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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Autores Principales: Baumgardner, Darrel, Varela, Sebastian, Escobedo, Francisco J., Chacalo, Alicia, Ochoa, Carlos
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Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Elsevier 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27097
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.016
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spelling 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
institution EdocUR - Universidad del Rosario
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language Inglés (English)
topic Urban air pollution
Ecosystem services
Weather research and forecast coupled with chemistry model
Urban forest effects model
Ozone
spellingShingle 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
description 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.
format Artículo (Article)
author Baumgardner, Darrel
Varela, Sebastian
Escobedo, Francisco J.
Chacalo, Alicia
Ochoa, Carlos
author_facet Baumgardner, Darrel
Varela, Sebastian
Escobedo, Francisco J.
Chacalo, Alicia
Ochoa, Carlos
author_sort Baumgardner, Darrel
title The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
title_short The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
title_full The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
title_fullStr The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
title_full_unstemmed The role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the Mexico City megalopolis
title_sort role of a peri-urban forest on air quality improvement in the mexico city megalopolis
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2012
url https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27097
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.016
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