Operational meteorological pre-processing at Emilia- Romagna ARPA Meteorological Service as a part of a decision support system for air quality management. (1st January 2001)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: M.Deserti, ; Savoia, E.; Cacciamani, C.; Golinelli, M.; Kerschbaumer, A.; Leoncini, G.; Selvini, A.; Paccagnella, T.; Tibaldi, S.
• Is Part Of: International journal of environment and pollution. Volume 16:Number 1(2001)
• Page Start: 571
• Page End: 582
• Publication Date: 2001-01-01
• Subjects: air quality assessment -- air quality management -- meteorological pre-processing; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Periodicals; 363.73
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4352

Abstract

In the framework of the Integrated Decision Support System for air quality assessment and management operating at the Emilia-Romagna Region Meteorological Service, an appropriate meteorological input is necessary: 1) to provide meteorological information for evaluation of the pollution data observed at the urban monitoring stations; 2) as input data to run daily statistical models for air quality forecasts; 3) as input to run deterministic dispersion models. Thus, a meteorological pre-processor has been implemented operationally. The runs are made on a daily basis in a diagnostic configuration in the whole Po valley basin and for forecasting on selected grid points near the main urban areas of the Emilia-Romagna region.