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PM10 Levels in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada: An Overview of Spatiotemporal Variations and Meteorological Controls
Three years of hourly averaged PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 Lrm in diameter) tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) data from 10 sites in the large coastal valley incorporating Greater Vancouver were used to investigate the spatiotemporal dimensions and air pollution meteorology of particulate pollution. During the period studied, the provincial “acceptable” objective daily concentration of 50 μg m-3 was exceeded at 7 of the 10 sites. The highest annual, seasonal, and maximum hourly concentrations were recorded at Abbotsford in the central valley. Mean seasonal PM10 concentrations were highest in the wintertime in the western Lower Fraser Valley (LFV) and in the summertime at the central and eastern valley locations. Within the network, interstation correlations of daily average concentrations exceed 0.8 at interstation distances less than 20 km and decrease thereafter. For daily maximum concentrations (hourly), interstation correlations decrease sharply with distance. Meteorological conditions responsible for elevated par-ticulate concentrations in the LFV are associated with (1) short periods (1- to 3-hr duration) of reduced dispersion during summer nights at sites close to primary sources, (2) summer anticyclonic conditions when photochemical pollutant concentrations build up across the entire valley, and (3) occasional wintertime “gap wind” events in the eastern valley.
PM10 Levels in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada: An Overview of Spatiotemporal Variations and Meteorological Controls
Three years of hourly averaged PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 Lrm in diameter) tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) data from 10 sites in the large coastal valley incorporating Greater Vancouver were used to investigate the spatiotemporal dimensions and air pollution meteorology of particulate pollution. During the period studied, the provincial “acceptable” objective daily concentration of 50 μg m-3 was exceeded at 7 of the 10 sites. The highest annual, seasonal, and maximum hourly concentrations were recorded at Abbotsford in the central valley. Mean seasonal PM10 concentrations were highest in the wintertime in the western Lower Fraser Valley (LFV) and in the summertime at the central and eastern valley locations. Within the network, interstation correlations of daily average concentrations exceed 0.8 at interstation distances less than 20 km and decrease thereafter. For daily maximum concentrations (hourly), interstation correlations decrease sharply with distance. Meteorological conditions responsible for elevated par-ticulate concentrations in the LFV are associated with (1) short periods (1- to 3-hr duration) of reduced dispersion during summer nights at sites close to primary sources, (2) summer anticyclonic conditions when photochemical pollutant concentrations build up across the entire valley, and (3) occasional wintertime “gap wind” events in the eastern valley.
PM10 Levels in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada: An Overview of Spatiotemporal Variations and Meteorological Controls
McKendry, Ian G. (author)
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association ; 50 ; 443-452
2000-03-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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