The relationship between some meteorological parameters and the tropospheric concentrations of ozone in the urban area of Belgrade

• Main Authors: Marković Dragan M., Marković Dragan A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2005-01-01
• Series: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
• Subjects: ozone; urban environment; correlation; meteorological data
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2005/0352-51390512487M.pdf
• ISSN: 0352-5139; 1820-7421

During the period between June and December 2002, the concentrations of ozone in the air at 4 measuring sites in Belgrade were measured. The measuring periods varied from 10 days to several weeks. The maximal measured daily concentrations of ozone ranged from 19ppbv (23 December 2002) to 118ppbv (23 June 2002).Ozone concentrations higher than, or equal to 90ppbv were registered at three measuring sites. It was shown that at measuring sites characterized as urban, maximal O3 concentrations equal to, or higher than 90ppbv occurred at high temperatures (higher than 30°C) and low wind speeds (mostly from the north). The measured ozone concentrations mostly showed characteristics usual for a daily photochemical ozone cycle, excluding the specificities influenced by the measuring site itself. Ozone transport was recorded at increased wind speeds, primarily from south-easterly directions. On the basis of he correlations between ozone concentration and the corresponding meteorological parameters, a validation of the measuring sites was performed from the aspect of their representativeness for the measurements.