Abstract
This study aims to improve the performance of the Flexible Air quality Regional Model FARM by including dust concentrations from a dust transport model (SKIRON) into Lateral Boundary Conditions (LBCs). A sensitivity test has been performed in order to assess the impact of SKIRON Saharan dust on PM10 modelled concentrations. A dust episode (25th–30th July 2005) has been simulated running FARM on a 20 × 20 km2 resolution domain over Italy. Preliminary results from three simulations: NDC (“no dust” case), DC (“dust” case) and DC1.3 (“dust multiplied by a factor 1.3” case) have been compared to PM10 ground measurements from the Italian Air Quality Network.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Binkowski FS (1999) The aerosol portion of Models-3 CMAQ. In: Byun DW, Ching JKS (eds) Science algorithms of the EPA Models-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system. Part II: chaps 9–18. National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. EPA- 600/R-99/030
Carter WPL (1990) A detailed mechanism for the gas-phase atmospheric reactions of organic compounds. Atmos Environ 24A:481–518
Cotton WR, Pielke RA, Walko RL, Liston GE, Tremback CJ, Jiang H, McAnelly RL, Harrington JY, Nicholls ME, Carrio GG, McFadden JP (2003) RAMS 2001: current status and future directions. Meteorol Atmos Phys 82:5–29
Gariazzo C, Silibello C, Finardi S, Radice P, Piersanti A, Calori G, Cecinato A, Perrino C, Nussio F, Pelliccioni A, Gobbi GP, Di Filippo P (2007) A gas/aerosol air pollutants study over the urban area of Rome using a comprehensive chemical transport model. Atmos Environ 41:7286–7303
ISPRA (2005) http://www.sinanet.apat.it/it/inventaria
Kallos G, Nickovic S, Jovic D, Kakaliagou O, Papadopoulos A, Misirlis N, Boukas L, Mimikou N, Sakellaridis G, Papageorgiou J, Anadranistakis E, Manousakis M (1997) The regional weather forecasting system SKIRON and its capability for forecasting dust uptake and transport. In: Proceedings of the WMO conference on dust storms, Damascus, 1–6 Nov 1997, p 9
Kallos G, Papadopoulos A, Katsafados P, Nickovic S (2005) Trans-Atlantic Saharan dust transport: model simulation and results. J Geophys Res 111:D09204. doi:10.1029/2005JD006207
Kallos G, Spyrou C, Papantoniou N, Mitsakou C, Astitha M (2007) Analysis of the particulate matter exceedances in Greece during the period 2003–2004. Technical report for the Ministry of Environment City planning and public works
Madronich S (1993) UV radiation in the natural and perturbed atmosphere. In: Tevini M (ed) UV-B radiation and ozone depletion: effects on humans, animals, plants, microorganisms, and materials. Lewis Publisher, Boca Raton, pp 17–69
Nickovic S, Kallos G, Papadopoulos A, Kakaliagou O (2001) A model for prediction of desert dust cycle in the atmosphere. J Geophys Res 106:18113–18129
Silibello C, Calori G, Brusasca G, Giudici A, Angelino E, Fossati E, Peroni E, Buganza E, Degiarde E (2005) Modelling of PM10 concentrations over Milan urban area: validation and sensitivity analysis of different aerosol modules. In: Proceedings of fifth international conference on urban air quality, Valencia, 29–31 Mar 2005
Acknowledgments
This work is part of the MINNI project, funded by the Italian Ministry for Environment, Territory and Sea and carried out by ENEA and ARIANET Srl. A special thanks to G. Kallos and the Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Forecasting Group at the University of Athens for providing the SKIRON modelled data used in this work.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Pederzoli, A., Mircea, M., Finardi, S., Zanini, G. (2011). Impact of Saharan Dust on PM10 Concentrations in the FARM model. In: Steyn, D., Trini Castelli, S. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXI. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1359-8_55
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1359-8_55
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-1358-1
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-1359-8
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)