Current challenges in understanding and predicting transport and exchange in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain

M Lehner, MW Rotach - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Coupling of the earth's surface with the atmosphere is achieved through an exchange of
momentum, energy, and mass in the atmospheric boundary layer. In mountainous terrain …

Atmospheric pollutant dispersion over complex terrain: Challenges and needs for improving air quality measurements and modeling

L Giovannini, E Ferrero, T Karl, MW Rotach, C Staquet… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pollutant dispersion processes over complex terrain are much more complicated than over
flat areas, as they are affected by atmospheric interactions with the orography at different …

Towards the profiling of the atmospheric boundary layer at European scale—introducing the COST Action PROBE

D Cimini, M Haeffelin, S Kotthaus, U Löhnert… - Bulletin of Atmospheric …, 2020 - Springer
The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer closest to the Earth's surface within which
most human activities take place. The vertical profile of atmospheric thermodynamic …

Impact of Seasonal Snow‐Cover Change on the Observed and Simulated State of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in a High‐Altitude Mountain Valley

B Adler, JM Wilczak, L Bianco… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) under clear‐sky fair
weather conditions over mountainous terrain is dominated by the diurnal cycle of the surface …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the vertical and spatial extent of radon-based classification of the atmospheric mixing state and impacts on seasonal urban air quality

D Kikaj, SD Chambers, J Crawford, M Kobal… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
A recently-developed radon-based method for combined classification of both diurnal and
synoptic timescale changes in the atmospheric mixing state is applied to 1-year of …

Meteorological normalization of NO2 concentrations in the Province of Bolzano (Italian Alps)

M Falocchi, D Zardi, L Giovannini - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere are controlled not only by emissions, but also by
meteorological processes. As a consequence, adverse atmospheric conditions may hinder …

Drivers of severe air pollution events in a deep valley during wintertime: A case study from the Arve river valley, France

J Quimbayo-Duarte, C Chemel, C Staquet… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Arve river valley airshed in the French Alps experiences particularly severe air pollution
during wintertime stable atmospheric conditions associated with persistent cold-air pools …

Transport of Po Valley aerosol pollution to the northwestern Alps–Part 2: Long-term impact on air quality

H Diémoz, GP Gobbi, T Magri, G Pession… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
This work evaluates the impact of trans-regional aerosol transport from the Po basin on
particulate matter levels (PM10) and physico-chemical characteristics in the northwestern …

The dynamic evolution characteristics of PM2. 5 concentrations and health risk assessment during typical forest fires in China

Q Hu, Y Wang, Y Wang, C He - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of climate change, increasingly frequent wildfire events are exacerbating the
air quality crisis in China and have become a significant source of atmospheric PM 2.5. This …

Fine-resolution WRF simulation of stably stratified flows in shallow pre-alpine valleys: A case study of the KASCADE-2017 campaign

M de Bode, T Hedde, P Roubin, P Durand - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
In an overall approach aiming at the development and qualification of various tools
designed to diagnose and/or forecast the flows at the local scale in complex terrain, we …