Use of Satellite Data for Air Pollution Modeling in Bulgaria

Gis for the Needs of Air Quality Modeling in Bulgaria

Extensive Air Quality (AQ) studies inspired by social needs are already carried out in Bulgaria and several projects had started to achieve a better understanding of the spatial and temporal patterns of the main atmospheric pollutants. National operational AQ forecast system is in stage of completion and the goal is to deliver informative forecast products for the various users needs. Emission ...

Urban Air Pollution Modeling

All life form on this planet depends on clean air. Air quality not only affects human health but also components of environment such as water, soil, and forests, which are the vital resources for human development. Urbanization is a process of relative growth in a country’s urban population accompanied by an even faster increase in the economic, political, and cultural importance of cities rela...

Modeling heavy air pollution in Beijing

A modeling analysis of a heavy air pollution episode occurred in Beijing X. An, T. Zhu, Z. Wang, C. Li, and Y. Wang State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Center for Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China LAPC, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China Received: 17 July 2006 – Accepted: 2...

Satellite data for air pollution mapping over a city – Virtual stations

A System for Forecast of Background Air Pollution Levels over Bulgaria: Description and Validation

Both, the current level of air pollution studies and social needs in the country, are in a stage mature enough for creating Bulgarian Chemical Weather Forecasting and Information System. For the purpose, a project is funded by the National Scientific Fund aiming at designing and setting up such a system able to provide timely, informative and reliable forecast products tailored to the needs of ...