Book contents
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Main Notations
- 1 Brief History of Air Pollution
- 2 Emissions of Air Pollutants and Emission Control Technologies
- 3 Meteorology: General Circulation
- 4 Air Pollution Meteorology
- 5 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Visibility
- 6 Atmospheric Dispersion
- 7 The Stratospheric Ozone Layer
- 8 Gaseous Pollutants
- 9 Atmospheric Particles
- 10 Clouds and Acid Rain
- 11 Transfer of Pollutants between the Atmosphere and Surfaces
- 12 Health Effects
- 13 Environmental Impacts
- 14 Climate Change and Air Pollution
- 15 Regulations and Public Policies
- Index
- References
3 - Meteorology: General Circulation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2019
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Main Notations
- 1 Brief History of Air Pollution
- 2 Emissions of Air Pollutants and Emission Control Technologies
- 3 Meteorology: General Circulation
- 4 Air Pollution Meteorology
- 5 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Visibility
- 6 Atmospheric Dispersion
- 7 The Stratospheric Ozone Layer
- 8 Gaseous Pollutants
- 9 Atmospheric Particles
- 10 Clouds and Acid Rain
- 11 Transfer of Pollutants between the Atmosphere and Surfaces
- 12 Health Effects
- 13 Environmental Impacts
- 14 Climate Change and Air Pollution
- 15 Regulations and Public Policies
- Index
- References
Summary
Air pollution is directly affected by various aspects of meteorology, such as winds, which transport pollutants (in some cases over long distances); turbulence, which disperses air pollutants; solar radiation, which initiates photochemical reactions leading to the formation of ozone, fine particles, and acid rain; high pressure systems, which are conducive to air pollution episodes because of their calm and sunny conditions; and precipitations, which scavenge air pollutants and transfer them to other media (e.g., acid rain). Therefore, it is essential to understand general meteorological features before addressing in detail the processes that are specific to air pollution. This chapter presents first some general considerations on the atmosphere (chemical composition, pressure, and temperature). Next, the main aspects of the general atmospheric circulation are described.
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- Air PollutionConcepts, Theory, and Applications, pp. 33 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019