The influence of medium-range transport on O3 levels at a rural site in Israel

Batia Lifshitz; Mordechai Peleg; Menachem Luria

doi:10.1007/BF00048252

The influence of medium-range transport on O₃ levels at a rural site in Israel

Batia Lifshitz^*, Mordechai Peleg, Menachem Luria

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Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences

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Abstract

Simultaneous ozone measurements were made at a rural site, 25 km SSW of the city of Jerusalem, and in the center of the city during a period of 28 months. The ozone data were supplemented by SO₂, NO/NO_x,and meteorological measurements at both sites. Elevated ozone concentrations were recorded at the rural site, mostly during the spring months (May and June) during which the monthly averages and the monthly averages of the daily 30 min maximum levels equalled those measured in the city. During the summer months, both average and peak levels were lower at the rural site by 20 and 35 ppb. The increased ozone levels at the rural site were accompanied by a parallel increase of SO₂ and NO_x,suggesting hat the excess ozone at the rural site is a result of a transformation during transport of air pollutants from coastal sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-33
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048252
State	Published - Jul 1988

Keywords

air pollution transport
oil refineries
Ozone
power plant plume
sulfur dioxide

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