Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXV

1. Model Assessment and Verification

   1. EMEP4PL and WRF-Chem—Evaluation of the Modelling Results

      • Małgorzata Werner, Maciej Kryza, Kinga Wałaszek, Massimo Vieno, Anthony J. Dore

      Pages 117-122

   2. Climatological Modelled and Measured AOD in Baltic Sea Region

      • Ketlin Reis, Mikhail Sofiev, Marje Prank, Erko Jakobson, Marko Kaasik

      Pages 123-127

   3. Comparison of WRF PBL Models in Low-Wind Speed Conditions Against Measured Data

      • Enrico Ferrero, Francois Vandenberghe, Stefano Alessandrini, Luca Mortarini

      Pages 129-134

   4. Sensitivity of the WRF-Chem Modelled Particulate Matter Concentrations to Microphysics, Planetary Boundary Layer and Radiation Schemes: A Case Study for Poland

      • Maciej Kryza, Jakub Guzikowski, Małgorzata Werner, Mariusz Szymanowski, Kinga Wałaszek, Anthony J. Dore

      Pages 135-139

   5. Solar Irradiance Prediction over the Aegean Sea: Shortwave Parameterization Schemes and Aerosol Radiation Feedback

      • G. Methymaki, E. Bossioli, A. Dandou, J. Kalogiros, G. Biskos, N. Mihalopoulos et al.

      Pages 141-145

   6. Backtracking Radioxenon in Europe Using Ensemble Transport and Dispersion Modelling

      • Pieter De Meutter, Johan Camps, Andy Delcloo, Piet Termonia

      Pages 147-150

   7. Evaluation of Mesoscale Modelling of a Closed Breeze Cell Against Sodar Data

      • Hristina Kirova, Damyan Barantiev, Ekaterina Batchvarova

      Pages 151-155

   8. Dispersion Modeling Over Complex Terrain in the Bolzano Basin (IT): Preliminary Results from a WRF-CALPUFF Modeling System

      • Elena Tomasi, Lorenzo Giovannini, Marco Falocchi, Dino Zardi, Gianluca Antonacci, Enrico Ferrero et al.

      Pages 157-161

   9. Can Aircraft-Based Remote-Sensing NO2 Measurements Combined with High Resolution Model Data Improve NO2 Exposure Estimates over Urban Areas?

      • Wouter Lefebvre, Hans Hooyberghs, Felix Deutsch, Frederick Tack, Michel van Roozendael, Marian-Daniel Iordache et al.

      Pages 163-167

2. Interactions Between Air Quality and Climate Change

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169

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   2. High Aerosol Acidity Despite Declining Atmospheric Sulfate Concentrations: Lessons from Observations and Implications for Models

      • A. Nenes, R. J. Weber, H. Guo, P. Vasilakos, A. Russell, A. Bougiatioti et al.

      Pages 171-176

   3. Modelling Resilient Measures to Climate Change Impacts on Urban Air Quality

      • E. Sá, A. Monteiro, A. P. Fernandes, J. Valente, D. Carvalho, J. Ferreira et al.

      Pages 177-182

   4. Assessment of Aerosol-Radiation (ARI) and Aerosol-Cloud (ACI) Interactions from Dust: Modelled Dust Optical Properties and Remote Sensing Observations

      • Laura Palacios-Peña, Rocio Baró, Jose Maria López-Romero, Agustín López-Villagra, Sonia Jerez, Juan Pedro Montávez et al.

      Pages 183-187

   5. The Impact of Heat Waves and Urban Heat Island on the Production of Ozone Concentrations Under Present and Future Climate Conditions for the Belgian Domain

      • A. W. Delcloo, F. Duchêne, R. Hamdi, J. Berckmans, A. Deckmyn, P. Termonia

      Pages 189-193

   6. Dynamic Coupling of the NMMB and CMAQ Models Through the U.S. National Unified Operational Prediction Capability (NUOPC)

      • Pius Lee, Barry Baker, Daniel Tong, Li Pan, Dusan Jovic, Mark Iredell et al.

      Pages 195-200

   7. Impact of Climate on Air Quality in the Mediterranean Basin: Present Climate

      • Jonathan Guth, Virginie Marécal, Béatrice Josse, Joaquim Arteta

      Pages 201-204

3. Data Assimilation and Air Quality Forecasting

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. Using Air Quality Model-Data Fusion Methods for Developing Air Pollutant Exposure Fields and Comparison with Satellite AOD-Derived Fields: Application over North Carolina, USA

      • Ran Huang, Xinxin Zhai, Cesunica E. Ivey, Mariel D. Friberg, Xuefei Hu, Yang Liu et al.

      Pages 207-212

   3. Fusion of Air Quality Information: Evaluation of the Enfuser-Methdoology in Finland and a Case Study in China

      • Ari Karppinen, Lasse Johansson

      Pages 213-218

   4. Assimilating Anthropogenic Heat Flux Estimated from Satellite Data in a Mesoscale Flow Model

      • Theodoros Nitis, George Tsegas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Dimitrios Gounaridis

      Pages 219-224

Current developments in air pollution modelling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field. This newest contribution on air pollution modelling and its application is focused on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modelling; long term modelling and trend analysis; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model assessment and evaluation; aerosol transformation. Additionally, this work also examines the relationship between air quality and human health and the effects of climate change on air quality.

This Work is a collection of selected papers presented at the 35th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, held in Chania (Crete), Greece, Oct 3-7, 2016.

The book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modelling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models.

• Air pollution and aerosols
• Climate model evaluation
• Atmospheric human health risks
• Global pollution and climate change
• Air quality modeling
• Community Multiscale Air Quality
• CMAQ
• air pollution and air quality

• VITO NV, Mol, Belgium

  Clemens Mensink

• School of Physics, Division of Environment and Meteorology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

  George Kallos

Dr Clemens Mensink is head of the environmental modelling unit at VITO in Belgium. The unit employs 85 researchers, ICT professionals  and technicians. It develops, improves and implements methodologies and computer models to estimate the impact of human activities on air, water and soil quality in a spatial context.  Clemens received his PhD (1992) and a post graduate degree (1988) in fluid dynamics from the Von Karman Institute in Belgium. He studied chemical engineering, fluid mechanics and numerical mathematics, and received his MSc (1987) in mechanical engineering from University of Twente in the Netherlands. In 1998 he received the ENERO prize. Clemens is currently president of the International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Applications. He is an expert in air pollution modelling and author of more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in international journals.  He is lecturing air pollution modelling at Ghent University (postgraduate studies in weather and climate modelling) and University of Hasselt.

Professor Dr George Kallos received his BSc (1975) and MSc (1977) from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, the oldest Greek University. He is now Director of the Division of Environmental Physics – Meteorology, Department of Physics. He also received an MSc (1983) and PhD (1985) from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He is Adjunct Professor at University of Connecticut since 2013. He is working in atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric and sea state modeling. Particular work is devoted to desert dust modeling as well as fully coupled meteorological-air pollution modeling systems. He has published 135 peer-reviewed publications and participated in more than 250 conferences (invited 70 times). He wrote 11 book chapters. He served and still serves as Associated Editor to a number of scientific journals. He has received the IUAPPA Award on 2004 for his work related to Long Range Transport and Transformation of Air Pollutants in the Mediterranean. George Kallos has guided 11 PhD students (now he has 5 new students). He has organized 12 conferences including the 18^th and 35^th ITM conferences.

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