Trends, topics, and lessons learnt from real case studies using mesoscale atmospheric models for urban climate applications in 2000–2019

YT Kwok, EYY Ng - Urban climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Researchers have made immense progress in understanding the urban-induced
microclimate by numerical modelling. It has been around two decades since urban canopy …

Airborne Pollen Calendar of Toluca City, Mexico

M Cid del Prado, O Zarco-Cid del Prado… - Aerobiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Allergic diseases are a global health problem; their prevalence has increased in recent
decades. The presence of allergenic airborne pollen is one of the main triggers of this …

Air pollution affecting pollen concentrations through radiative feedback in the atmosphere

CA Skjøth, A Kurganskiy, M Grundström, M Werner… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Episodes with high air pollution and large amounts of aeroallergens expose sensitive
individuals to a health damaging cocktail of atmospheric particles. Particulate matter (PM) …

[HTML][HTML] Progressive pollen calendar to detect long-term changes in the biological air quality of cities in the Madrid Region, Spain

P Cervigón, Z Ferencova, Á Cascón… - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma are among the most frequent diseases in the world,
and pollen is their main cause. The incidence of respiratory allergic diseases is expected to …

Local spatiotemporal dynamics of particulate matter and oak pollen measured by machine learning aided optical particle counters

SA Mills, AR MacKenzie, FD Pope - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional techniques for monitoring pollen currently have significant limitations in terms
of labour, cost and the spatiotemporal resolution that can be achieved. Pollen monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and Composition of the Airborne Fungal Community in Mexico City with a Metagenomic Approach

C Brunner-Mendoza, MC Calderón-Ezquerro… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Airborne fungi are widely distributed in the environment and originate from various sources
like soil, plants, decaying organic matter, and even indoor environments. Exposure to …

Influence of environmental factors on spatial and temporal variability of allergenic Artemisia pollen in Beijing, China

X Qin, Y Li - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2022 - Elsevier
Artemisia pollen is an important allergen source of respiratory allergy in Beijing, China.
However, there are few pollen stations using Burkard pollen traps in Beijing, and few reports …

Comparison of airborne Cupressaceae, Quercus and Poaceae pollen between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and Córdoba (Spain)

I Helfman-Hertzog, C Galán, E Levetin, H Kutiel… - Grana, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study focuses on the pollen season timing and intensity, and the influence of weather
conditions, on airborne Cupressaceae, Quercus, and Poaceae pollen in two different …

Airborne bacteria associated with particulate matter from a highly urbanised metropolis: A potential risk to the population's health

MC Calderón-Ezquerro, ES Gómez-Acata… - … Science & Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Bacteria in the air present patterns in space and time produced by different sources and
environmental factors. Few studies have focused on the link between airborne pathogenic …

Mesoscale Urban Climate Modelling of High-Rise, High-Density Cities: Implications for Urban Heat Mitigation in Hong Kong

YT Kwok - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Climate change and urbanisation are among the most topical issues in the current world.
The interaction of the two results in exacerbated effects of extreme meteorological conditions …