92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Session 4: Impact of Vegetation & Trees on Air Pollution


Chair:  Michael J. Brown, LANL
Papers:
 
4.1
Street Canyon Vegetation Very Effectively Improves Urban Air Quality
Thomas A.M. Pugh, Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom; and A. R. MacKenzie, J. D. Whyatt, and C. N. Hewitt

 
4.2
Impact of Urban Trees on the Urban Heat Island and Air Quality
Christopher P. Loughner, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Allen, D. L. Zhang, K. E. Pickering, R. R. Dickerson, and L. Landry

 
4.3
Assessing the Impact of Street Trees on Natural Ventilation Through the Use of Field Measurements
Nina Glover, University College, London, United Kingdom; and L. Malki-Epshtein and B. Croxford

 
4.4
On the Nocturnal Decay of Isoprene in a Semi-Urban Environment
D.C. Doughty III, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Fuentes, K. Sanchez, and R. Sakai

 
4.5
The Aerodynamic Role of Trees on City Breathability in Urban-Like Geometries
Riccardo Buccolieri, Univ. of Salento, Lecce, Italy; and S. M. Salim and S. Di Sabatino