Planetary Boundary Layer Dynamics and Their Influence on Atmospheric Pollution
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 216
Special Issue Editors
Interests: planetary boundary layer; turbulence; remote sensing; ground-level ozone; pollutant transport
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Interests: regional air quality; air quality modeling; dust
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The planetary boundary layer (PBL), the lowest part of the atmosphere directly influenced by surface processes, plays a crucial role in modulating air quality and pollution levels. The PBL is crucial in determining how pollutants are transported vertically and horizontally and influenced by diurnal temperature changes, turbulence, and meteorological conditions. This Special Issue aims to advance the understanding of how the PBL affects pollution transport, accumulation, and dispersion across diverse environments. This Issue seeks contributions that explore the interactions between PBL dynamics, such as turbulence, stratification, diurnal changes, and their impact on pollutant dispersion. We invite observational, experimental, and modeling studies that examine how variations in the PBL structure, such as turbulence, mixing processes, and temperature inversions, influence the behavior of pollutants, like particulate matter (PM), ozone, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and advance knowledge on improving pollution dispersion models. This Special Issue will provide valuable insights into the complex relationship between atmospheric boundary layer dynamics and air quality, aiding in developing more effective environmental policies and strategies to address atmospheric pollution challenges.
Dr. Nakul Karle
Prof. Dr. Rosa Fitzgerald
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- planetary boundary layer (PBL)
- boundary layer dynamics
- vertical mixing
- pollution dispersion
- ground level ozone
- air quality
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