RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Key points in air pollution meteorology
A1 Pérez Bartolomé, Isidro Alberto
A1 García Pérez, María Ángeles
A1 Sánchez Gómez, María Luisa
A1 Pardo Gómez, Nuria
A1 Fernández Duque, Beatriz
K1 Atmósfera
K1 Aire - Contaminación
K1 2509 Meteorología
AB Although emissions have a direct impact on air pollution, meteorological processes may influence inmission concentration, with the only way to control air pollution being through the rates emitted. This paper presents the close relationship between air pollution and meteorology following the scales of atmospheric motion. In macroscale, this review focuses on the synoptic pattern, since certain weather types are related to pollution episodes, with the determination of these weather types being the key point of these studies. The contrasting contribution of cold fronts is also presented, whilst mathematical models are seen to increase the analysis possibilities of pollution transport. In mesoscale, land–sea and mountain–valley breezes may reinforce certain pollution episodes, and recirculation processes are sometimes favoured by orographic features. The urban heat island is also considered, since the formation of mesovortices determines the entry of pollutants into the city. At the microscale, the influence of the boundary layer height and its evolution are evaluated; in particular, the contribution of the low-level jet to pollutant transport and dispersion. Local meteorological variables have a major influence on calculations with the Gaussian plume model, whilst some eddies are features exclusive to urban environments. Finally, the impact of air pollution on meteorology is briefly commented on.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58455
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58455
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; Vol.17, Nº. 22, 8349
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024