Air pollution and meteorology interaction
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 5379
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; aerosols; air pollutions; public health
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Interests: air pollution; meteorology; particulate matter
Interests: remote sensing; planetary boundary layer; aerosols; cloud; deep learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor affecting health, causing around 7 million premature deaths per year. Pollutant concentrations still far exceed the air quality standards of the World Health Organization in most regions, particularly in developing countries such as China and India. The formation of air pollution is complex in ambient air. Meanwhile, the interaction between air pollution and meteorology plays an essential role in worsening the long-term concentration levels and in the formation of severe air pollution episodes. The prevailing wind condition is associated with large-scale atmospheric circulations and determines the general pollution transport feature for a specific region. Synoptic-scale weather systems, such as tropical cyclones and weather fronts, may lead to a surge in air pollutant concentrations. Mesoscale systems such as the land–sea breeze circulation can cause boundary-layer convergence and thus have a trapping effect on air pollution. In addition, the dispersion of air pollutants is greatly determined by atmospheric stability and boundary-layer structures such as temperature inversion. In particular, the aerosol–boundary-layer interaction can substantially increase pollutant concentrations when there is a high loading of aerosols. Understanding the interaction between air pollution and meteorology has become the focus of improving air quality, and is the key to win the battle towards a blue sky. This Special Issue is open to all publications on air quality and meteorological impacts around the world.
Dr. Changqing Lin
Dr. Guangming Shi
Dr. Tianning Su
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- air pollution
- meteorology
- atmospheric circulation
- boundary layer
- regional transport
- aerosol
- trace gas
- emission
- air quality modeling
- exposure and health