Hot Summers: Effect of Extreme Temperatures on Ozone in Sydney, Australia

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 9; no. 12; p. 466
• Main Authors: Utembe, Steven, Rayner, Peter, Silver, Jeremy, Guérette, Elise-Andree, Fisher, Jenny, Emmerson, Kathryn, Cope, Martin, Paton-Walsh, Clare, Griffiths, Alan, Duc, Hiep, Monk, Khalia, Scorgie, Yvonne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Aerosol absorption; Air pollution; Atmospheric chemistry; Biogenic emissions; Chemical reactions; Chemistry; Climate change; Computer simulation; Emissions; extreme temperatures; Global warming; Heat; Hot summers; Hydrocarbons; Isoprene; Organic chemistry; Outdoor air quality; Ozone; Photochemistry; Photolysis; Pollutants; Radiation; Radiation absorption; Radiation flux; Temperature effects; Temperature extremes; Temperature forecasting; Urban environments; Weather; Weather forecasting; Victoria Australia; Blue Mountains; Australia; New South Wales Australia; Siberia; Russia

Poor air quality is often associated with hot weather, but the quantitative attribution of high temperatures on air quality remains unclear. In this study, the effect of elevated temperatures on air quality is investigated in Greater Sydney using January 2013, a period of extreme heat during which t...