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Weather Events, Air Pollution and Associated Atmospheric Variability
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Weather Events, Air Pollution and Associated Atmospheric Variability

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 2557

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bhishma Tyagi

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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Sector 1, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India
Interests: atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric physics; air quality; aerosol-cloud-climate interactions; land-atmosphere interactions
Dr. Naresh Krishna Vissa

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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha 769008, India
Interests: climate change and extremes; physical oceanography; modeling of ocean and atmospheric interactions
Dr. Ciaran Broderick

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Met Éireann, 65/67 Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, D09 Y921, Ireland
Interests: climate change; hydrology; flood forecasting; hydrological modelling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding day to day weather and air quality over any region is essential for better weather prediction. In general, the execution of this objective uses field studies that collected weather and air pollution data along with satellite and reanalysis data sets, development of computational resources and analytical techniques, use of numerical modelling and soft computing methods. The studies may be related to normal weather variability, understanding daily to seasonal variability from micro to synoptic-scale, or examining an extreme weather event over a particular region. This issue aims to provide readers with key points using advanced predictive, cognitive analytical techniques and environmental data analysis. This issue invites authors to submit papers exploring advanced analytics in solving weather events, variability, and air pollution-related problems. This Special Issue invites to submit papers across the broader spectrum of weather events and air pollution (e.g., weather events, natural hazards, air quality monitoring and modelling, climate change, risk, exposure assessment, remote sensing, greenhouse gases, trace gases, natural hazards, extreme weather events). The submission of research work by interdisciplinary teams and multi-country groups are of significant interest. We invite researchers to contribute original research articles and review papers for peer-review and possible publication.

Dr. Bhishma Tyagi
Dr. Naresh Krishna Vissa
Dr. Ciaran Broderick
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Keywords

  • weather prediction
  • air quality
  • weather events
  • case studies
  • modeling of extreme events
  • satellite data analysis
  • natural hazards
  • atmospheric observations
  • mesoscale modeling
  • climate variability

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Particulate Matter Ionic and Elemental Composition during the Winter Season: A Comparative Study among Rural, Urban and Remote Sites in Southern Italy
by Elena Chianese, Giuseppina Tirimberio, Adelaide Dinoi, Daniela Cesari, Daniele Contini, Paolo Bonasoni, Angela Marinoni, Virginia Andreoli, Valentino Mannarino, Sacha Moretti, Attilio Naccarato, Francesca Sprovieri, Ivano Ammoscato, Claudia R. Calidonna, Daniel Gullì and Angelo Riccio
Atmosphere 2022, 13(2), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020356 - 20 Feb 2022
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We present an overview of the concentrations and distributions of water-soluble ion species and elemental components in ambient particulate matter for five measurement sites in southern Italy with the aim of investigating the influence of the different site characteristics on PM levels. The [...] Read more.
We present an overview of the concentrations and distributions of water-soluble ion species and elemental components in ambient particulate matter for five measurement sites in southern Italy with the aim of investigating the influence of the different site characteristics on PM levels. The sites encompass different characteristics, ranging from urban to coastal and high-altitude remote areas. PM10 and PM2.5 fractions were collected simultaneously using dual channel samplers during the winter period from November 2015 to January 2016 and analyzed for water-soluble ion species, using ion chromatography, and elemental composition, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). In all sites, PM2.5 represented the higher contribution to particulate mass, usually more than two times that of the coarse fraction (PM2.5−10). At the coastal site in Capo Granitola (Western Sicily), sea salts constituted about 30% of total PM10 mass. On average, ion species accounted for 30% to 60% of total PM10 mass and 15% to 50% of PM2.5 mass. We found that secondary ion species, i.e., SO42−, NO3− and NH4+ dominated the identifiable components within both PM2.5 and PM10 fractions. The chlorine–sodium ratio was usually lower than that expected from the natural level in sea salt, evidencing aged air masses. At the monitoring site in Naples, a highly urbanized area affected by high levels of anthropogenic source emissions, an increased contribution of ammonium was found, which was imputed to the increased ammonia emissions from industrial combustion sources and road traffic. The concentrations of the investigated elements showed noteworthy differences from one site to another. The PM10 fraction was highly enriched by sources of anthropogenic origin in the samples from the most urbanized areas. In general, the enrichment factors of the elements were similar between the PM10 and PM2.5 fractions, confirming common sources for all elements. Full article
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