Book contents
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Main Notations
- 1Brief History of Air Pollution
- 2Emissions of Air Pollutants and Emission Control Technologies
- 3Meteorology: General Circulation
- 4Air Pollution Meteorology
- 5Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Visibility
- 6Atmospheric Dispersion
- 7The Stratospheric Ozone Layer
- 8Gaseous Pollutants
- 9Atmospheric Particles
- 10Clouds and Acid Rain
- 11Transfer of Pollutants between the Atmosphere and Surfaces
- 12Health Effects
- 13Environmental Impacts
- 14Climate Change and Air Pollution
- 15Regulations and Public Policies
- Index
- References
4 - Air Pollution Meteorology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2019
Book contents
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Main Notations
- 1Brief History of Air Pollution
- 2Emissions of Air Pollutants and Emission Control Technologies
- 3Meteorology: General Circulation
- 4Air Pollution Meteorology
- 5Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Visibility
- 6Atmospheric Dispersion
- 7The Stratospheric Ozone Layer
- 8Gaseous Pollutants
- 9Atmospheric Particles
- 10Clouds and Acid Rain
- 11Transfer of Pollutants between the Atmosphere and Surfaces
- 12Health Effects
- 13Environmental Impacts
- 14Climate Change and Air Pollution
- 15Regulations and Public Policies
- Index
- References
Summary
Population exposure to air pollution occurs mostly near the Earth’s surface. Furthermore, most air pollution sources are located near the Earth’s surface (some exceptions include tall stacks, aircraft emissions, and volcanic eruptions). Therefore, the meteorological phenomena of the lower layers of the atmosphere are the most relevant to understand and analyze air pollution. The part of the atmosphere that is in contact with the Earth’s surface and is affected by it is called the atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL). This chapter describes the dynamic processes that take place within the PBL. Those include, in particular, turbulent atmospheric flows and heat transfer processes, which affect air pollution near the surface. Those processes are often referred to as “air pollution meteorology,” because they are the most relevant to air pollution. The major equations governing these processes are presented. A more detailed description of the PBL is available in books such as those by Stull (1988) and Arya (2001).
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