TY  - JOUR
AU  - De Souza Fernandes Duarte, Ediclê
AU  - Franke, Philipp
AU  - Lange, Anne Caroline
AU  - Friese, Elmar
AU  - Juliano da Silva Lopes, Fábio
AU  - João da Silva, Jonatan
AU  - Souza dos Reis, Jean
AU  - Landulfo, Eduardo
AU  - Santos e Silva, Cláudio Moises
AU  - Elbern, Hendrik
AU  - Hoelzemann, Judith Johanna
TI  - Evaluation of atmospheric aerosols in the metropolitan area of São Paulo simulated by the regional EURAD-IM model on high-resolution
JO  - Atmospheric pollution research
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SN  - 1309-1042
CY  - Blackburn, Vic.
PB  - TUNCAP
M1  - FZJ-2021-04225
SP  - 451 - 469
PY  - 2021
AB  - We present a high-resolution air quality study over São Paulo, Brazil with the EURopean Air Pollution Dispersion - Inverse Model (EURAD-IM) used for the first time over South America simulating detailed features of aerosols. Modeled data are evaluated with observational surface data and a Lidar. Two case studies in 2016 with distinct meteorological conditions and pollution plume features show transport (i) from central South America, associated to biomass burning activities, (ii) from the rural part of the state of São Paulo, (iii) between the metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (MASP) either through the Paraíba Valley or via the ocean, connecting Brazil's two largest cities, (iv) from the port-city Santos to MASP and also from MASP to the city Campinas, and vice versa. A Pearson coefficient of 0.7 was found for PM10 at MASP CENTER and EURAD-IM simulations vary within the observational standard deviation, with a Mean Percentual Error (MPE) of 10%. The model's vertical distributions of aerosol layers agree with the Lidar profiles that show either characteristics of long-range transported biomass burning plumes, or of local pollution. The distinct transport patterns that agree with satellite Aerosol Optical Death and fire spot images as well as with the ground-based observations within the standard deviations, allows us exploring patterns of air pollution in a detailed manner and to understand the complex interactions between local to long-range transport sources.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000616932200001
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.apr.2020.12.006
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902391
ER  -