A Predictive Model for Steady State Ozone Concentration at an Urban-Coastal Site

Mansour A. Alghamdi, Afnan Al-Hunaiti, Sharif Arar, Mamdouh Khoder, Ahmad S. Abdelmaksoud, Hisham Al-Jeelani, Heikki Lihavainen, Antti Hyvärinen, Ibrahim I. Shabbaj, Fahd M. Almehmadi, Martha A. Zaidan, Tareq Hussein and Lubna Dada
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Mansour A. Alghamdi: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Afnan Al-Hunaiti: Department of Chemistry, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Sharif Arar: Department of Chemistry, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Mamdouh Khoder: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad S. Abdelmaksoud: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Hisham Al-Jeelani: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Heikki Lihavainen: Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Antti Hyvärinen: Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Ibrahim I. Shabbaj: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Fahd M. Almehmadi: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80208, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Martha A. Zaidan: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Tareq Hussein: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Lubna Dada: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: Ground level ozone ( O 3 ) plays an important role in controlling the oxidation budget in the boundary layer and thus affects the environment and causes severe health disorders. Ozone gas, being one of the well-known greenhouse gases, although present in small quantities, contributes to global warming. In this study, we present a predictive model for the steady-state ozone concentrations during daytime (13:00–17:00) and nighttime (01:00–05:00) at an urban coastal site. The model is based on a modified approach of the null cycle of O 3 and NO x and was evaluated against a one-year data-base of O 3 and nitrogen oxides ( NO and NO 2 ) measured at an urban coastal site in Jeddah, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. The model for daytime concentrations was found to be linearly dependent on the concentration ratio of NO 2 to NO whereas that for the nighttime period was suggested to be inversely proportional to NO 2 concentrations. Knowing that reactions involved in tropospheric O 3 formation are very complex, this proposed model provides reasonable predictions for the daytime and nighttime concentrations. Since the current description of the model is solely based on the null cycle of O 3 and NO x , other precursors could be considered in future development of this model. This study will serve as basis for future studies that might introduce informing strategies to control ground level O 3 concentrations, as well as its precursors’ emissions.

Keywords: chemical coupling; nitrogen oxides; ozone; weekend effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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