Interactions of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Weather Calling for an Integrated Approach to Assessment, Forecasting, and Communication of Air Quality |
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Authors: | Thomas Klein Jaakko Kukkonen ?sl?g Dahl Elissavet Bossioli Alexander Baklanov Aasmund Fahre Vik Paul Agnew Kostas D. Karatzas Mikhail Sofiev |
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Affiliation: | 1. Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sven K?llfeltsgata 15, 42671, V?stra Fr?lunda, Gothenburg, Sweden 2. Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101, Helsinki, Finland 3. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 461, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden 4. Laboratory of Meteorology, Department of Physics, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Building PHYS-5, Panepistimioupolis, 157 84, Athens, Greece 5. Danish Meteorological Institute, Lyngbyvej 100, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark 6. NILU??Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Instituttveien 18, P.O. Box 100, 2027, Kjeller, Norway 7. UK Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK 8. Aristotle University, P.O. Box 483, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Abstract: | This article reviews interactions and health impacts of physical, chemical, and biological weather. Interactions and synergistic effects between the three types of weather call for integrated assessment, forecasting, and communication of air quality. Today’s air quality legislation falls short of addressing air quality degradation by biological weather, despite increasing evidence for the feasibility of both mitigation and adaptation policy options. In comparison with the existing capabilities for physical and chemical weather, the monitoring of biological weather is lacking stable operational agreements and resources. Furthermore, integrated effects of physical, chemical, and biological weather suggest a critical review of air quality management practices. Additional research is required to improve the coupled modeling of physical, chemical, and biological weather as well as the assessment and communication of integrated air quality. Findings from several recent COST Actions underline the importance of an increased dialog between scientists from the fields of meteorology, air quality, aerobiology, health, and policy makers. |
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Keywords: | Air quality Health impacts Pollen Bioaerosols Monitoring Modeling Policy |
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