Impact of bay breeze and thunderstorm circulations on surface ozone at a site along the Chesapeake Bay 2011–2016

Meteorological Factors Controlling 7Be Activity Concentrations in the Atmospheric Surface Layer in Northern Spain

“…However, the daily evolution of winds at a surface level associated with the arrival of NWS flows agrees with the development of sea/land breezes in this area [51], which are more common during spring and summer. Many studies have demonstrated the impact of sea/land breezes on quality air [52,53], because it traps the particles near the surface in a recirculation mechanism, limiting a sufficient mixing with the air above, and hence, the dispersion processes in the lower atmosphere. In this case, and in the light of these results, we could indicate that the interaction of this local phenomenon with the prevailing NWS airflows produces a specific atmospheric condition that would increase 7 Be activity concentration in this area.…”

Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution in a Coastal Urban Environment: The Role of Sea Breezes, and Implications of Their Representation for Remote Sensing of Local Air Quality

“…The role of these circulation systems on the distribution of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry in coastal urban environments continues to be explored in recent case studies, field campaigns, and long‐term observational analyses [e.g., in the mid‐Atlantic US (Loughner et al., 2014; Mazzuca et al., 2019; Stauffer & Thompson, 2015), Los Angeles (Wagner et al., 2012), Houston (Caicedo et al., 2019), Salt Lake City (Blaylock et al., 2017), Lake Michigan (Vermeuel et al., 2019), and Lake Ontario (Wentworth et al., 2015), and elsewhere around the world including around the Mediterranean (Castell et al., 2008; Finardi et al., 2018; Mavrakou et al., 2012), and in East Asia (Hwang et al., 2007; Lin et al., 2007; H. Wang et al., 2018; L. Zhang et al., 2017)]. These studies often demonstrate the capacity of sea breezes to worsen air pollution at the surface.…”

Mobile Laboratory Measurements of High Surface Ozone Levels and Spatial Heterogeneity During LISTOS 2018: Evidence for Sea Breeze Influence

“…Sea breeze fronts are generally formed in late morning or during the afternoon, which allows time for the accumulation of precursors and photochemical production of O 3 in the shallow marine boundary layer (Martins et al, 2012; Oh et al, 2006). Previous studies assessing the impact of the sea breeze circulation on inland O 3 concentrations have been conducted at several coastal areas throughout the United States, including the Chesapeake Bay (Loughner et al, 2014; Mazzuca et al, 2019; Stauffer et al, 2015), the Great Lakes region (Hastie et al, 1999; Lennartson & Schwartz, 2002; Wentworth et al, 2015), the Salt Lake Valley (Blaylock et al, 2017), and the Houston area (Banta et al, 2005). In addition, the sea and shore breeze circulations affecting the coast of Long Island (LI) Sound, the New York City (NYC) Harbor area, and Brooklyn and Queens on LI, New York (NY), are well characterized (Colle & Novak, 2010; Meir et al, 2013; Thompson et al, 2007).…”

“…• Sharp O 3 concentration gradients were measured in low NO x environments at the shoreline on days with high regional O 3 concentrations • One factor influencing some of the sharp ozone gradients was the convergence of a sea breeze containing highly oxidized air and a land/sound breeze Sea breezes are formed due to a pressure difference between warm, continental air and cool, marine air (Meir et al, 2013;Sills et al, 2011;Wentworth et al, 2015). Previous studies have indicated that sea breezes contribute to poor air quality (Loughner et al, 2014) and often lead to dramatic variations in O 3 levels over short time periods (Hastie et al, 1999;Lennartson & Schwartz, 2002;Loughner et al, 2014;Stauffer et al, 2015;Wentworth et al, 2015;Blaylock et al, 2017;Mazzuca et al, 2019). The main characteristics that cause sea breeze circulation contributions to poor air quality are (1) sunny conditions, (2) relatively low synoptic wind speeds, (3) a capping inversion over the water, and (4) a period of precursor pollutant transport occurring from the land to the sea, where O 3 is photochemically produced and undergoes less depositional loss (Hauglustaine et al, 1994;Martins et al, 2012), followed by transport back to the land by the developing or fully developed sea breeze (Mazzuca et al, 2019;Wentworth et al, 2015).…”