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View article: Technical note: sensitivity of the CAMS regional air quality modelling system to anthropogenic emission temporal variability
Technical note: sensitivity of the CAMS regional air quality modelling system to anthropogenic emission temporal variability Open
An accurate characterization of the temporal distribution in primary emissions is essential for air quality modeling. This study evaluates the impact of replacing the default temporal profiles in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Servic…
View article: City-Scale Revegetation Strategies Impact on the Temperature-Related Long-Term Mortality: A Quantitative Assessment in Three Cities in Southern Europe
City-Scale Revegetation Strategies Impact on the Temperature-Related Long-Term Mortality: A Quantitative Assessment in Three Cities in Southern Europe Open
Nature-based solutions (NBS) have attracted increasing attention in local air quality and climate change adaptation plans as suitable measures to reduce health risks. Although several studies have reported health benefits from short-term u…
View article: Estimating the air quality standard exceedance areas and the spatial representativeness of urban air quality stations applying microscale modelling
Estimating the air quality standard exceedance areas and the spatial representativeness of urban air quality stations applying microscale modelling Open
This study builds upon the findings of a FAIRMODE intercomparison exercise conducted in a district of Antwerp, Belgium, where a comprehensive dataset of air pollutant measurements (air quality stations and passive samplers) was available. …
View article: Technical note: Sensitivity of the CAMS regional air quality modelling system to anthropogenic emission temporal variability
Technical note: Sensitivity of the CAMS regional air quality modelling system to anthropogenic emission temporal variability Open
An accurate characterization of the temporal distribution in primary emissions is essential for air quality modeling. This study evaluates the impact of replacing the default temporal profiles in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Servic…
View article: Assimilation of SO2, CO, HCHO and O3 satellite data with Optimal Interpolation implemented in Atmospheric Modelling System MINNI
Assimilation of SO2, CO, HCHO and O3 satellite data with Optimal Interpolation implemented in Atmospheric Modelling System MINNI Open
SO2, CO, HCHO, NO2 and O3 satellite data measured by the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) instrument on board the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite launched in October 2017 provides a comprehensive atmospheric compositi…
View article: Assessing the impacts of assimilating SO2 TROPOMI retrievals with MINNI and DART at the European scale: a case study of the Mount Etna eruption
Assessing the impacts of assimilating SO2 TROPOMI retrievals with MINNI and DART at the European scale: a case study of the Mount Etna eruption Open
The Mount Etna eruptions are not included in the anthropogenic emission inventories used to simulate air quality in Europe. This study examines the potential of using satellite data assimilation techniques for “adding” the volc…
View article: Vegetation Effects on Air Pollution: A Comprehensive Assessment for Two Italian Cities
Vegetation Effects on Air Pollution: A Comprehensive Assessment for Two Italian Cities Open
The role of urban vegetation in urban air quality is usually assessed by considering only the pollutant removal capacity of the plants. This study aims to show, for the first time, the effects of vegetation on air pollutant concentrations …
View article: Vegetation role in urban atmospheric dynamics and chemistry: comprehensive assessment in two Italian cities 
Vegetation role in urban atmospheric dynamics and chemistry: comprehensive assessment in two Italian cities  Open
Cities and towns have become the primary human living space as they offer many opportunities for people, such as employment, educational opportunities, medical assistance, cultural and recreational activities.  According to the United…
View article: The Role of Vegetation on Urban Atmosphere of Three European Cities. Part 2: Evaluation of Vegetation Impact on Air Pollutant Concentrations and Depositions
The Role of Vegetation on Urban Atmosphere of Three European Cities. Part 2: Evaluation of Vegetation Impact on Air Pollutant Concentrations and Depositions Open
This is the first study that quantifies explicitly the impact of present vegetation on concentrations and depositions, considering simultaneously its effects on meteorology, biogenic emissions, dispersion, and dry deposition in three Europ…
View article: The Role of Vegetation on Urban Atmosphere of Three European Cities—Part 1: Evaluation of Vegetation Impact on Meteorological Conditions
The Role of Vegetation on Urban Atmosphere of Three European Cities—Part 1: Evaluation of Vegetation Impact on Meteorological Conditions Open
This study quantifies the vegetation impact on urban meteorology by means of the numerical model WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting model). The assessment was made for two months: July and January. These were considered as representativ…
View article: A Study of Traffic Emissions Based on Floating Car Data for Urban Scale Air Quality Applications
A Study of Traffic Emissions Based on Floating Car Data for Urban Scale Air Quality Applications Open
Urban air quality in cities is strongly influenced by road traffic emissions. Micro-scale models have often been used to evaluate the pollutant concentrations at the scale of the order of meters for estimating citizen exposure. Nonetheless…
View article: Evaluating the Impact of a Wall-Type Green Infrastructure on PM10 and NOx Concentrations in an Urban Street Environment
Evaluating the Impact of a Wall-Type Green Infrastructure on PM10 and NOx Concentrations in an Urban Street Environment Open
Nature-based solutions can represent beneficial tools in the field of urban transformation for their contribution to important environmental services such as air quality improvement. To evaluate the impact on urban air pollution of a CityT…
View article: The On-Line Integrated Mesoscale Chemistry Model BOLCHEM
The On-Line Integrated Mesoscale Chemistry Model BOLCHEM Open
This work presents the on-line coupled meteorology–chemistry transport model BOLCHEM, based on the hydrostatic meteorological BOLAM model, the gas chemistry module SAPRC90, and the aerosol dynamic module AERO3. It includes parameterization…
View article: Evaluation of air quality forecasting system FORAIR_IT over Europe and Italy at high resolution for year 2017
Evaluation of air quality forecasting system FORAIR_IT over Europe and Italy at high resolution for year 2017 Open
Air pollution represents a global threat leading to large impacts on health and ecosystems and many European areas still show a poor air quality. Many measures and policies have been adopted in the past decades at European, national, regio…
View article: Bolchem: an On-Line Coupled Mesoscale Chemistry Model
Bolchem: an On-Line Coupled Mesoscale Chemistry Model Open
This work presents the on-line coupled meteorology-chemistry transport model BOLCHEM based on the hydrostatic meteorological BOLAM model, the gas chemistry module SAPRC90 and the aerosol dynamic module AERO3. It includes parameterizations …