Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures

Autores
Mulena, Gabriela C.; Puliafito, Salvador E.; Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
Año de publicación
2019
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Fil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mendoza. Grupo de Estudios Atmosféricos y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires; Argentina
Abstract: This research examined whether tropospheric sulfate ion aerosols (SO4 2–) might be applied at a regional scale to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures. The specific objectives of this work were: 1) to model the behaviour of SO4 2– aerosols in the troposphere and their influence on surface temperature and incident solar radiation, at a regional scale, using an appropriate online coupled mesoscale meteorology and chemistry model; 2) to determine the main engineering design parameters using tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols in order to artificially reduce the temperature and incoming radiation at surface during events of extremely high daily temperatures, and 3) to evaluate a preliminary technical proposal for the injection of regionally engineered tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols based on the integral anti-hail system of the Province of Mendoza. In order to accomplish these objectives, we used the Weather Research & Forecasting Model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) to model and evaluate the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– over the Province of Mendoza (Argentina) (PMA) on a clear sky day during a heat wave event occurred in January 2012. In addition, using WRF/Chem, we evaluated the potential reductions on surface temperature and incident shortwave radiation around the metropolitan area of Great Mendoza, PMA, based on an artificially designed aerosol layer and on observed meteorological parameters. The results demonstrated the ability of WRF/Chem to represent the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols at a regional scale and suggested that the inclusion of these aerosols in the atmosphere causes changes in the surface energy balance and, therefore, in the surface temperature and the regional atmospheric circulation. However, it became evident that, given the high rate of injection and the large amount of mass required for its practical implementation by means of the technology currently used by the anti-hail program, it is inefficient and energetically costly.
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Environmental and Climate Technologies. 2019, 23(1)
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spelling Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperaturesMulena, Gabriela C.Puliafito, Salvador E.Lakkis, Susan GabrielaTROPOSFERASULFATOSIONESTEMPERATURACLIMAFil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mendoza. Grupo de Estudios Atmosféricos y Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires; ArgentinaAbstract: This research examined whether tropospheric sulfate ion aerosols (SO4 2–) might be applied at a regional scale to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures. The specific objectives of this work were: 1) to model the behaviour of SO4 2– aerosols in the troposphere and their influence on surface temperature and incident solar radiation, at a regional scale, using an appropriate online coupled mesoscale meteorology and chemistry model; 2) to determine the main engineering design parameters using tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols in order to artificially reduce the temperature and incoming radiation at surface during events of extremely high daily temperatures, and 3) to evaluate a preliminary technical proposal for the injection of regionally engineered tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols based on the integral anti-hail system of the Province of Mendoza. In order to accomplish these objectives, we used the Weather Research & Forecasting Model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) to model and evaluate the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– over the Province of Mendoza (Argentina) (PMA) on a clear sky day during a heat wave event occurred in January 2012. In addition, using WRF/Chem, we evaluated the potential reductions on surface temperature and incident shortwave radiation around the metropolitan area of Great Mendoza, PMA, based on an artificially designed aerosol layer and on observed meteorological parameters. The results demonstrated the ability of WRF/Chem to represent the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols at a regional scale and suggested that the inclusion of these aerosols in the atmosphere causes changes in the surface energy balance and, therefore, in the surface temperature and the regional atmospheric circulation. However, it became evident that, given the high rate of injection and the large amount of mass required for its practical implementation by means of the technology currently used by the anti-hail program, it is inefficient and energetically costly.De Gruyter Open2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/91352255-883710.2478/rtuect-2019-0002Mulena, G.C., Puliafito, S.E., Lakkis, S.G. Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures [en línea]. Environmental and Climate Technologies. 2019, 23(1). doi:10.2478/rtuect-2019-0002 Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/9135Environmental and Climate Technologies. 2019, 23(1)reponame:Repositorio Institucional (UCA)instname:Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentinaspainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/2025-07-03T10:57:02Zoai:ucacris:123456789/9135instacron:UCAInstitucionalhttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/Universidad privadaNo correspondehttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/oaiclaudia_fernandez@uca.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:25852025-07-03 10:57:02.633Repositorio Institucional (UCA) - Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentinafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
title Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
spellingShingle Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
Mulena, Gabriela C.
TROPOSFERA
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title_short Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
title_full Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
title_fullStr Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
title_full_unstemmed Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
title_sort Application of tropospheric sulfate aerosol emissions to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mulena, Gabriela C.
Puliafito, Salvador E.
Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
author Mulena, Gabriela C.
author_facet Mulena, Gabriela C.
Puliafito, Salvador E.
Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
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Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
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SULFATOS
IONES
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CLIMA
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SULFATOS
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CLIMA
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Mulena, Gabriela C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mendoza. Grupo de Estudios Atmosféricos y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Puliafito, Salvador E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Lakkis, Susan Gabriela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires; Argentina
Abstract: This research examined whether tropospheric sulfate ion aerosols (SO4 2–) might be applied at a regional scale to mitigate meteorological phenomena with extremely high daily temperatures. The specific objectives of this work were: 1) to model the behaviour of SO4 2– aerosols in the troposphere and their influence on surface temperature and incident solar radiation, at a regional scale, using an appropriate online coupled mesoscale meteorology and chemistry model; 2) to determine the main engineering design parameters using tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols in order to artificially reduce the temperature and incoming radiation at surface during events of extremely high daily temperatures, and 3) to evaluate a preliminary technical proposal for the injection of regionally engineered tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols based on the integral anti-hail system of the Province of Mendoza. In order to accomplish these objectives, we used the Weather Research & Forecasting Model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) to model and evaluate the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– over the Province of Mendoza (Argentina) (PMA) on a clear sky day during a heat wave event occurred in January 2012. In addition, using WRF/Chem, we evaluated the potential reductions on surface temperature and incident shortwave radiation around the metropolitan area of Great Mendoza, PMA, based on an artificially designed aerosol layer and on observed meteorological parameters. The results demonstrated the ability of WRF/Chem to represent the behaviour of tropospheric SO4 2– aerosols at a regional scale and suggested that the inclusion of these aerosols in the atmosphere causes changes in the surface energy balance and, therefore, in the surface temperature and the regional atmospheric circulation. However, it became evident that, given the high rate of injection and the large amount of mass required for its practical implementation by means of the technology currently used by the anti-hail program, it is inefficient and energetically costly.
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