| Title: | The impact of anthropogenic and biogenic emissions on surface ozone concentrations in Istanbul |
| Author(s): | Im U; Poupkou A; Incecik S; Markakis K; Kindap T; Unal A; Melas D; Yenigun O; Topcu S; Odman MT; Tayanc M; Guler M; |
| Address: | "Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey. ulasim@chemistry.uoc.gr" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.026 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Surface ozone concentrations at Istanbul during a summer episode in June 2008 were simulated using a high resolution and urban scale modeling system coupling MM5 and CMAQ models with a recently developed anthropogenic emission inventory for the region. Two sets of base runs were performed in order to investigate for the first time the impact of biogenic emissions on ozone concentrations in the Greater Istanbul Area (GIA). The first simulation was performed using only the anthropogenic emissions whereas the second simulation was performed using both anthropogenic and biogenic emissions. Biogenic NMVOC emissions were comparable with anthropogenic NMVOC emissions in terms of magnitude. The inclusion of biogenic emissions significantly improved the performance of the model, particularly in reproducing the low night time values as well as the temporal variation of ozone concentrations. Terpene emissions contributed significantly to the destruction of the ozone during nighttime. Biogenic NMVOCs emissions enhanced ozone concentrations in the downwind regions of GIA up to 25ppb. The VOC/NO(x) ratio almost doubled due to the addition of biogenic NMVOCs. Anthropogenic NO(x) and NMVOCs were perturbed by +/-30% in another set of simulations to quantify the sensitivity of ozone concentrations to the precursor emissions in the region. The sensitivity runs, as along with the model-calculated ozone-to-reactive nitrogen ratios, pointed NO(x)-sensitive chemistry, particularly in the downwind areas. On the other hand, urban parts of the city responded more to changes in NO(x) due to very high anthropogenic emissions" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/statistics & numerical data Atmosphere/chemistry Environmental Monitoring Models, Chemical Nitrogen Oxides/analysis Ozone/*analysis Turkey Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Weather;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineIm, Ulas Poupkou, Anastasia Incecik, Selahattin Markakis, Konstantinos Kindap, Tayfun Unal, Alper Melas, Dimitros Yenigun, Orhan Topcu, Sema Odman, M Talat Tayanc, Mete Guler, Meltem eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2011/01/25 Sci Total Environ. 2011 Mar 1; 409(7):1255-65. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.026. Epub 2011 Jan 22" |
