Unit:
Τομέας Φυσικής ΕφαρμογώνLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Φαμέλη Κυριακή-Μαρία
Dissertation committee:
Ασημακόπουλος Δημοσθένης Καθηγητής
Original Title:
Αριθμητική μελέτη της φωτοχημικής και σωματιδιακής ρύπανσης στην Ευρύτερη Περιοχή των Αθηνών μετά το 2004
Translated title:
Photochemical and particulate pollution characteristics above the Greater Athens Area after 2004
Summary:
The purpose of the present thesis is the study of the photochemical and
particulate pollution above the Greater Athens area (GAA) which was achieved
with the development of an emission inventory for Greece and the GAA and the
use of the photochemical model CAMx coupled by the meteorological model MM5.
The primary objective of this thesis was to construct a practical methodology
for the calculation of emissions for Greece and the GAA, for the period
2006-2010, with the use of local coefficients for the spatial and temporal
allocation of emissions. The final database was named F.E.I. - GREGAA (Flexible
Emission Inventory for GREece and the GAA). The comparative study of the
contribution of different sources to the total emissions for the year 2010 for
the GAA showed that the road transport, stationary combustion sources and
navigation contribute most to the CO, NOx and PM10 emissions.
The meteorological and photochemical simulations performed for a pollution
episode revealed that the model managed to reproduce the afternoon peak ozone
concentrations recorded by monitoring stations. Concerning PM10, the numerical
simulation revealed high concentrations at the city center and the southeastern
suburbs. In conclusion, the development of the new emission inventory system
with official and reliable data led the model to simulate satisfactorily the
characteristics of pollutants dispersion above the GAA.
Keywords:
Numerical study, Photochemical pollution, Particulate pollution, Athens, Emission inventory
Number of index pages:
17-23
Number of references:
181
