{"title":"Parameterization of surface resistances to gaseous dry deposition in regional-scale numerical models","authors":"M.L. Wesely","doi":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90153-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90153-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Methods for estimating the dry deposition velocities of atmospheric gases in the U.S. and surrounding areas have been improved and incorporated into a revised computer code module for use in numerical models of atmospheric transport and deposition of pollutants over regional scales. The key improvement is the computation of bulk surface resistances along three distinct pathways of mass transfer to sites of deposition at the upper portions of vegetative canopies or structures, the lower portions, and the ground (or water surface). This approach replaces the previous technique of providing simple look-up tables of bulk surface resistances. With the surface resistances divided explicitly into distinct pathways, the bulk surface resistances for a large number of gases in addition to those usually addressed in acid deposition models (SO<sub>2</sub>,O<sub>3</sub>, <em>NO</em><sub><em>x</em></sub> and HNO<sub>3</sub>) can be computed, if estimates of the effective Henry's Law constants and appropriate measures of the chemical reactivity of the various substances are known. This has been accomplished successfully for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, HCHO, CH<sub>3</sub>CHO (to represent other aldehydes), CH<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>H (to represent organic peroxides), CH<sub>3</sub>C(O)O<sub>2</sub>H, HCOOH (to represent organic acids), NH<sub>3</sub>, CH<sub>3</sub>C(O)O<sub>2</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> and HNO<sub>2</sub>. Other factors considered include surface temperature, stomatal response to environmental parameters, the wetting of surfaces by dew and rain, and the covering of surfaces by snow. Surface emission of gases and variations of uptake characteristics by individual plant species within the landuse types are not considered explicitly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100138,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment (1967)","volume":"23 6","pages":"Pages 1293-1304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90153-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136849821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Major factors influencing gas-phase chemistry in power plant plumes during long range transport—II. Release time and dispersion rate for dispersion into an ‘urban’ ambient atmosphere","authors":"Alan T. Cocks, Ian S. Fletcher","doi":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90561-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90561-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A gas-phase chemical kinetic scheme combined with a simple dispersion model has been used to examine the influence of season, time of release, and dispersion rate on the chemical behaviour of a power-plant plume emitted into an ambient atmosphere defined by urban emissions. Simulations were carried out over 24 h for a plume trajectory primarily over the sea at a typical Northern European latitude.</p><p>The temporal behaviour of in-plume OH radical concentrations is a complex function of the parameters studied. For daytime releases, mean OH concentrations over 24 h are predicted to be lower than the ambient values. For evening and night releases, mean OH concentrations are calculated to be greater than the corresponding ambient values for rapidly dispersing plumes.</p><p>Mean effective first-order rate constants for the gas-phase oxidation of plume SO<sub>2</sub> are estimated to be <em>ca</em> 0.4% h<sup>−1</sup>, 0.2% h<sup>−1</sup> and 0.02% h<sup>−1</sup>, for summer, autumn/spring, and winter, respectively, and are lower than the mean values calculated for the ambient troposphere.</p><p>Ozone, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and PAN concentrations in power plant plumes are normally predicted to be less than the corresponding ambient values over most of the simulation period. A significant ozone excess in plumes is only expected for slowly dispersing plumes under summer conditions after 24 h.</p><p>Most of the plume and ambient NO<sub>x</sub> is predicted to be converted to HNO<sub>3</sub> in summer and autumn/spring within 24 h and concentrations of HNO<sub>3</sub> are predicted to greatly exceed those of H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.</p><p>These results are compared with those obtained previously for simulations of dispersion into a ‘rural’ ambient atmosphere.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100138,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment (1967)","volume":"23 12","pages":"Pages 2801-2812"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90561-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137229260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K.J. Weston, P.J.A. Kay, D. Fowler, A. Martin, J.S. Bower
{"title":"Mass budget studies of photochemical ozone production over the U.K.","authors":"K.J. Weston, P.J.A. Kay, D. Fowler, A. Martin, J.S. Bower","doi":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90158-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90158-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During late April 1987 an ozone episode occurred during which mid-afternoon hourly O<sub>3</sub>concentrations reached between 80 and 100 ppbV at many sites in the U.K. during a 5-day period. Such an occurrence is exceptional for April. Data from the recently-established U.K. network of O<sub>3</sub>-monitoring stations is used to estimate O<sub>3</sub>concentrations in the mixed layer of the lower troposphere as air moves across the U.K. Detailed analyses of individual episode days have enabled estimates to be made of the contribution of ‘local’ photochemical O<sub>3</sub>production to the observed concentrations at various U.K. sites.</p><p>Ozone budgets are derived by following air columns between well-mixed phases on successive days along trajectories, which take into account their variation with height. Surface deposition is estimated using a diurnally-varying deposition velocity and observed O<sub>3</sub>concentrations along the trajectory. Net photochemical production is deduced as a residual, knowing O<sub>3</sub>concentrations at the end points of the trajectory.</p><p>The results from 10 budget calculations show a clear relationship between the apparent generation of O<sub>3</sub>in the mixed layer and the sunshine experienced along the respective trajectory. A net O<sub>3</sub>generation of about 4 ppbV h <sup>−1</sup> of bright sunshine is indicated, implying maximum daily generations of about 45 ppbV in April and about 60 ppbV in mid-summer under similar conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100138,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment (1967)","volume":"23 6","pages":"Pages 1349-1360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90158-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52834099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Particulate emissions from ‘in-use’ motor vehicles—II. Diesel vehicles","authors":"D.J. Williams, J.W. Milne, S.M. Quigley, D.B. Roberts, M.C. Kimberlee","doi":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90545-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90545-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A detailed study has been undertaken of the exhaust particulate matter (EPM) emitted by 19 light-duty and 13 heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Eighteen of the light-duty vehicles were of the indirect injection types, whereas the heavy-duty ones were all four stroke. The light-duty vehicles were tested under a standard city drive cycle, the heavy-duty vehicles being subjected to a multi-mode test cycle. Although considerable variability was found in emission rates between individual vehicles of the same make and model, light-duty diesel vehicles emitted 3–6 g EPM kg<sup>−1</sup> of fuel consumed, which was six times as much as spark ignition (S.I.) vehicles. The heavy-duty diesel vehicles emitted most EPM, giving rise to >6.6g EPM kg<sup>−1</sup> on average. For both classes of diesel vehicles, higher EPM rates were generally associated with higher CO emission rates. Light-duty diesel EPM was found to consist mostly of C, two-thirds of which was in the ‘sooty’ or elemental (EC) form with the remainder organic (OC). The heavy-duty diesel EPM contained a higher proportion of OC than that from the light-duty diesels. Tests carried out with <sup>13</sup>C-labelled lubricating oil indicated a significant oil contribution to EPM from diesel vehicles. In addition to measuring variations in EPM emission rates between different diesel vehicles, the influences of fuel supply, injection timing and fuel quality were also studied, using a light-duty indirect injection engine. Injection timing was found to have the greatest influence, with EPM emissions decreasing on retardation. The influence of injection timing was also assessed using a direct injection vehicle.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100138,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment (1967)","volume":"23 12","pages":"Pages 2647-2661"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90545-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52836434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Volcanism and nuclear winter","authors":"Sherwood B. Idso","doi":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90207-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0004-6981(89)90207-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Are volcanic explosions valid analogues of nuclear detonations with respect to the effects which both phenomena may have on Earth's climate? This important question has figured prominently in the long-running debate over the merits of the ‘nuclear winter’ hypothesis. A review of its historical treatment within this context reveals that proponents of the nuclear winter theory relied on a very tenuous volcano/ climate relationship to lend credence to their model predictions of post-war climatic catastrophe.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100138,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment (1967)","volume":"23 10","pages":"Pages 2341-2344"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0004-6981(89)90207-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52834591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}