Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations

Production and transport of urban air pollution were studied at Sao Paulo, Brazil, due to the importance of the megacity as source of pollutants and the flow pattern and topography of the region. An Eulerian air quality model was applied. An improved method for calculating vertical diffusivities was...

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Autores principales: Ulke, A.G., Andrade, M.F.
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spelling todo:paper_13522310_v35_n10_p1747_Ulke2023-10-03T16:10:10Z Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations Ulke, A.G. Andrade, M.F. Dispersion model Ozone Photochemical model Turbulent parameterization Urban air pollution model atmospheric modeling atmospheric pollution pollutant source urban atmosphere accuracy air pollution air quality Brazil methodology model pollution transport priority journal prognosis review topography turbulent flow urban area Brazil Sao Paulo Production and transport of urban air pollution were studied at Sao Paulo, Brazil, due to the importance of the megacity as source of pollutants and the flow pattern and topography of the region. An Eulerian air quality model was applied. An improved method for calculating vertical diffusivities was introduced in the model and the impact on the behavior of pollutants was analyzed. The approach includes both shear generated and buoyancy-driven turbulence in a continuous formulation that adequately represents turbulence evolution in the atmospheric boundary layer. Dispersion and transformation processes are well described by model simulations. The application of the proposed parameterization leads to increased predicted concentrations. Relative changes range from 1.2 to 2. Uncertainties in the emissions result in some disagreement between measured and simulated concentrations. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13522310_v35_n10_p1747_Ulke
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topic Dispersion model
Ozone
Photochemical model
Turbulent parameterization
Urban air pollution model
atmospheric modeling
atmospheric pollution
pollutant source
urban atmosphere
accuracy
air pollution
air quality
Brazil
methodology
model
pollution transport
priority journal
prognosis
review
topography
turbulent flow
urban area
Brazil
Sao Paulo
spellingShingle Dispersion model
Ozone
Photochemical model
Turbulent parameterization
Urban air pollution model
atmospheric modeling
atmospheric pollution
pollutant source
urban atmosphere
accuracy
air pollution
air quality
Brazil
methodology
model
pollution transport
priority journal
prognosis
review
topography
turbulent flow
urban area
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Ulke, A.G.
Andrade, M.F.
Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
topic_facet Dispersion model
Ozone
Photochemical model
Turbulent parameterization
Urban air pollution model
atmospheric modeling
atmospheric pollution
pollutant source
urban atmosphere
accuracy
air pollution
air quality
Brazil
methodology
model
pollution transport
priority journal
prognosis
review
topography
turbulent flow
urban area
Brazil
Sao Paulo
description Production and transport of urban air pollution were studied at Sao Paulo, Brazil, due to the importance of the megacity as source of pollutants and the flow pattern and topography of the region. An Eulerian air quality model was applied. An improved method for calculating vertical diffusivities was introduced in the model and the impact on the behavior of pollutants was analyzed. The approach includes both shear generated and buoyancy-driven turbulence in a continuous formulation that adequately represents turbulence evolution in the atmospheric boundary layer. Dispersion and transformation processes are well described by model simulations. The application of the proposed parameterization leads to increased predicted concentrations. Relative changes range from 1.2 to 2. Uncertainties in the emissions result in some disagreement between measured and simulated concentrations. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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author Ulke, A.G.
Andrade, M.F.
author_facet Ulke, A.G.
Andrade, M.F.
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title Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
title_short Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
title_full Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
title_fullStr Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
title_full_unstemmed Modeling urban air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
title_sort modeling urban air pollution in sao paulo, brazil: sensitivity of model predicted concentrations to different turbulence parameterizations
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