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Spatial and temporal trends of ozone distribution in the Jizerské hory Mountains of the Czech Republic

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We present results of the 5-year monitoring of ambient O3 concentrations in a Central European medium altitude mountain forested area. O3 levels were measured at 11 sites between 714 and 1000 m a.s.l. in 2006–2010 vegetation seasons using Ogawa diffusive samplers. Our results reveal that O3 exposure in the Jizerské hory Mts. was relatively high and comparable with polluted sites in Southern Europe and in higher altitudes. O3 concentrations differed significantly between individual sites and in individual years. O3 concentrations showed clear dependence on altitude at sites with similar aspect. Its gradient for the entire 5-year period under review equaled 3.5 ppb/100 m of altitude, ranging between nearly 5 ppb/100 m of altitude in 2006 and nearly 3 ppb/100 m of altitude in 2010. O3 concentrations at the site with northern aspect were consistently significantly lower than at the site at similar altitude with southern aspect. O3 concentrations measured at the forest edge were consistently lower than those measured at the same site but at the forest clearing. It is evident that the macro-setting of the O3 monitoring site is crucial for obtaining reliable results with high representativeness for the area.

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Acknowledgments

This study was partly funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic (project SP/1b7/189/07). The authors thank Jana Ostatnická for preparing the figures and Sharon King for proofreading the paper. We highly appreciate the comments of two anonymous reviewers.

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    Iva Hůnová, Petra Stoklasová & Jana Schovánková

  2. Faculty of Science, Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

    Iva Hůnová & Petra Stoklasová

  3. T.G.Masaryk Water Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

    Alena Kulasová

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Highlights

• We measured O3 in a Central European medium altitude forested area in 2006–2010.

• O3 concentrations were high, comparable with polluted sites in Southern Europe.

• O3 concentrations differed significantly between individual sites.

• O3 concentrations differed significantly between individual years.

• Altitude, aspect, and proximity to forest were the factors driving the O3 levels.

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Hůnová, I., Stoklasová, P., Schovánková, J. et al. Spatial and temporal trends of ozone distribution in the Jizerské hory Mountains of the Czech Republic. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 377–387 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5258-0

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