The need for Pan-European automatic pollen and fungal spore monitoring: A stakeholder workshop position paper.

摘要: BACKGROUND Information about airborne pollen concentrations is required by a range of end users, particularly from the health sector who use both observations and forecasts to diagnose treat allergic patients. Manual methods are standard for such measurements but, despite taxa that can be identified, these techniques suffer drawbacks. This includes being available at low temporal resolution (usually daily averages) with delay 3-9 days measurement). Recent technological developments have made possible automatic measurements, which high in real time, although currently only scattered few locations across Europe. MATERIALS & METHODS To promote development an extensive network Europe ensure this will respond user needs, stakeholder workshop was organised under auspices EUMETNET AutoPollen Programme. Participants discussed requirements groups they represented, ranging need information various spatial scales, resolution, targeted services developed. RESULTS The provision real-time likely lead notable decrease direct indirect costs associated allergy Europe, estimated between €50-150 billion/year.1 DISCUSSION CONCLUSION: A European measurement meet would thus more than pay itself terms potential annual savings provide significant impetus research disciplines climate science public agriculture environmental management.