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Spatio-temporal dynamics of aerosol distribution in an urban environment recorded in situ by means of a bike based monitoring system

Norra, Stefan 1; Song, Junwei ORCID iD icon 2; Gebhardt, Reiner 3; Bauer, Jonas 1; Broß, Magdalena 1; Fuchs, Marco 1; Huber, Theresa 1; Mack, Dennis 1; Saathoff, Harald ORCID iD icon 2
1 Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften (AGW), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
2 Aerosolforschung (IMKAAF), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
3 Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IFGG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Aerosol pollution in urban areas is highly variable due to numerous single emission sources such as automobiles, industrial and commercial activities as well as domestic heating, but also due to complex building structures redirecting air mass flows, producing leeward and windward turbulences and resuspension effects. In this publication, it is shown that one or even few aerosol monitoring sites are not able to reflect these complex patterns. In summer 2019, aerosol pollution was recorded in high spatial resolution during six night and daytime tours with a mobile sensor platform on a trailer pulled by a bicycle. Particle mass loadings showed a high variability with PM$_{10}$ values ranging from 1.3 to 221 μg m$^{-3}$ and PM$_{2.5}$ values from 0.7 to 69.0 μg m$^{-3}$. Geostatistics were used to calculate respective models of the spatial distributions of PM$_{2.5}$ and PM10. The resulting maps depict the variability of aerosol concentrations within the urban space. These spatial distribution models delineate the distributions without cutting out the built-up structures. Elsewise, the overall spatial patterns do not become visible because of being sharply interrupted by those cutouts in the resulting maps. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000157398
Veröffentlicht am 17.04.2023
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Aerosolforschung (IMKAAF)
Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften (AGW)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie (IFGG)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2296-665X
KITopen-ID: 1000157398
HGF-Programm 12.11.12 (POF IV, LK 01) Atmospheric chemistry processes
Weitere HGF-Programme 12.11.11 (POF IV, LK 01) Urban Climate and Air Quality
Erschienen in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Verlag Frontiers Media SA
Band 11
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 749477
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 06.03.2023
Nachgewiesen in Web of Science
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