西非二氧化氮时空变化的卫星观测及其对区域空气质量的影响。

IF 2.4 Q1 Medicine
Journal of Health and Pollution Pub Date : 2021-08-17 eCollection Date: 2021-09-01 DOI:10.5696/2156-9614-11.31.210913
Ayodeji Oluleye
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摘要

背景:众所周知,二氧化氮(NO2)会影响人类健康,导致心脏和心血管疾病。研究表明,长期受到二氧化氮污染的地区因COVID-19大流行而死亡的人数很高。西非没有监测二氧化氮排放的地面站。目前的研究旨在利用卫星观测来检查该地区的污染物趋势。目的:利用卫星数据研究整个西非次区域NO2的趋势与环境排放的关系。这使得能够评估西非区域空气污染热点与增强大气因子的关系。这项研究的结果也将为制定空气污染控制的空气质量标准提供有用的指导,以尽量减少对健康的危害。方法:本研究检测了西非地区十三年的二氧化氮(NO2)月平均值,以确定该污染物的时空变化。2005年至2017年的二氧化氮卫星数据被用来确定西非污染水平的变化。得到了NO2与气象变量(风速、降雨量和气温)的相关关系,以解释西非天气对该地区污染积累的影响。结果:本研究观察到NO2浓度随地点和季节的变化而变化。旱季的二氧化氮浓度高于雨季的观测值(有时高出200%),其范围在0.5 ~ 6×1015 mol /cm2之间。在一年的时间里,二氧化氮的南北振荡在很大程度上受热带间断带(ITD)的控制,因为在热带间断带附近发现高浓度的二氧化氮,而风速和水平涡度接近于零。NO2与部分大气变量的相关性分析表明,NO2浓度受大气变量的影响较好,呈现出随季节变化的双极信号。该地区部分城市的二氧化氮浓度也呈上升趋势。这表明区域空气质量正在逐渐恶化。结论:在当前COVID-19大流行的背景下,研究了区域空气质量恶化的影响。决定该地区污染事件的主要大气因素是热带不连续线,它标志着该地区两种风态的交汇点。人口稠密地区的特点是易受污染加剧,在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间死亡率很高。利益竞争:作者声明没有经济利益竞争。
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Satellite Observation of Spatio-temporal Variations in Nitrogen Dioxide over West Africa and Implications for Regional Air Quality.

Satellite Observation of Spatio-temporal Variations in Nitrogen Dioxide over West Africa and Implications for Regional Air Quality.

Satellite Observation of Spatio-temporal Variations in Nitrogen Dioxide over West Africa and Implications for Regional Air Quality.

Satellite Observation of Spatio-temporal Variations in Nitrogen Dioxide over West Africa and Implications for Regional Air Quality.

Background: Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is known to affect human health, causing heart and cardiovascular diseases, and it has been shown that locations with long term NO2 pollution recorded a high number of fatalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no ground stations monitoring emissions of NO2 over West Africa. The present study aimed to use satellite observations to examine pollutant trends over this region.

Objective: To examine the trend of NO2 over the entire West Africa sub region in relationship to contributions to environmental emissions using satellite-derived data. This enables the assessment of West Africa regional air pollution hot spots in relationship to enhancing atmospheric factors. The results from this study will also be useful guidance for setting air quality standards for air pollution controls to minimize health hazards.

Methods: The present study examined thirteen years of average monthly values of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to determine the spatio-temporal variation of this pollutant over West Africa. Satellite data for NO2 between 2005 and 2017 were used to determine the variation in pollution levels over West Africa. Correlations between NO2 and meteorological variables (wind speed, rainfall and air temperature) were obtained to explain the influence of West African weather on the region's pollution accumulation.

Results: The present study observed that NO2 concentrations varied from place to place and from season to season. Nitrogen dioxide concentrations during the dry season were higher (sometimes 200% higher) than values observed in the wet season which ranged between 0.5 and 6×1015 molec/cm2. Nitrogen dioxide north-south oscillation during the course of a year is largely controlled by the inter-tropical discontinuity (ITD) zone as high concentrations of NO2 are found in the vicinity of the ITD where wind speeds and horizontal vorticity approaches zero. Correlation analysis between NO2 and some atmospheric variables indicated NO2 concentrations are well influenced by atmospheric variables showing bipolar signals depending on the season. An increasing trend of NO2 was also found over selected cities of the region. This indicated that regional air quality is gradually deteriorating.

Conclusions: The implications of worsening regional air quality were examined in the light of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The dominant atmospheric factor determining pollution episodes in the region is the inter-tropical discontinuity line which marks the meeting point between the two wind regimes over the region. Densely populated areas are characteristically prone to elevated pollution and have experienced high fatalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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