Environmental Sciences Proceedings (Sep 2023)

Modeling the Air Pollution and Weather Feedback from Wildfire Emissions with WRF–Chem over Greece

  • Anastasios Rovithakis,
  • Apostolos Voulgarakis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026201
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1
p. 201

Abstract

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Wildfires stand as significant contributors to atmospheric aerosols, exerting a substantial influence on air quality and radiative forcing. In our research, we utilized the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF−Chem) to delve into the repercussions of wildfires on aerosol pollution and meteorological interactions. Our study centered on Greece, serving as a poignant test case. We focus on the summer of 2021, a period marked by intense wildfire occurrences within the nation.

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