Advances in Integrated Air Quality Management: Emissions, Monitoring, Modelling (4th Edition)
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emission inventory development (classical pollutants and GHGs); air and particulate pollution over urban areas; GIS; air quality modeling; low-cost sensor monitoring; raising climate change awareness
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Interests: emission inventory development; chemical transport modeling; urban air quality; air pollution mitigation strategies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a follow-up to the Special Issue entitled “Advances in Integrated Air Quality Management: Emissions, Monitoring, Modelling (3rd Edition)” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/808841P0HU) published in Atmosphere, and it covers all aspects of air quality management issues.
Air pollution has become an increasingly important environmental issue on a global scale since the sources that contribute to poor air quality and climate change are becoming increasingly widespread. Both natural and anthropogenic components of air pollution have been long recognized and are continuously being investigated to identify their links with local and regional air quality, the impact on the climate, health and ecosystems, and new sources and pollutants, as well as links between emissions and air pollution management. In this respect, climate change effects exacerbate the increase in critical air pollutants such as ozone, and air pollution contributes to climate change (e.g., black carbon from the combustion of fossil fuels).
Air quality is monitored at the surface through ground-based monitors, official networks, low-cost sensors and, recently, cheap and easy-to-use sensors used by regular citizens. Additional data are derived from satellite and remote observations, contributing to the temporal and spatial study of air pollution. Monitoring aims to identify and quantify the pollution sources, air quality, compliance with ambient air quality standards, and the impact of exposure to other parameters (meteorology, topography, accidental release, etc.). In order for air quality to be managed, the continuous application and updating of modeling tools, emissions inventories, and advanced statistical methodologies to produce solutions and assess policies is a prerequisite.
This Special Issue aims to gather research papers focused on the interactions between air pollution and climate change, assessing the implementation of policies and measures, novel methodologies for emission inventories, remote and in situ experimental observations, meteorological parameters, the application of chemical transport and/or development of statistical models for forecasting air pollution levels, and assisting the monitoring and mapping of air pollution close to major sources or areas across large areas.
Dr. Kyriaki-Maria Fameli
Dr. Vasiliki Assimakopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emission inventory
- air pollution monitoring
- air pollution assessment
- exposure
- climate change and air pollution
- PM2.5, PM10
- ozone
- aerosols
- statistical forecasting models
- chemical transport models
- urban air pollution
- remote sensing
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