AQ - Monitoring of Air Quality

Form: AQP - data file to be used for data from passive samplers

Form introduced: 2009

Last change: 2009

Tests

Changes

!Sequence; country; plot; sampler; date_start; date_end; compound; value; other_observations

POSITION FIELD DESCRIPTION
1 Sequence

Description: Continuous number to identify the line of the submitted file
Format: I
2 country
M

DB Column: code_country
Description: ID of the country
Format: I
Dictionary: d_country
3 plot
M

DB Column: code_plot
Description: Observation plot number
Remarks: A unique number (per country) given to the permanent plot during the selection or installation
Format: I
4 sampler
M K

DB Column: sampler_number
Description: Sampler ID
Format: I
Explanatory Item: 171
5 date_start (DDMMYY)
M K

Description: Start date measurement period
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
6 date_end (DDMMYY)
M

Description: End date measurement period
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
7 compound
M K

DB Column: code_compound
Description: Compound air quality
Format: C
Dictionary: d_compound_aq
8 value

DB Column: value_aq
Remarks: Reporting units changed! NH3, NO2, SO2 are calculated on molecular base (µg/m³) since 2009 (before on element base (µg/m³))
Format: F
Explanatory Item: 173
9 other_observations (FREE TEXT)

DB Column: other_obs
Description: Supplementary comments
Format: C