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Fernandes Duarte, Edicle De Souza, Franke, Philipp ORCID: 0000-0001-6298-164X, Lange, Anne Caroline ORCID: 0000-0001-8027-5933, Friese, Elmar ORCID: 0000-0002-0429-6182, da Silva Lopes, Fabio Juliano, da Silva, Jonatan Joao, dos Reis, Jean Souza, Landulfo, Eduardo ORCID: 0000-0002-9691-5306, Santos e Silva, Claudio Moises, Elbern, Hendrik and Hoelzemann, Judith Johanna ORCID: 0000-0002-4865-5351 (2021). Evaluation of atmospheric aerosols in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo simulated by the regional EURAD-IM model on high-resolution. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 12 (2). S. 451 - 470. BUCA: TURKISH NATL COMMITTEE AIR POLLUTION RES & CONTROL-TUNCAP. ISSN 1309-1042

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Abstract

We present a high-resolution air quality study over Sao Paulo, Brazil with the EURopean Air Pollution Dispersion - Inverse Model (EURAD-IM) used for the first time over South America simulating detailed features of aerosols. Modeled data are evaluated with observational surface data and a Lidar. Two case studies in 2016 with distinct meteorological conditions and pollution plume features show transport (i) from central South America, associated to biomass burning activities, (ii) from the rural part of the state of Sao Paulo, (iii) between the metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (MASP) either through the Paraiba Valley or via the ocean, connecting Brazil's two largest cities, (iv) from the port-city Santos to MASP and also from MASP to the city Campinas, and vice versa. A Pearson coefficient of 0.7 was found for PM10 at MASP CENTER and EURAD-IM simulations vary within the observational standard deviation, with a Mean Percentual Error (MPE) of 10%. The model's vertical distributions of aerosol layers agree with the Lidar profiles that show either characteristics of long-range transported biomass burning plumes, or of local pollution. The distinct transport patterns that agree with satellite Aerosol Optical Death and fire spot images as well as with the ground-based observations within the standard deviations, allows us exploring patterns of air pollution in a detailed manner and to understand the complex interactions between local to long-range transport sources.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fernandes Duarte, Edicle De Souza UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Franke, Philipp UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-164X UNSPECIFIED Lange, Anne Caroline UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-5933 UNSPECIFIED Friese, Elmar UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-0429-6182 UNSPECIFIED da Silva Lopes, Fabio Juliano UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED da Silva, Jonatan Joao UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED dos Reis, Jean Souza UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Landulfo, Eduardo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9691-5306 UNSPECIFIED Santos e Silva, Claudio Moises UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Elbern, Hendrik UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hoelzemann, Judith Johanna UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-5351 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-595872
DOI:	10.1016/j.apr.2020.12.006
Journal or Publication Title:	Atmos. Pollut. Res.
Volume:	12
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 451 - 470
Date:	2021
Publisher:	TURKISH NATL COMMITTEE AIR POLLUTION RES & CONTROL-TUNCAP
Place of Publication:	BUCA
ISSN:	1309-1042
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; TRACER TRANSPORT MODEL; SYSTEM CATT-BRAMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; AIR-QUALITY; BRAZILIAN DEVELOPMENTS; FORECASTING SYSTEM; COUPLED AEROSOL; SOUTH-AMERICA; MONITOR DATA Multiple languages Environmental Sciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59587