Megacities as hot spots of air pollution in the East Mediterranean
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Kanakidou, M.
Mihalopoulos, N.
Kindap, T.
Im, U.
Vrekoussis, M.
Gerasopoulos, E.
Dermitzaki, E.
Unal, A.
Kocak, M.
Markakis, K.
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peer reviewed
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Atmospheric Environment
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This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the actual knowledge on the atmospheric pollution sources, transport, transformation and levels in the East Mediterranean. It focuses both on the background atmosphere and on the similarities and differences between the urban areas that exhibited important urbanization the past years: the two megacities Istanbul, Cairo and the Athens extended area. Ground-based observations are combined with satellite data and atmospheric modeling. The overall evaluation pointed out that long and regional range transport of natural and anthropogenic pollution sources have about similar importance with local sources for the background air pollution levels in the area. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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megacities, east mediterranean, air pollution, transport, anthropogenic impact, major photochemical pollutants, marine boundary-layer, long-range transport, chemical-composition, particulate matter, seasonal variability, ozone concentrations, weather conditions, optical-properties, sulfur-dioxide
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών και Τεχνολογιών. Τμήμα Βιολογικών Εφαρμογών και Τεχνολογιών