Application of a three-layer photochemical box model in an Athens street canyon

 
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1998 (EL)

Application of a three-layer photochemical box model in an Athens street canyon (EN)

Ziomas, IC (EN)
Stathopoulos, A (EN)
Proyou, AG (EN)

The aim of this paper is to show that a photochemical box model could describe the air pollution diurnal profiles within a typical street canyon in the city of Athens. As sophisticated three-dimensional dispersion models are computationally expensive and they cannot serve to simulate pollution levels in the scale of an urban street canyon, a suitably modified three-layer photochemical box model was applied. A street canyon of Athens with heavy traffic was chosen to apply the aforementioned model. The model was used to calculate pollutant concentrations during two days with meteorological conditions favoring pollutant accumulation. Road traffic emissions were calculated based on existing traffic load measurements. Meteorological data, as well as various pollutant concentrations, in order to compare with the model results, were provided by available measurements. The calculated concentrations were found to be in good agreement with measured concentration levels and show that, when traffic load and traffic composition data are available, this model can be used to predict pollution episodes. It is noteworthy that high concentrations persisted, even after additional traffic restriction measures were taken on the second day because of the high pollution levels.The aim of this paper is to show that a photochemical box model could describe the air pollution diurnal profiles within a typical street canyon in the city of Athens. As sophisticated three-dimensional dispersion models are computationally expensive and they cannot serve to simulate pollution levels in the scale of an urban street canyon, a suitably modified three-layer photochemical box model was applied. A street canyon of Athens with heavy traffic was chosen to apply the aforementioned model. The model was used to calculate pollutant concentrations during two days with meteorological conditions favoring pollutant accumulation. Road traffic emissions were calculated based on existing traffic load measurements. Meteorological data, as well as various pollutant concentrations, in order to compare with the model results, were provided by available measurements. The calculated concentrations were found to be in good agreement with measured concentration levels and show that, when traffic load and traffic composition data are available, this model can be used to predict pollution episodes. It is noteworthy that high concentrations persisted, even after additional traffic restriction measures were taken on the second day because of the high pollution levels. (EN)

journalArticle (EN)

Computational methods (EN)
Photochemical reactions (EN)
air monitoring (EN)
urban area (EN)
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (EN)
Gas emissions (EN)
exhaust gas (EN)
article (EN)
Engineering, Environmental (EN)
greece (EN)
Exhaust gases (EN)
Air pollution (EN)
Mathematical models (EN)
air pollution (EN)
priority journal (EN)
Three layer photochemical box model (EN)
Environmental Sciences (EN)
Meteorology (EN)
air quality (EN)


Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association (EN)

Αγγλική γλώσσα

1998 (EN)

48 (EN)
433 (EN)
5 (EN)
1047-3289 (EN)
427 (EN)
ISI:000073670200005 (EN)

Air & Waste Management Assoc, Pittsburgh, PA, United States (EN)




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