Asia: proving ground for global sustainability

Yasunari, Tetsuzo; Niles, Daniel; Taniguchi, Makoto; Chen, Deliang

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2013.08.002

Cited by 21 publications

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“…Rapid industrialization and urbanization have seriously degraded air quality (Yasunari et al, 2013;Fajersztajn et al, 2013) in many regions around the world, particularly in China where explosive growths in industrial activities have occurred over recent decades. Exposure to high levels of air pollutants has become a serious public health hazard and is causing an increase in cardiac and respiratory morbidity and mortality (Brook et al, 2004;Chen and Kan, 2008;Fajersztajn et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Long-range transport of air pollutants originating in China: A possible major cause of multi-day high-PM10 episodes during cold season in Seoul, Korea

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et al. 2015

Atmospheric Environment

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Long-range transport of air pollutants originating in China: A possible major cause of multi-day high-PM10 episodes during cold season in Seoul, Korea

Kim

et al. 2015

Atmospheric Environment

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“…Industrialization and high population density have caused severe air pollution in urbanized areas worldwide [1,2]. Exposure to fine particulate matter poses a public health risk as a potential cause for heart and respiratory diseases and, thereby, increased mortality [1,[3][4][5].…”

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Analysis of Weather Patterns Related to Wintertime Particulate Matter Concentration in Seoul and a CMIP6-Based Air Quality Projection

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This study analyzes the relationship between various atmospheric fields and the observed PM10 concentrations in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea, during the winters of the 2001–2014 period to find suitable atmospheric indices for predicting high PM10 episodes in the region. The analysis shows that PM10 concentration in the metropolitan area is mainly affected by the intensity of horizontal ventilation and the 500 hPa high-pressure system over the Korean peninsula. The modified Korea particulate matter index (MKPI) is proposed based on a 10 m wind speed for surface ventilation and 500 hPa zonal wind for the intensity of a 500 hPa high-pressure system over the Korean peninsula. It is found that a positive MKPI value is closely correlated with the occurrence of high PM10 concentration episodes, and hence, can be used as a predictor for high PM10 episodes in the area. A future projection of the MKPI using two three-member general circulation model (GCM) ensembles with four shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP) scenarios in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) shows that positive MKPI events and high PM10 episodes are expected to increase by 5.4%−16.4% depending on the SSP scenarios in the 2081−2100 period from the present-day period of 1995−2014.

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“…Another opportunity is Future Earth, a tenyear global sustainability research initiative that puts interdisciplinarity at the forefront alongside stakeholder engagement 9 .…”

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