The Effects of Air Quality and the Impact of Climate Conditions on the First COVID-19 Wave in Wuhan and Four European Metropolitan Regions

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 15; no. 10; p. 1230
• Main Authors: Tautan, Marina, Zoran, Maria, Radvan, Roxana, Savastru, Dan, Tenciu, Daniel, Stanciu, Alexandru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.10.2024
• Subjects: Aerosol optical depth; Aerosols; Air pollution; Air quality; Air temperature; Boundary layer height; Boundary layers; Climate; Climate change; Climate variability; Climatic conditions; Correlation; COVID-19; Cross correlation; Data analysis; Gaseous pollutants; Height; Lethality; Metropolitan areas; Mortality; Nitrogen dioxide; Optical analysis; Optical thickness; Ozone; Pandemics; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Planetary boundary layer; Pollutants; Relative humidity; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Suspended particulate matter; Viral infections; Wind; Wind speed; Bucharest Romania; Romania; United Kingdom > UK; Europe; China; Italy; Spain

This paper investigates the impact of air quality and climate variability during the first wave of COVID-19 associated with accelerated transmission and lethality in Wuhan in China and four European metropolises (Milan, Madrid, London, and Bucharest). For the period 1 January–15 June 2020, including...