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2.1 Objective
As presented in the introduction, the objective of the CORINAIR inventory is to be
a multi-purpose inventory. Due to this objective, an important effort of
collaboration and harmonization has been made with international organizations,
such as UNECE for EMEP programme and OECD for IPCC programme.
As another example, at the European community level, the Large Combustion
Plant Directive inventory may be provided within the CORINAIR system.
2.2 Required qualities
• Completeness: two aspects are covered. The geographic completeness relates to
the availability of the CORINAIR system to almost all European countries
including subnational divisions. The emission source completeness relates to the
availability of an exhaustive list of relevant activities generating emissions for the
considered height pollutants (SNAP 90 nomenclature).
• Consistency: this quality is achieved by application of the CORINAIR
methodology and CORINAIR software.
• Transparency: this quality is reached by the prOViSiOn (according to the
CORINAIR methodology) of activity data and emission factors for area sources,
and for point sources the provision of either activity and emission factor, or
measured emissions and estimation methods.
2.3 Inventory specifications of CORINAIR 90
• The reference year: 1990
• The pollutants
Sulfur dioxides (S02) [S02 + S03 expressed as S02]
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) [NO + N02 expressed as N02]
Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)
Methane (CH4)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon dioxide (C02)
Nitrous oxide (N20)
Ammonia (NH3)
• The generating sources of emissions
Relating to the eight considered pollutants, the relevant list of possible generating
activities are given in the SNAP 90 nomenclatures: over 260 activities grouped in
two hierarchical levels of sub-sectors and eleven main sectors which relate to the
report level for UNECE inventory (see Annex 2).
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2 CORINAIR 90 SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 Objective
As presented in the introduction, the objective of the CORINAIR inventory is to be
a multi-purpose inventory. Due to this objective, an important effort of
collaboration and harmonization has been made with international organizations,
such as UNECE for EMEP programme and OECD for IPCC programme.
As another example, at the European community level, the Large Combustion
Plant Directive inventory may be provided within the CORINAIR system.
2.2 Required qualities
• Completeness: two aspects are covered. The geographic completeness relates to
the availability of the CORINAIR system to almost all European countries
including subnational divisions. The emission source completeness relates to the
availability of an exhaustive list of relevant activities generating emissions for the
considered height pollutants (SNAP 90 nomenclature).
• Consistency: this quality is achieved by application of the CORINAIR
methodology and CORINAIR software.
• Transparency: this quality is reached by the prOViSiOn (according to the
CORINAIR methodology) of activity data and emission factors for area sources,
and for point sources the provision of either activity and emission factor, or
measured emissions and estimation methods.
2.3 Inventory specifications of CORINAIR 90
• The reference year: 1990
• The pollutants
Sulfur dioxides (S02) [S02 + S03 expressed as S02]
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) [NO + N02 expressed as N02]
Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)
Methane (CH4)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon dioxide (C02)
Nitrous oxide (N20)
Ammonia (NH3)
• The generating sources of emissions
Relating to the eight considered pollutants, the relevant list of possible generating
activities are given in the SNAP 90 nomenclatures: over 260 activities grouped in
two hierarchical levels of sub-sectors and eleven main sectors which relate to the
report level for UNECE inventory (see Annex 2).