The Future Impact of Shipping Emissions on Air Quality in Europe under Climate Change

M Russo, D Carvalho, JP Jalkanen, A Monteiro - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ship engine combustion emits several atmospheric pollutants, such as PM, SOx, and NOx,
which can have adverse health effects and are significant contributors to decreased air …

The challenges of air quality modelling when crossing multiple spatial scales

C Silveira, J Ferreira, AI Miranda - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2019 - Springer
Multiscale air quality assessment implies understanding the interaction among atmospheric
processes and scales. In this perspective, the use of air quality models has a fundamental …

Top-down vehicle emission inventory for spatial distribution and dispersion modeling of particulate matter

WL Andreão, MF Alonso, P Kumar, JA Pinto… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Emission inventories are one of the most critical inputs for the successful modeling of air
quality. The performance of the modeling results is directly affected by the quality of …

Assessing Douro vineyards exposure to tropospheric ozone

A Ascenso, C Gama, D Blanco-Ward, A Monteiro… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropospheric ozone (O3) can strongly damage vegetation. Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.), in
particular, have intermediate sensitivity to ozone. Wine production is an important economic …

Quantifying ship-borne emissions in Istanbul Strait with bottom-up and machine-learning approaches

C Ay, A Seyhan, EB Beşikçi - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantifying the shipping emissions through the development of emission inventories
provides important data on the current state of a region. We aimed to generate an emission …

Emission inventory for harbour-related activities: comparison of two distinct bottom-up methodologies

S Sorte, V Rodrigues, R Lourenço, C Borrego… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2021 - Springer
Emission inventories are an essential tool for harbour authorities to assess the impacts of
harbour-related activities and to assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures. In this …

Assessing the levels of regulated metals in an urban area: A modelling and experimental approach

D Lopes, S Rafael, J Ferreira, H Relvas… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The toxic elements released into the atmosphere are a worldwide issue due to their negative
effects on human health and ecosystems. In this study, data from extensive toxic elements …

Comparison of methodologies for assessing desert dust contribution to regional PM10 and PM2. 5 levels: a one-year study over Portugal

C Gama, C Pio, A Monteiro, M Russo, AP Fernandes… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Desert dust outbreaks may affect air quality. This study estimates the importance of African
dust contribution to the PM10 and PM2. 5 concentrations observed in rural regional …

[HTML][HTML] An exploratory approach to estimate point emission sources

D Lopes, D Graça, S Rafael, M Rosa, H Relvas… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current atmospheric emission inventories do not fully meet the spatial and temporal
resolution requirements of air quality modelling applications. Considering Portugal as a …

Investigating Two-dimensional Horizontal Mesh Grid Effects on the Eulerian Atmospheric Transport Model Using Artificial Neural Network

A Ajdour, B Ydir, H Bouzghiba, ID Sulaymon… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2024 - aaqr.org
The complexity of monitoring is compounded by the environmental and health impacts
linked to air pollution. The elevated expenses and intricate execution involved in …