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Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

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The following criteria shall be used for checking validity when aggregating data and calculating statistical parameters:

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In cases where all possible measured data are not available, the following factor shall be used to calculate AOT40 values:

AOT40estimate = AOT40measured ×total possible number of hours (*)
number of measured hourly values
(*)being the number of hours within the time period of AOT40 definition, (i.e. 08:00 to 20:00 CET from 1 May to 31 July each year, for vegetation protection and from 1 April to 30 September each year for forest protection).
ParameterRequired proportion of valid data
One hour values75 % (i.e. 45 minutes)
Eight hours values75 % of values (i.e. six hours)
Maximum daily 8 hours mean from hourly running 8 hours75 % of the hourly running eight hours averages (i.e. 18 eight-hourly averages per day)
AOT4090 % of the one hour values over the time period defined for calculating the AOT40 valuea
Annual mean75 % of the one hour values over summer (April to September) and 75 % over winter (January to March, October to December) seasons separately
Number of exceedances and maximum values per month

90 % of the daily maximum eight hours mean values (27 available daily values per month)

90 % of the one hour values between 8.00 and 20.00 CET

Number of exceedances and maximum values per yearfive out of six months over the summer season (April to September)

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