Atmospheric patterns associated with concentrations of tropospheric ozone in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo / Padrões atmofésricos associados a concentrações de ozônio troposférico na região metropolitana de São Paulo

AUTOR(ES)

Júlio Barboza Chiquetto

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

In the past few years, tropospheric ozone has been noticed to exceed the states environmental agency (CETESB) air quality standards more than any other air pollutant in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA), Brazil. Its assumed that different atmospheric patterns are responsible for different impacts on ozone concentrations, due to already known phenomena concerning atmospheric variability and air pollutants, but also to the fact that this specific pollutant is formed at surface level through interactions between its precursors and incoming shortwave solar radiation. Ozone hourly data from 17 CETESB air quality network stations were used to calculate annual, monthly and daily averages. The seasonal cycle observed for the area of study indicated a middle spring maximum and late autumn minimum, both visibly influenced by mean seasonal solar radiation and cloud covering cycles. Stations located in areas away from the urban center or with lesser urban activity showed a well characterized seasonal cycle and higher concentrations in general, thus suggesting that ozone absolute concentrations and its seasonal cycle are somewhat linked to the predominant land use in the stations surroundings. Months with intense positive and negative ozone anomalies were selected, and climatic anomalies and atmospheric patterns were evaluated in some of these months in the monthly and daily time scale. Results from the monthly atmospheric pattern analysis and daily variability analysis point out that positive ozone anomalies were associated with solar radiation positive anomalies and relative humidity negative anomalies, resulting from synoptic-scale variability of atmospheric systems that contributed to air divergence strengthening at surface level, such as high-latitude anticyclones that followed frontal systems, the Southern Atlantic semipermanent anticyclone and Upper Level Cyclonic Vortexes from Northeastern Brazil. For months displaying anomalous negative behaviour, a higher than average frequency or intensity of frontal systems was observed for the region, as well higher cloudiness and increased convective activity, sometimes associated with the ZCAS (Southern Atlantic Convergence Zone). Besides that, it was perceived that most months with ozone negative anomalies were preceded by months already showing negative anomalies, or either way, a decreasing tendency on concentrations.

ASSUNTO(S)

variabilidade climática clima urbano ozônio troposférico climatic variability poluição atmosférica cetesb atmospheric pollution urban climate tropospheric ozone cetesb

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