Phenomenology of high-ozone episodes in NE Spain
Autor: | Marina Ealo, Kang-Ho Ahn, Andrei Lyasota, Gotzon Gangoiti, M. Brines, Yong-Hee Park, Bernat Codina, M. R. Soler, Ioar Rivas, Enrique Mantilla, Teresa Moreno, Millán M. Millán, Anna Ripoll, Nicolas Marchand, Amelie Bertrand, Cristina Reche, Lucio Alonso, Andrés Alastuey, Hong-Ku Lee, Miguel Escudero, Mireia Udina, Hee-Ram Eun, Roy M. Harrison, Mar Viana, Bernat Jiménez-Esteve, Marco Pandolfi, Miriam Olid, Xavier Querol, María Cruz Minguillón, Noemí Pérez, Angeliki Karanasiou, Fulvio Amato, David C. S. Beddows |
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Přispěvatelé: | Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Laboratoire Chimie de l'environnement (LCE), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), European Commission, Universitat de Barcelona |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Atmospheric Science
Ozone 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences gaseous pollutants [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes Fumigation 010501 environmental sciences High ozone Atmospheric sciences 01 natural sciences lcsh:Chemistry Troposphere Atmosphere chemistry.chemical_compound [CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry Ultrafine particle Phenomenological theory (Physics) Ozó atmosfèric Barcelona metropolitan area 0105 earth and related environmental sciences [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere Pollutant Effects of high altitude on humans Atmospheric ozone [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society lcsh:QC1-999 lcsh:QD1-999 chemistry 13. Climate action Climatology Fenomenologia (Física) Environmental science lcsh:Physics |
Zdroj: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 2817-2838 (2017) ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS(17): 4 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, European Geosciences Union, 2017, 17 (4), pp.2817-2838. ⟨10.5194/acp-17-2817-2017⟩ Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2017, 17 (4), pp.2817-2838. ⟨10.5194/acp-17-2817-2017⟩ Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (4) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
ISSN: | 1500-3000 1680-7316 1680-7324 |
Popis: | Ground-level and vertical measurements (performed using tethered and non-tethered balloons), coupled with modelling, of ozone (O3), other gaseous pollutants (NO, NO2, CO, SO2) and aerosols were carried out in the plains (Vic Plain) and valleys of the northern region of the (BMA) in July 2015, an area typically recording the highest O3 episodes in Spain. Our results suggest that these very high O3 episodes were originated by three main contributions: (i) the surface fumigation from high O3 reservoir layers located at 1500-3000 mg-a.g.l. (according to modelling and non-tethered balloon measurements), and originated during the previous day(s) injections of polluted air masses at high altitude; (ii) local/regional photochemical production and transport (at lower heights) from the BMA and the surrounding coastal settlements, into the inland valleys; and (iii) external (to the study area) contributions of both O3 and precursors. These processes gave rise to maximal O3 levels in the inland plains and valleys northwards from the BMA when compared to the higher mountain sites. Thus, a maximum O3 concentration was observed within the lower tropospheric layer, characterised by an upward increase of O3 and black carbon (BC) up to around 100-200 m a.g.l. (reaching up to 300 μg mg-3 of O3 as a 10 s average), followed by a decrease of both pollutants at higher altitudes, where BC and O3 concentrations alternate in layers with parallel variations, probably as a consequence of the atmospheric transport from the BMA and the return flows (to the sea) of strata injected at certain heights the previous day(s). At the highest altitudes reached in this study with the tethered balloons (900-1000 m a.g.l.) during the campaign, BC and O3 were often anti-correlated or unrelated, possibly due to a prevailing regional or even hemispheric contribution of O3 at those altitudes. In the central hours of the days a homogeneous O3 distribution was evidenced for the lowest 1 km of the atmosphere, although probably important variations could be expected at higher levels, where the high O3 return strata are injected according to the modelling results and non-tethered balloon data. Relatively low concentrations of ultrafine particles (UFPs) were found during the study, and nucleation episodes were only detected in the boundary layer. Two types of O3 episodes were identified: type A with major exceedances of the O3 information threshold (180 μg mg-3 on an hourly basis) caused by a clear daily concatenation of local/regional production with accumulation (at upper levels), fumigation and direct transport from the BMA (closed circulation); and type B with regional O3 production without major recirculation (or fumigation) of the polluted BMA/regional air masses (open circulation), and relatively lower O3 levels, but still exceeding the 8 h averaged health target. To implement potential O3 control and abatement strategies two major key tasks are proposed: (i) meteorological forecasting, from June to August, to predict recirculation episodes so that NOx and VOC abatement measures can be applied before these episodes start; (ii) sensitivity analysis with high-resolution modelling to evaluate the effectiveness of these potential abatement measures of precursors for O3 reduction. © 2017 Author(s). The present work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER funds under the project HOUSE (CGL2016-78594-R), by the Generalitat de Catalunya (AGAUR 2015 SGR33 and the DGQA). Part of this research was supported by the Korean Ministry of the Environment through “The Eco-Innovation project”. The participation of University of Marseille and University of Birmingham was partially supported by two TNA actions projects carried out under the ACTRIS2 project (grant agreement No. 654109) financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The support of the CUD of Zaragoza (project CUD 2013-18) is also acknowledged. We are very thankful to the Generalitat de Catalunya for supplying the air quality data from the XVPCA stations, to METEOCAT (the Meteorological Office of Catalonia) for providing meteorological data and to the IES J. Callís and the Meteorological Station from Vica (especially to Manel Dot) for allowing the performance of the vertical profiles and mobile unit measurements, respectively. In memoriam of Andrei Lyasota |
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