Name
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EcoSense
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Acronym
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EcoSense
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Methodical Focus
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Environmental impact assessment
, Air quality management
, External costs
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Institution(s)
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Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use; University of Stuttgart
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Author(s) (institution, working field, active time period)
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Current contact person
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Dorothea Schmid
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Contact (e-mail)
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dorothea.schmid@ier.uni-stuttgart.de
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Website
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https://www.ier.uni-stuttgart.de/en/research/models/ecosense/
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Logo
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Primary Purpose
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EcoSense is a Europe-wide integrated atmospheric dispersion and exposure assessment model which calculates external costs related to the exposure to airborne pollutants with a focus on impacts on human health, following the Impact Pathway approach. EcoSense considers impacts of classical air pollutants, such as SO2, NOx, Particulate Matter, NMVOCs and NH3 and assesses impacts due to long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (SOMO35).
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Primary Outputs
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EcoSense outputs health impacts with the common metric "Disability Adjusted Life Years" (DALY). DALYs consider both changes in quality of life (due to illness) and losses in life expectancy (due to premature deaths). Impacts can also be monetized, which results in estimates of external costs.
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Support / Community / Forum
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Framework
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Impact Pathway Approach
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Link to User Documentation
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https://openenergy-platform.org/dataedit/view/scenario/reeem_ecosenseeva_output
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Link to Developer/Code Documentation
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-
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Documentation quality
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not available
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Source of funding
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Third-party-funded research
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Number of developers
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less than 10
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Number of users
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-
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