Effects of anthropogenic emission sources on maximum ozone concentrations over Greece

Poupkou, A; Symeonidis, P; Lisaridis, I; Melas, D; Ziomas, I; Yay, OD; Balis, D

dc.contributor.author	Poupkou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Symeonidis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Lisaridis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Melas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Ziomas, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Yay, OD	en
dc.contributor.author	Balis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:13Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0169-8095	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18767
dc.subject	Anthropogenic emissions	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Ozone	en
dc.subject	Photochemical modeling	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Agglomeration	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Gases	en
dc.subject.other	Nitric oxide	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Nonmetals	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone	en
dc.subject.other	Anthropogenic emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Eastern Mediterranean	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Ground-level ozone	en
dc.subject.other	Maritime areas	en
dc.subject.other	Maritime transport	en
dc.subject.other	Mesoscale model	en
dc.subject.other	Modeling systems	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone concentrations	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone levels	en
dc.subject.other	Photochemical modeling	en
dc.subject.other	Sea transport	en
dc.subject.other	Urban airshed	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	anthropogenic effect	en
dc.subject.other	anthropogenic source	en
dc.subject.other	assessment method	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric plume	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	carbon emission	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (composition)	en
dc.subject.other	estimation method	en
dc.subject.other	modeling	en
dc.subject.other	ozone	en
dc.subject.other	photochemistry	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean Region	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean Sea	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Effects of anthropogenic emission sources on maximum ozone concentrations over Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.009	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.009	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The impacts of anthropogenic emissions from the maritime transport and from the countries neighboring Greece on the maximum ground-level ozone concentrations over Greece were studied. Ozone concentrations were simulated across a part of the Eastern Mediterranean during a summer period using a modeling system that consisted of the photochemical Urban Airshed Model known as UAM-V coupled with the meteorological mesoscale model known as MM5. Simulated, maximum hourly ozone concentrations were higher over continental and maritime areas of Greece influenced by the emissions of the large urban agglomerations. When air quality simulations were performed assuming zero maritime transport emissions, the greater part of Greece experienced reductions in maximum ozone levels. Over the continental part of the country, the largest ozone reductions occurred along the coastline of southern and western Greece and were approximately 20 ppb. Over maritime areas, the decreases in maximum ozone concentrations were more pronounced. However, in the regions influenced by high amounts of nitrogen oxides emitted from the sea transport activities, the 03 concentrations were increased. The impact of anthropogenic emissions from all continental areas within the modeling domain, other than Greece, on the maximum ozone concentrations over Greece was small. Considering that the emission inventory for Greece was more detailed, while the official emission data for some of the countries in the modeling domain were generally poor, the assessed impact might have been underestimated. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC	en
heal.journalName	Atmospheric Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.009	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000259480600010	en
dc.identifier.volume	89	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	374	en
dc.identifier.epage	381	en