Erlangen 2018 – scientific programme

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UP: Fachverband Umweltphysik

UP 9: Poster session

UP 9.4: Poster

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 16:15–18:15, Orangerie

Measurements of ship emissions of NO₂ and SO₂ using LP-DOAS near Hamburg harbour, Germany — •Stefan Schmitt¹, Andreas Weigelt³, Barbara Mathieu-Üffing^2,3,4, Lisa Kattner^2,3, André Seyler², Folkard Wittrock², Johannes Lampel¹, Denis Pöhler¹, and Ulrich Platt¹ — ¹Institut für Umweltphysik, Heidelberg — ²Institut für Umweltphysik, Bremen — ³Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie — ⁴Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume Lufthygienische Überwachung Schleswig-Holstein

Within a 6 week measurement campaign in July and August 2016, ship emissions were measured at the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany using the Long Path(LP)-DOAS technique. The measurements were carried out within the framework of the project MESMART (Measurements of shipping emissions in the marine troposphere) which investigates the influence of ship emissions on chemical processes in the atmosphere and monitors the correct use of low sulphur ship fuel.

A LP-DOAS instrument was set up side by side to a MESMART in situ measurement station at the river Elbe at Wedel (15 km downriver of Hamburg harbour). Emission signatures of NO₂ and SO₂ of about 4000 passing ships were monitored and combined with AIS data. The study shows that the LP-DOAS measurements are well suited to monitor ship emissions and the correct use of low sulfur ship diesel. An overview of observed emission factors for different ship types will be presented.