On the relation between seasonal synoptic circulation types and spatial air quality characteristics in Athens, Greece

Kassomenos, PA; Sindosi, OA; Lolis, CJ; Chaloulakou, A

dc.contributor.author	Kassomenos, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Sindosi, OA	en
dc.contributor.author	Lolis, CJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Chaloulakou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:23Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	1047-3289	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15453
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dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	Particles (particulate matter)	en
dc.subject.other	Weather modification	en
dc.subject.other	Synoptic classification	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	city	en
dc.subject.other	cluster analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	seasonal variation	en
dc.subject.other	summer	en
dc.subject.other	weather	en
dc.subject.other	winter	en
dc.title	On the relation between seasonal synoptic circulation types and spatial air quality characteristics in Athens, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	The impact of weather on air pollution was examined and evaluated for the city of Athens, Greece. We used an objectively defined synoptic classification scheme consisting of six summer and eight winter circulation types. This scheme was established using a combination of both factor and cluster analysis during 1954-1999. Surface and isobaric levels of 850 hPa data were used. Factor analysis combined with cluster analysis was used to derive circulation types based on surface meteorological data for the period 1954-1999 in Athens and on surface pressure grid data. The city was divided into three sectors according to the financial and social activities of the residents. To examine the spatial characteristics of pollutant concentrations over Athens for each synoptic type, the synoptic circulation types were then correlated with both gaseous and particulate pollutant concentrations measured in each sector between 1983 and 1999. Finally, extreme and severe episodic events were studied in terms of their meteorological and synoptic characteristics.	en
heal.publisher	AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000181448800006	en
dc.identifier.volume	53	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	309	en
dc.identifier.epage	324	en