The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
Air quality improvement by a forested, peri-urban national park was quantified by combining the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) and the Weather Research and Forecasting coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) models. We estimated the ecosystem-level annual pollution removal function of the park’s trees, shru...
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ir-10336-270972020-08-19T14:46:31Z The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis El papel de un bosque periurbano en la mejora de la calidad del aire en la megalópolis de la Ciudad de México Baumgardner, Darrel Varela, Sebastian Escobedo, Francisco J. Chacalo, Alicia Ochoa, Carlos Urban air pollution Ecosystem services Weather research and forecast coupled with chemistry model Urban forest effects model Ozone Air quality improvement by a forested, peri-urban national park was quantified by combining the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) and the Weather Research and Forecasting coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) models. We estimated the ecosystem-level annual pollution removal function of the park’s trees, shrub and grasses using pollution concentration data for carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), and particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10), modeled meteorological and pollution variables, and measured forest structure data. Ecosystem-level O3 and CO removal and formation were also analyzed for a representative month. Total annual air quality improvement of the park’s vegetation was approximately 0.02% for CO, 1% for O3, and 2% for PM10, of the annual concentrations for these three pollutants. Results can be used to understand the air quality regulation ecosystem services of peri-urban forests and regional dynamics of air pollution emissions from major urban areas. 2012-04-01 2020-08-19T14:40:59Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN: 0269-7491 EISSN: 1873-6424 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27097 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.016 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Environmental Pollution |
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Urban air pollution Ecosystem services Weather research and forecast coupled with chemistry model Urban forest effects model Ozone Baumgardner, Darrel Varela, Sebastian Escobedo, Francisco J. Chacalo, Alicia Ochoa, Carlos The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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Air quality improvement by a forested, peri-urban national park was quantified by combining the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) and the Weather Research and Forecasting coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) models. We estimated the ecosystem-level annual pollution removal function of the park’s trees, shrub and grasses using pollution concentration data for carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), and particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10), modeled meteorological and pollution variables, and measured forest structure data. Ecosystem-level O3 and CO removal and formation were also analyzed for a representative month. Total annual air quality improvement of the park’s vegetation was approximately 0.02% for CO, 1% for O3, and 2% for PM10, of the annual concentrations for these three pollutants. Results can be used to understand the air quality regulation ecosystem services of peri-urban forests and regional dynamics of air pollution emissions from major urban areas. |
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Baumgardner, Darrel Varela, Sebastian Escobedo, Francisco J. Chacalo, Alicia Ochoa, Carlos |
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Baumgardner, Darrel Varela, Sebastian Escobedo, Francisco J. Chacalo, Alicia Ochoa, Carlos |
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Baumgardner, Darrel |
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The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis |
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role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the mexico city megalopolis |
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2012 |
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https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27097 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.016 |
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