Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Quality and Extreme Environment Modeling
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2027 | Viewed by 15
Editor
Interests: air quality; atmospheric environmental simulation; wind and solar energy resource assessment; urban climate and atmospheric environment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The atmospheric sciences community is at a pivotal juncture, facing the complex challenge of understanding and mitigating air pollution in a world increasingly shaped by climate change and extreme events. While traditional studies have focused on urban and industrial pollution, there is a growing and critical need to investigate atmospheric processes under extreme conditions—such as heatwaves, dust storms, wildfires, and polar vortices—and within unique, sensitive environments like the Arctic, high-altitude regions, and rapidly developing megacities.
This Special Issue, “Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Quality and Extreme Environment Modeling,” aims to bring together cutting-edge research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding. The focus is on the intricate feedback loops between atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, and climate, particularly how these interactions are amplified or altered in extreme environments. We invite contributions that explore not only the sources and chemical transformations of pollutants but also their transport, deposition, and impacts under non-typical, often severe, conditions.
The scope of this issue is broad yet targeted, encompassing:
- Advanced Modeling: Development and application of chemical transport models (CTMs), Earth system models (ESMs), and data-driven approaches (e.g., machine learning) to simulate air quality and chemistry in extreme scenarios.
- Novel Observations: Analysis of data from ground-based networks, satellites, and field campaigns that capture the chemistry and physics of extreme pollution events.
- Process Studies: Investigations into the chemistry of secondary pollutants (e.g., O3, SOA) and their precursors, and the role of meteorology in driving these processes in vulnerable regions.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for the international research community to share novel findings, methodologies, and predictive tools that will inform future policy and safeguard public health in a changing world. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary studies that integrate observational data with multi-scale models to tackle the emerging challenges of air quality in a world of extremes.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhe Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atmospheric chemistry
- air quality modeling
- extreme events (e.g., heatwaves, wildfires, dust storms)
- chemical transport models (CTMs)
- climate–air quality interactions
- secondary pollutants (e.g., ozone, SOA)
- remote sensing & in-situ observations
- emission inventories
- greenhouse gases
- urban and regional pollution
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