Atmospheric Composition and Dynamics
The role of dynamics in atmospheric composition is a recent research line of our group. This includes investigating the effect that synoptic scale weather systems exert on the surface concentrations of air pollutants such as ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM). We use observations of atmospheric constituents, meteorological reanalysis data and objective classification methods (see Tropospheric Climate Variability and Change research line) to establish links between atmospheric composition and circulation. We also apply clustering algorithms and complex machine-learning techniques to understand the weather regimes which trigger extreme air pollution episodes.
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Selected Publications
García-Herrera R., Garrido-Perez J.M., Ordóñez C.(2022): Modulation of European air quality by Euro-Atlantic weather regimes. Atmospheric Research, 277, 106292. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106292
Garrido-Perez J.M., Ordóñez C., Barriopedro D., García-Herrera R., Schnell J.L., Horton D.E. (2022): A storyline view of the projected role of remote drivers on summer air stagnation in Europe and the United States. Environmental Research Letters, 17, 014026. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4290.
Jia X., Doherty R.M., Ordóñez C., Li C., Wild O., Jain S., Tang X. (2022): The impact of large-scale circulation on daily fine particulate matter (PM2.5) over major populated regions of China in winter. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22, 6471–6487. doi: 10.5194/acp-22-6471-2022.
Garrido-Perez J.M., García-Herrera R., Ordóñez C. (2021): Assessing the value of air stagnation indices to reproduce PM10 variability in Europe. Atmospheric Research, 248, 105258. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105258.
Archibald A.T., O'Connor F.M., Abraham N.L., Archer-Nicholls S., Chipperfield M.P., Dalvi M., Folberth G.A., Dennison F., Dhomse, S.S., Griffiths P.T., Hardacre C., Hewitt A.J., Hill R., Johnson C.E., Keeble J., Köhler M.O., Morgenstern O., Mulchay J.P., Ordóñez C., Pope, R.J., Rumbold S., Russo M.R., Savage N., Sellar A., Stringer M., Turnock S., Wild O., Zeng G. (2020): Description and evaluation of the UKCA stratosphere-troposphere chemistry scheme (StratTrop vn 1.0) implemented in UKESM1. Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 1223–1266. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1223-2020.
Ordóñez C., Garrido-Perez J.M., García-Herrera R. (2020): Early spring near-surface ozone in Europe during the COVID-19 shutdown: Meteorological effects outweigh emission changes. Science of The Total Environment, 747, 141322. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141322.
Garrido-Perez J.M., Ordóñez C., García-Herrera R., Schnell, J.L. (2019): The differing impact of air stagnation on summer ozone across Europe. Atmospheric Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117062.
Ordóñez C., Barriopedro D., García-Herrera R. (2019): Role of the position of the North Atlantic jet in the variability and odds of extreme PM10 in Europe. Atmospheric Environment, 210, 35-46. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.04.045.
Archibald A.T., Ordóñez C., Brent E., Williams M.L. (2018): Potential impacts of emissions associated with unconventional hydrocarbon extraction on UK air quality and human health. Air Quality Atmosphere and Health, 11, 627-637, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-018-0570-8.
Garrido-Perez J.M., Ordóñez C., García-Herrera R., Barriopedro D. (2018): Air stagnation in Europe: spatiotemporal variability and impact on air quality, Science of the Total Environment, 645, 1238-1252..
Carro-Calvo, L., Ordóñez, C., García-Herrera R., Schnell, J.L. (2017): Spatial clustering and meteorological drivers of summer ozone in Europe, Atmospheric Environment, 167, 496-510. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.08.050.
Garrido-Perez J.M., Ordóñez C., García-Herrera R. (2017): Strong signatures of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges in winter PM10 over Europe. Atmospheric Environment, 167, 49-60. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.08.004.
Ordóñez, C., Barriopedro D., García-Herrera R., Sousa, P. M., Schnell, J.L. (2017): Regional responses of surface ozone in Europe to the location of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 17, 3111-3131, doi:10.5194/acp-17-3111-2017.
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