DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.08.004
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85026902039
论文题名: Strong signatures of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges in winter PM10 over Europe
作者: Garrido-Perez J ; M ; , Ordóñez C ; , García-Herrera R
刊名: Atmospheric Environment
ISSN: 0168-2563
EISSN: 1573-515X
出版年: 2017
卷: 167 起始页码: 49
结束页码: 60
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Air quality
; Atmospheric blocking
; Particulate matter
; PM10
; Subtropical ridges
; Synoptic meteorology
Scopus关键词: Air quality
; Meteorology
; Pollution
; Tropics
; Atmospheric blocking
; Particulate Matter
; PM10
; Subtropical ridge
; Synoptic meteorology
; Boundary layers
; air quality
; annual variation
; boundary layer
; concentration (composition)
; particulate matter
; precipitation (climatology)
; synoptic meteorology
; winter
; zonal flow
; air pollutant
; air quality
; Article
; boundary layer
; climate
; Europe
; latitude
; particulate matter
; precipitation
; priority journal
; sea level
; tropics
; winter
; Germany
Scopus学科分类: Environmental Science: Water Science and Technology
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Earth-Surface Processes
; Environmental Science: Environmental Chemistry
英文摘要: This paper analyses the impact of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges on daily PM10 (particulate matter ≤ 10 μm) observations obtained from the European Environment Agency's air quality database (AirBase) for the winter period of 2000–2010. The response of the pollutant concentrations to the location of blocks and ridges with centres in two main longitudinal sectors (Atlantic, ATL, 30°–0° W; European, EUR, 0°–30° E) is examined. In particular, EUR blocking is associated with a collapse of the boundary layer as well as reduced wind speeds and precipitation occurrence, yielding large positive anomalies which average 12 μg m−3 over the whole continent. Conversely, the enhanced zonal flow around 50°–60° N and the increased occurrence of precipitation over northern-central Europe on days with ATL ridges favour the ventilation of the boundary layer and the impact of washout processes, reducing PM10 concentrations on average by around 8 μg m−3. The presence of EUR blocks is also concurrent with an increased probability of exceeding the air quality target (50 μg m−3 for 24-h averaged PM10) and the local 90th percentiles for this pollutant at many sites in central Europe, while the opposite effect is found for ridges. In addition, the effect of synoptic persistence on the PM10 concentrations is stronger for EUR blocks than for ATL ridges. This could benefit the predictability of PM10 extremes over wide areas of the region. Finally, we have found that the combined or isolated effect of both synoptic patterns can partly control the interannual variability of winter mean PM10 at many sites of north-western and central Europe, with coefficients of determination (R2) exceeding 0.80 for southern Germany. These results indicate that the response of the particulate matter (PM) concentrations to large-scale circulation patterns is stronger than previously reported for Europe and other mid-latitude regions. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/82441
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作者单位: Departamento de Física de la Tierra II, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO, CSIC-UCM), C. Doctor Severo Ochoa, 7, Madrid, Spain
Recommended Citation:
Garrido-Perez J,M,, Ordóñez C,et al. Strong signatures of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges in winter PM10 over Europe[J]. Atmospheric Environment,2017-01-01,167