Macao air quality forecast using statistical methods

MT Lei, J Monjardino, L Mendes, D Gonçalves… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2019‏ - Springer
The levels of air pollution in Macao often exceeded the levels recommended by WHO. In
order for the population to take precautionary measures and avoid further health risks under …

High-resolution multi-scale air pollution system: Evaluation of modelling performance and emission control strategies

D Lopes, J Ferreira, S Rafael, KI Hoi, X Li, Y Liu… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
A high percentage of the world's population lives in areas where air pollutant concentrations
exceed the World Health Organization guidelines. This work aims to develop and test, a high …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the air quality and the effect of governance policies in China's Pearl River Delta, 2015–2018

H Gao, W Yang, Y Yang, G Yuan - Atmosphere, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The evaluation of China's air pollution and the effectiveness of its governance policies is
currently a topic of general concern in the academic community. We have improved the …

[HTML][HTML] The Relationship between Roadside PM Concentration and Traffic Characterization: A Case Study in Macao

TMT Lei, MFC Ma - Sustainability, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Road transportation is a common mode of transport in Macao and is also known to be a
significant source of the emission of PM10 and PM2. 5 on a local and regional scale. There …

Assessing the levels of regulated metals in an urban area: A modelling and experimental approach

D Lopes, S Rafael, J Ferreira, H Relvas… - Atmospheric …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The toxic elements released into the atmosphere are a worldwide issue due to their negative
effects on human health and ecosystems. In this study, data from extensive toxic elements …

The air pollution modelling system URBAIR: how to use a Gaussian model to accomplish high spatial and temporal resolutions

AP Fernandes, S Rafael, D Lopes, S Coelho… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2021‏ - Springer
A current challenge in the environmental sciences field is to assess air quality at larger
urban areas with high level of spatial resolution and, at the same time, with feasible …

Emission inventories and particulate matter air quality modeling over the pearl river delta region

D Lopes, J Ferreira, KI Hoi, KV Yuen, KM Mok… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region is located on the southeast coast of mainland China and
it is an important economic hub. The high levels of particulate matter (PM) in the …

The impact of the variation in weather and season on WRF dynamical downscaling in the Pearl River Delta Region

C Zhang, J He, X Lai, Y Liu, H Che, S Gong - Atmosphere, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In this study, National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Final (FNL) operational
global analysis data and meteorological observation data from 2013 to 2017 were used to …

A sensitivity study of surface wind simulations to PBL schemes for the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, India

SB Penugonda, MK Singhal, RP Saini - … Environmental Research and Risk …, 2023‏ - Springer
Wind energy has the potential to play a vital role in fulfilling the world's rising energy needs.
Due to the cubic relationship between wind speed and power, slight wind speed variations …

Urban mobility strategies to improve local air quality: case study of Lisbon, Portugal

D LOPES, J FERREIRA, S RAFAEL… - WIT Transactions on …, 2019‏ - books.google.com
Particulate matter concentrations are still exceeding the European air quality limit values,
mainly in the urban areas where a large part of the population lives. Despite the …