Simulated summertime regional ground-level ozone concentrations over Greece

Poupkou, A; Melas, D; Ziomas, I; Symeonidis, P; Lisaridis, I; Gerasopoulos, E; Zerefos, C

dc.contributor.author	Poupkou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Melas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Ziomas, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Symeonidis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Lisaridis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Gerasopoulos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Zerefos, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:31:54Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:31:54Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0049-6979	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19970
dc.subject	Air quality modelling	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Ozone	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Aegean seas	en
dc.subject.other	Anthropogenic emissions	en
dc.subject.other	CO emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Emission datums	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Human healths	en
dc.subject.other	Maritime areas	en
dc.subject.other	Mesoscale meteorological models	en
dc.subject.other	Model simulations	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone concentrations	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone levels	en
dc.subject.other	Regional air qualities	en
dc.subject.other	Satisfactory models	en
dc.subject.other	Urban plumes	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	Ozone	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal plumes	en
dc.subject.other	Gases	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	anthropogenic source	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric modeling	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric plume	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	carbon emission	en
dc.subject.other	emission inventory	en
dc.subject.other	ozone	en
dc.subject.other	phytotoxicity	en
dc.subject.other	public health	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.subject.other	Aegean Sea	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean Sea	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Simulated summertime regional ground-level ozone concentrations over Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11270-008-9766-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-008-9766-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	Ground-level ozone concentrations were estimated for Greece during a summer period of the year 2000 using the regional air quality model UAM-V off-line coupled with the mesoscale meteorological model MM5. An anthropogenic NOx, NMVOCs and CO emission inventory and biogenic NMVOCs emission data were used to support model simulations. The evaluation analysis indicates a quite satisfactory model performance in reproducing ozone levels. The simulated mean ozone concentrations are above the 32-ppb EU phytotoxicity limit over almost all continental and maritime areas of Greece. Over the greater part of the country, the background mean ozone levels range from 40 to 55 ppb. Ozone values higher than the 55-ppb EU human health protection limit reaching 60 ppb dominate part of the southern Aegean Sea that is influenced by the Athens urban plume. In the areas where anthropogenic emission densities are high, the mean ozone levels vary between 20 and 40 ppb. Over the greater part of Greece, the simulated mean daily maximum ozone concentrations range from 50 to 65 ppb. More enhanced maximum ozone concentrations up to 95 ppb mainly dominate over the greater areas of the two largest Greek urban centres (Athens and Thessaloniki) and over the continental and maritime areas south of Athens which are under the influence of the urban plume. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11270-008-9766-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000262931300015	en
dc.identifier.volume	196	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	169	en
dc.identifier.epage	181	en