SHERPA (Screening for High Emission Reduction Potential on Air) is a Java/Python tool, which allows for a rapid exploration of potential air quality improvements resulting from national/regional/local emission reduction measures. The tool has been developed with the aim of supporting national, regional and local authorities in the design and assessment of their air quality plans.The tool is based on the relationships between emissions and concentration levels.
The SHERPA tool is distributed with EU-wide data on emissions and source-receptor models (spatial resolution of roughly 7x7 km2), so that it is very easy to start working on any region/local domain in Europe. This platform is also designed to provide input data to be used RIAT+ (The Regional Integrated Assessment Tool), a more advanced tool for Integrated Assessment Modeling dealing with the cost-effectiveness of measures.
Registered users can also freely download SHERPA. If not yet registered in the DELTA database, users will be asked to do so. Once registered, users can run the setup and a link will automatically be created on their desktop and in the Windows Start menu. Users can run SHERPA by double-clicking any shortcut on the desktop or in the startup menu.