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Seasonal variation in atmospheric pollutants transport in central Chile: dynamics and consequences
Rémy Lapere
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENS, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Laurent Menut
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENS, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Sylvain Mailler
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENS, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau, France
École des Ponts, Université Paris-Est, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
Nicolás Huneeus
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Based on modeling, the transport dynamics of ozone and fine particles in central Chile are investigated. Santiago emissions are found to influence air quality along a 1000 km plume as far as Argentina and northern Chile. In turn, emissions outside the metropolis contribute significantly to its recorded particles concentration. Emissions of precursors from Santiago are found to lead to the formation of a persistent ozone bubble in altitude, a phenomenon which is described for the first time.
Based on modeling, the transport dynamics of ozone and fine particles in central Chile are...
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