A short climatology of black and brown carbon and their sources at a suburban site impacted by smoke in Brazil

AC Targino, P Krecl, GY Oukawa… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Emissions from biomass burning challenge efforts to curb air pollution in cities downwind of
fire-prone regions, as they contribute large amounts of brown carbon (BrC) and black carbon …

Surface energy balance in a suburban area of the megacity of São Paulo-Seasonal variation and closure

MJ Ferreira, AP de Oliveira, LC da Silveira, G Codato… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
The study addressed the seasonal variation and closure of the Surface Energy Balance
(SEB) in a suburban area of the Megacity of São Paulo. This area consists of a combination …

[HTML][HTML] Correlating particulate matter and planetary boundary layer dynamics in northwestern South America: A case study of Santiago de Cali

D Arias-Arana, E Montilla-Rosero… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The relationship between particulate matter (PM) levels and planetary boundary layer height
(PBLH) is investigated in Santiago de Cali, a tropical city located above the equator in …

Spectral Properties of Turbulence in a Suburban Area of São Paulo Megacity

LC da Silveira, AP de Oliveira, G Codato… - Boundary-Layer …, 2024 - Springer
Turbulence has a significant impact on the urban climate, affecting the well-being of millions
of people living in cities. Spectral analysis is useful for understanding turbulent processes …

Performance assessment of aerosol-lidar remote sensing skills to retrieve the time evolution of the urban boundary layer height in the Metropolitan Region of São …

G de Arruda Moreira, AP de Oliveira, MP Sánchez… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the performance of seven methods of retrieving the planetary
boundary layer height (PBLH) from lidar measurements carried out in the Metropolitan …

Comparison of PBL Heights from Ceilometer Measurements and Greenhouse Gases Concentrations in São Paulo

A Vieira dos Santos, E Cristina Araújo… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, where the planetary boundary
layer height (PBLH) was determined using ceilometer data and the wavelet covariance …

Atmospheric boundary layer processes, characteristics and parameterization

Y Li, J Tang - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The atmospheric boundary layer is distinguished from the rest of the atmosphere due to its
unique characteristics, ie, its direct interaction with the Earth's surface and active turbulence …

Performance assessment of aerosol-lidar remote sensing skills to retrieve the time evolution of the urban boundary layer height in the Metropolitan Region of São …

GA Moreira, AP Oliveira, MP Sanchez… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
This paper investigates the performance of seven methods of retrieving the planetary
boundary layer height (PBLH) from lidar measurements carried out in the Metropolitan …