State-of-Art in Atmospheric Photochemical Pollution
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 2964
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; tropospheric ozone; VOCs; urban pollution; natural radioactivity; air quality; tropospheric methane
Interests: atmospheric composition; Arctic atmosphere; VOCs; aerosol optical thickness
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a Guest Editor of the journal Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433, SCIE, IF: 2.397), I would like to invite you to submit a paper to the Special Issue, "State-of-Art in Atmospheric Photochemical Pollution".
Photochemical pollution is a significant problem for all of the main urban and industrial areas of the world. It occurs in or near areas with a high traffic density and in the presence of specific climatic conditions, which causes the concentration of polluting gases to increase and prevents them from dispersing. In these areas, photochemical pollutants (tropospheric ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate, VOCs, etc.) very often exceed their threshold values, above which there are risks for human health and ecosystems. Interactions of photochemical pollutants are very complex and their mechanisms are only partially known, with the pollution situation rapidly changing in the midst of climate change and pollution sources. Accurate and specific measurements of photochemical pollutants are central in order to understand their atmospheric chemistry and to develop predictive capabilities. The key element for developing a predictive capability for atmospheric chemistry is simulation. Substantial advancements are required, including acquiring more observations of chemical species across temporal and spatial scales for chemical data assimilation and model evaluation. The measurements and simulations of photochemical pollutants, their emissions, and the mechanisms of their transformation are very important for environmental risk assessment and pollution control strategy development.
Manuscripts related to the following key problems are welcome for this Special Issue:
- Advancement of the fundamental atmospheric chemistry knowledge that enables predictive capability for the distribution, reactions, and lifetimes of photochemical pollutants;
- Influence of photochemical pollutants on urban air quality;
- Quantifying the emissions and deposition of photochemical pollutants in a changing Earth system;
- Advancement of the integration of atmospheric chemistry within weather and climate models in order to improve forecasting in a changing Earth system.
- Understanding the sources and atmospheric processes controlling the photochemical pollutants most deleterious to human health.
Dr. Elena Berezina
Dr. Natalia Pankratova
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Photochemical pollutants
- Urban air quality
- Simulation
- Emissions
- Volatile organic compounds
- Ozone
- Aerosols
- Predictive capabilities
