Review of the EC4MACS models

The EC4MACS consortium undertook a review of interim methodologies and models used by the consortium by scientific peers, national experts and representatives of stakeholders.

- GAINS interim methodologies

- FASOM interim methodologies

- CCE-IMPACTS interim methodologies

- BENEFITS interim methodologies

- TREMOVE interim methodologies

- PRIMES interim methodologies

- CAPRI interim methodologies

- CAPRI ANNEX 1 interim methodologies

- DNDC-Europe*) interim methodologies

- GEM-E3 interim methodologies

*) Please note that the POLES, TM5, DNDC and EMEP models are not formal part of EC4MACS LIFE project, they are not up for review under this mechanism.

The review is organized in three phases:

• A public Internet consultation has collected comments from peers, experts and stakeholders on individual models and the overall model framework. Feedbacks were invited through structured questionnaires and free-form commentaries.


The Internet consultation closed on June 15th 2009 resulting in 11 feedbacks, which can be accessed here:

- 6 responses on GAINS

Response No. 1

Response No. 2

Response No. 3

Response No. 4

Response No. 5

Response No. 6

- 4 responses on PRIMES

Response No. 1

Response No. 2

Response No. 3

Response No. 4

- 1 response on TREMOVE

Response No. 1

• Baseline projections and air pollutants in the European Union-Baseline projects up to 2030