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Philippe Thunis is affiliated with the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, particularly focusing on air quality and related impacts. Their research covers various aspects of atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and the health effects of air pollution.

The primary fields of study for Thunis include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Key subfields of their work include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics

Research topics explored by Thunis span:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Enrico Pisoni
  • Bertrand Bessagnet
  • Alexander de Meij
  • Alain Clappier
  • Cornelis Cuvelier

Thunis has published numerous papers, with some notable recent works being:

  • Impact of SOx, NOx and NH3 emission reductions on PM2.5 concentrations across Europe: Hints for future measure development (2021, Environment International)
  • Non-linear response of PM 2.5 to changes in NO x and NH 3 emissions in the Po basin (Italy): consequences for air quality plans (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment (2023, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Emissions of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter and Ultrafine Particles from Vehicles-A Scientific Review in a Cross-Cutting Context of Air Pollution and Climate Change (2022, Applied Sciences)
  • Sensitivity of air quality modelling to different emission inventories: A case study over Europe (2021, Atmospheric Environment X)

The researcher typically publishes in venues such as:

  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric Environment X
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Air Quality Atmosphere & Health

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of long-term ozone simulations from seven regional air quality models and their ensemble

    M. van Loon;Robert Vautard;M. Schaap;R. Bergstrom

  • Evaluation and intercomparison of Ozone and PM10 simulations by several chemistry transport models over four European cities within the CityDelta project

    R. Vautard;R. Vautard;P.H.J. Builtjes;P. Thunis;C. Cuvelier

  • CityDelta: A model intercomparison study to explore the impact of emission reductions in European cities in 2010

    C. Cuvelier;P. Thunis;R. Vautard;R. Vautard;M. Amann

  • Presentation of the EURODELTA III intercomparison exercise-evaluation of the chemistry transport models' performance on criteria pollutants and joint analysis with meteorology

    Bertrand Bessagnet;Guido Pirovano;Mihaela Mircea;Cornelius Cuvelier

  • Performance criteria to evaluate air quality modeling applications

    P. Thunis;Anna Pederzoli;D. Pernigotti

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

    P. Thunis;A. Clappier;L. Tarrason;C. Cuvelier

  • Analysis of model responses to emission-reduction scenarios within the CityDelta project

    P. Thunis;Laurence Rouil;C. Cuvelier;R. Stern

  • Source apportionment and sensitivity analysis: two methodologies with two different purposes

    Alain Clappier;Claudio A. Belis;Denise Pernigotti;Philippe Thunis

  • Effect of Sea Breeze on Air Pollution in the Greater Athens Area. Part I: Numerical Simulations and Field Observations

    Alain Clappier;Alberto Martilli;Paola Grossi;Philippe Thunis

  • An integrated assessment tool to define effective air quality policies at regional scale

    Claudio Carnevale;Giovanna Finzi;Enrico Pisoni;Marialuisa Volta

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

    P. Thunis;Ana Isabel A A. Miranda;Jose J.M. Baldasano;Nadège N.M. Blond

  • Skill and uncertainty of a regional air quality model ensemble

    Robert Vautard;M. Schaap;R. Bergstrom;Bertrand Bessagnet

  • Performance of European chemistry transport models as function of horizontal resolution

    Martijn Schaap;Cornelis Cuvelier;Carlijn Hendriks;Bertrand Bessagnet

  • The sensitivity of aerosol in Europe to two different emission inventories and temporal distribution of emissions

    A. de Meij;M.C. Krol;F. Dentener;E. Vignati

  • Modelling street level PM 10 concentrations across Europe: source apportionment and possible futures

    G. Kiesewetter;J. Borken-Kleefeld;W. Schöpp;C. Heyes

  • High-resolution air quality simulation over Europe with the chemistry transport model CHIMERE

    E. Terrenoire;B. Bessagnet;L. Rouïl;F. Tognet

  • The impact of MM5 and WRF meteorology over complex terrain on CHIMERE model calculations

    A. de Meij;A. Gzella;C. Cuvelier;P. Thunis

  • Evaluating the impact of "Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans" on urban background air quality.

    E. Pisoni;P. Christidis;P. Thunis;M. Trombetti

  • Impact of passenger car NOX emissions on urban NO2 pollution – Scenario analysis for 8 European cities

    Bart Degraeuwe;Philippe Thunis;Alain Clappier;Martin Weiss

  • PM2.5 source allocation in European cities: a SHERPA modelling study

    P. Thunis;B. Degraeuwe;E. Pisoni;M. Trombetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Bertrand Bessagnet
Bertrand Bessagnet École Normale Supérieure
Guido Pirovano
Guido Pirovano World Meteorological Organization
Robert Vautard
Robert Vautard École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Markus Amann
Markus Amann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Nicolas Moussiopoulos
Nicolas Moussiopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Elisabetta Vignati
Elisabetta Vignati Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Ana Isabel Miranda
Ana Isabel Miranda University of Aveiro
Augustin Colette
Augustin Colette Stanford University
Alberto Martilli
Alberto Martilli Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Laurent Menut
Laurent Menut École Polytechnique

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