices: The "FAIRMODE pilot" activity

Year: 2019
Journal: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGMENT
Thunis, P; Clappier, A; Tarrason, L; Cuvelier, C; Monteiro, A; Pisoni, E; Wesseling, J; Belis, CA; Pirovano, G; Janssen, S; Guerreiro, C; Peduzzi, E

Strengths and weaknesses of the FAIRMODE benchmarking methodology for the evaluation of air quality models

Year: 2018
Journal: AIR QUALITY, ATMOSPHERE & HEALTH
Monteiro, A; Durka, P; Flandorfer, C; Georgieva, E; Guerreiro, C; Kushta, J; Malherbe, L; Maiheu, B; Miranda, AI; Santos, G; Stocker, J; Trimpeneers, E; Tognet, F; Stortini, M; Wesseling, J; Janssen, S., Thunis, P
Impact of passenger car NOx emissions on urban NO2 pollution - Scenario analysis for 8 European cities
Year: 2017
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Degraeuwe B; Thunis, P; Clappier, A; Weiss, M; Lefebvre, W.; Janssen, S.; Vranckx, S

Air quality integrated assessment modelling in the context of EU policy: A way forward

Year: 2016
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
Viaene, P; Belis, CA; Blond, N; Bouland, C; Juda-Rezler, K; Karvosenoja, N; Martilli, A; Miranda, A; Pisoni, E; Volta, M

Applying integrated assessment methodologies to air quality plans: Two European cases

Year: 2016
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
Miranda, AI; Relvas, H; Viaene, P; Janssen, S; Brasseur, O; Carnevale, C; Declerck, P; Maffeis, G; Turrini, E; Volta, M

Health impact assessment of a predicted air quality change by moving traffic from an urban ring road into a tunnel. The case of Antwerp, Belgium

Year: 2016
Journal: PLOS ONE
Van Brusselen, D; Arrazola de Oñate, W; Maiheu, B; Vranckx, S; Lefebvre, W; Janssen, S; Nawrot, TS; Nemery, B; Avonts, D
Impact of passenger car NOx emissions and NO2 fractions on urban NO2 pollution - Scenario analysis for the city of Antwerp, Belgium
Year: 2016
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Degraeuwe B; Thunis, P; Clappier, A; Weiss, M; Lefebvre, W.; Janssen, S.; Vranckx, S

Overview of current regional and local scale air quality modelling practices: Assessment and planning tools in the EU

Year: 2016
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
Thunis, P; Miranda, A; Baldasano, JM; Blond, N; Douros, J; Graff, A; Janssen, S; Juda-Rezlerh, K; Karvosenoja, N; Maffeisk, G; Martilli, A; Rasoloharimahefa, M; Real, E; Viaene, P; Volta, M; White, L

Fine atmospheric particles from agricultural practices in Flanders: From emissions to health effects and limit values

Year: 2014
Journal: AGRICULTURE
Buekers, J; Deutsch, F; Veldeman, N; Janssen, S; Int Panis, L

The multi-scale character of air pollution: Impact of local measures in relation to European and regional policies - A case study in Antwerp, Belgium

Year: 2014
Journal: ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION
Janssen, S; Lefebvre, W; Clemens, M

Assessing the environmental impact associated with different trip purposes

Year: 2013
Journal: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D: TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
Beckx, C; Lefebvre, W; Degraeuwe, B; Vanhulsel, M; Kochan, B; Bellemans, T; Dhondt, S; Int Panis, L

Evaluation of the RIO-IFDM-street canyon model chain

Year: 2013
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Lefebvre, W; Van Poppel, M; Maiheu, B; Janssen, S; Dons, E

Modelling the effects of a speed limit reduction on traffic-related elemental carbon (EC) concentrations and populations exposure to EC

Year: 2011
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Lefebvre, W; Fierens, F; Trimpeneers, E; Janssen, S; Van de Vel, K; Deutsch, F; Viaene, P; Vankerkom, J; Dumont, G; Vanpoucke, C; Mensink, C; Peelaerts, W; Vliegen, J

The contribution of activity-based transport models to air quality modelling: A validation of the ALBATROSS-AURORA model chain

Year: 2009
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Beckx, C; Int Panis, L; Van De Vel, K; Arentze, T; Lefebvre, W; Janssens, D; Wets, G

Emission modelling

Does the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) really fail to capture the NOX emissions of diesel cars in Europe?
Year: 2017
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
De Graeuwe, B; Weiss, M
Size resolved ultrafine particles emission model - A continues size distribution approach
Year: 2011
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Nikolova, I; Janssen, S; Vrancken, K; Vos, P; Mishra, V; Berghmans, P
Spatial surrogates for the disaggregation of CORINAIR emission inventories
Year: 2009
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Maes, J; Vliegen, J; Van de Vel, K; Janssen, S; Deutsch, F; De Ridder, K; Mensink, C

Industry and hot spot analysis

Estimating the air quality standard exceedance areas and the spatial representativeness of urban air quality stations applying microscale modelling

Year: 2024
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Martín, F; Rodrigues, V; Santiago, J L; Sousa, J; Stocker, J; Janssen, S; Jackson, R; Russo, F; Villani, M G; Tinarelli, G; Barbero, D; San José, R; Pérez-Camanyo, J L; Sousa-Santos, G; Tarrason, L; Bartzis, J; Sakellaris, I; Horváth, Z; Környei, L; Jurado, X; Neiminger, N; Masey, N; Hamilton, S; Rivas, E; Cuverlier, C; Thunis, P

Using dispersion models at microscale to assess long-term air pollution in urban hot spots: A FAIRMODE joint intercomparison exercise for a case study in Antwerp
Year: 2024
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Martín, F; Janssen, S; Rodrigues, V; Sousa, J; Santiago, J L; Rivas, E; Stocker, J; Jackson, R; Russo, F; Villani, M G; Tinarelli, G; Barbero, D; San José, R; Pérez-Camanyo, J L; Sousa-Santos, G; Bartzis, J; Sakellaris, I; Horváth, Z; Környei, L; Liszkai, B; Cuverlier, C

Using synthetic data to benchmark correction methods for low-cost air quality sensor networks
Year: 2024
Journal: AIR QUALITY, ATMOSPHERE AND HEALTH

Wesseling, J; Drukker, D; Gressent, A; Janssen, S; Joassin, P; Lenartz, F; van Ratingen, S; Rodrigues, V; Sousa, J; Thunis, P

Computational urban flow predictions with Bayesian inference: Validation with field data
Year: 2019
Journal: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
Sousa, J; Gorlé, C
Children's urinary environmental carbon load - A novel marker reflecting residential ambient air pollution exposure?
Year: 2017
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Saenen, ND; Bové, H; Steuwe, C; Roeffaers, MBJ; Provost, EB; Lefebvre, W; Vanpoucke, C; Ameloot, M; Nawrot, TS
Influence of tree crown characteristics on the local PM10 distribution inside an urban street canyon in Antwerp (Belgium): A model and experimental approach
Year: 2016
Journal: URBAN FORESTRY AND URBAN GREENING
Hofman, J; Bartholomeus, H; Janssen, S; Calders, K; Wuyts, K; Van Wittenberghe, S; Samson, R
Impact of trees on pollutant dispersion in street canyons: A numerical study of the annual average effects in Antwerp, Belgium
Year: 2015
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Vranckx, S; Vos, P; Maiheu, B; Janssen, S
Improving local air quality in cities: To tree or not to tree?
Year: 2013
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Vos, PEJ; Maiheu, B; Vanderkom, J; Janssen, S
A higher-order model for accurately simulating the size distribution of ultrafine particles in a traffic tunnel
Year: 2012
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Vos, PEJ; Nikolova, I; Janssen, S
Calculation scheme for a Gaussian parameterization of the Thompson 1991 wind tunnel building downwash dataset
Year: 2012
Journal: ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Cosemans, G; Lefebvre, W; Mensink, C
Dispersion modelling of traffic induced ultrafine particles in a street canyon in Belgium and comparison with observations
Year: 2011
Journal: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Nikolova, I; Janssen, S; Vos, P; Vrancken, K; Mishra, V; Berghmans, P