Simulation of the Distribution of Atmospheric Pollutants and the Influence of Land Use on Them in Urban Areas
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2023) | Viewed by 220
Special Issue Editors
2. Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Monitoring and Improving around Poyang Lake, Ministry of Natural Resources, Nanchang 330013, China
Interests: landscape ecology; environmental effects of land use change
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid progression of industrialization and urbanization, atmospheric pollutants, such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOX, etc., are regarded as a major treat to people’s health and significantly affect the sustainability of urban areas. Numerous studies have shown that the concentration and distribution of atmospheric pollutants in urban area are mainly affected by both meteorological conditions and land use. Compared to the research on the influence of meteorological conditions, the research of the impacts of land use on atmospheric pollutants is relatively weak and limited. The spatially precise simulation of atmospheric pollutants is a precondition to conduct research on the impact of land use on air pollutants. However, gaining enough atmospheric pollutant data creates a major challenge. New methods for air pollutant simulation to discover how land use affects them are required to fulfil this task.
This Special Issue aims at providing new methods for atmospheric pollutant simulation with higher precision and discovering how land use can affect these pollutants in urban areas. Manuscripts on all aspects of these topics are welcome, including, e.g., new simulation methods for pollutants based on limited data, establishing how to reasonably represent “land use ” in urban areas, establishing how to couple urban land use with atmospheric environment, and so on.
Prof. Dr. Wenbo Chen
Dr. Haiou Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atmospheric pollutants
- spatial simulation
- urban land use
- influence of land use
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