Air Quality Forecast for Arctic Communities Service (AURORAE)

Air Quality Forecast for Arctic Communities Service (AURORAE) I.Crotti1, A.Cuzzucoli2, D.De Marchi1, E.Ramalli1, A.Pasini2, S.Dobricic1 1European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy 2Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council, Roma, Italy Contacts : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the author and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission © European Union, 2025 AIR POLLUTION FORECAST IN THE ARCTIC •Particulate matter (PM) concentrations forecasted by Copernicus in the European Arctic appear to less accurately fit monitoring station observations compared to the rest of Europe A NOVEL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACH A SERVICE MADE FOR THE USERS •The 48 hours forecast is performed with deep learning architectures at monitoring station geographical locations •The AURORAE service website is an easy-to-use interactive map where forecasted and near-real time concentrations are displayed for each station and updated at daily frequency •Provides accessible forecasts to local communities that can support decisions on pollution reduction and prevention SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK!