| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 176, 2018
The 28th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 28)
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| Article Number | 05044 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Lidars applications in atmospheric structure and composition: Aerosols, clouds, trace gases | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817605044 | |
| Published online | 13 April 2018 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817605044
Wildfire smoke transport and impact on air quality observed by a mullti-wavelength elastic-raman lidar and ceilometer in New York city
NOAA-CREST and the City College of New York, NY, NY 10031, USA.
Published online: 13 April 2018
The intense wildfires from the western Canada in May 2016 injected large amount of smoke into the atmosphere. This paper presents integrated observation of the event by a lidar, ceilometer, and satellite together with models and an assessment of smoke plume impacts on local air quality in New York City (NYC) area. A dense aloft plume on May 20 and a boundary layer plume on May 25 are analyzed. The smoke mixing into planetary-boundary-layer (PBL) and strong diurnal variation of PBL-top are shown. For the 2ndcase, the ground PM2.5 measurements show a significant increase in both the urban and upwind non-urban areas of NYC. The smoke sources and transport paths are further verified by the satellite observations and HYSPLIT model data.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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