The North-east Atlantic Ocean is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is dominated by deep ocean basins, except the Celtic Sea, the shelf along the Bay of Biscay and Iberian coast. The formation of the North Atlantic deep water is one of the driving forces for the thermohaline circulation of the...

This document is the final report of a study undertaken by the EEA together with its Expert Group on Guidelines and the State of the Environment Reporting in 1999-2000. It lists questions of policy makers and the general public that could be used to set up a state of the environment report or an...

The Internet Air Quality Model Documentation System (MDS) has been developed by the ETC-AQ to provide information and guidance to users in selection of air pollution models for a specified application. After three years of operation, its functionality and utility is evaluated through a survey of...

This report is the third update of the initial version for the CORINAIR 1985 emissions inventory (1989) and firstly updated in 1991 for the CORINAIR 1990 inventory (1993) and included in the Atmospheric Emission Inventory Guidebook (1996). The second update of the methodology (1997) was...

This report is about gathering information on the hazards raised by human economic activities and its use in taking action to protect better the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it. The study aims to contribute to better and more accessible...

The report provides an analysis of trends of emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases (1980 to 1996) in Europe by total and by main polluting sectors (transport, industry, energy, agriculture). Emissions are compared to agreed international emission reduction targets and ceilings through...

Un rapport sur l'évolution de l'environnement paneuropéen faisant suite à "L'environnement de l'Europe: l'évaluation de Dobris" (1995), demandé par les ministres de l'Environnement de toute l'Europe afin de préparer la quatrième conférence des ministres à Aarhus, au Danemark, en juin 1998.