Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges

D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter

S Liu, AC Aiken, K Gorkowski, MK Dubey… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Black carbon (BC) and light-absorbing organic carbon (brown carbon, BrC) play key roles in
warming the atmosphere, but the magnitude of their effects remains highly uncertain …

Urban atmospheric chemistry: a very special case for study

RM Harrison - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2018 - nature.com
Studies of the chemistry of the urban atmosphere provide special challenges which arise
from the high density of emissions, strong concentration gradients and relatively high …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality

BA Nault, DS Jo, BC McDonald… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (ASOA), formed from anthropogenic emissions of
organic compounds, constitutes a substantial fraction of the mass of submicron aerosol in …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of tire wear contribution to PM2. 5 in urban environments

JM Panko, KM Hitchcock, GW Fuller, D Green - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
Vehicle-related particulate matter (PM) emissions may arise from both exhaust and non-
exhaust mechanisms, such as brake wear, tire wear, and road pavement abrasion, each of …

Overview of the alaskan layered pollution and chemical analysis (ALPACA) field experiment

WR Simpson, J Mao, GJ Fochesatto, KS Law… - ACS Es&t …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) field experiment was a
collaborative study designed to improve understanding of pollution sources and chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of fine and coarse particles at a roadside and urban background site in London during the 2012 summer ClearfLo campaign

LR Crilley, F Lucarelli, WJ Bloss, RM Harrison… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
London, like many major cities, has a noted air pollution problem, and a better
understanding of the sources of airborne particles in the different size fractions will facilitate …

Associations of short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution with cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions in London, UK

E Samoli, RW Atkinson, A Analitis, GW Fuller… - Occupational and …, 2016 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives There is evidence of adverse associations between short-term exposure to traffic-
related pollution and health, but little is known about the relative contribution of the various …

Size distribution, mixing state and source apportionment of black carbon aerosol in London during wintertime

D Liu, JD Allan, DE Young, H Coe… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Black carbon aerosols (BC) at a London urban site were characterised in both winter-and
summertime 2012 during the Clean Air for London (ClearfLo) project. Positive matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Introduction to the special issue “In-depth study of air pollution sources and processes within Bei**g and its surrounding region (APHH-Bei**g)”

Z Shi, T Vu, S Kotthaus, RM Harrison… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
The Atmospheric Pollution and Human Health in a Chinese Megacity (APHH-Bei**g)
programme is an international collaborative project focusing on understanding the sources …