13 May 2011
13 May 2011
Estimating future air-quality due to climate change: the Athens case study
K. V. Varotsos1,2, C. Giannakopoulos1, and M. Tombrou2
K. V. Varotsos et al.
K. V. Varotsos1,2, C. Giannakopoulos1, and M. Tombrou2
- 1Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
- 2Division of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- 1Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
- 2Division of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Received: 31 Dec 2010 – Revised: 31 Mar 2011 – Accepted: 30 Apr 2011 – Published: 13 May 2011
The aim of this study is to investigate the development of an empirical-statistical model in order to examine the potential impact of increasing future temperatures on ozone exceedance days in the Greater Athens Area. It is based on the concept that temperature is a capable predictor for the ozone concentrations and that in a future climate change world, the likelihood of ozone pollution episodes may increase.