scholarly journals Air Pollution, Their Integrated Impact on Forest Condition Under Changing Climate.

Air Pollution ◽  
10.5772/10046 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Algirdas Augustaitis
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Forest Condition

scholarly journals Forest Health Status in Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lorenz ◽  
Volker Mues
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Weather Extremes ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
Pollution Effects ◽  
Icp Forests ◽  
Forest Condition ◽  
Air Pollution Effects

Forest health status in Europe is assessed by the International Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests). Established by the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the ICP Forests has been monitoring forest condition in close cooperation with the European Commission (EC) for 20 years. The present paper describes the latest results of the deposition measurements on permanent monitoring plots and of the extensive defoliation sample survey. The findings reveal marked spatial patterns in bulk and throughfall depositions of nitrate (N-NO3-), ammonium (N-NH4+), and sulfate (S-SO42-), as well as an obvious decrease in bulk and throughfall deposition of sulfate. Latest analyses of defoliation data confirm previous results, indicating a high correlation with weather extremes.

Economic modeling of national energy, water and air pollution nexus in China under changing climate conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 375-386
Author(s):  
Mengyu Zhai ◽  
Guohe Huang ◽  
Lirong Liu ◽  
Boyue Zheng ◽  
Yongping Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Economic Modeling ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Changing Climate

Can somebody clear the air? How air quality and climate change are connected.

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika von Schneidemesser
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Quality Policy

Air pollution and climate change are different phenomena, but are connected in a number of ways. The same sources emit both air pollutants and greenhouse gases, many air pollutants affect the Earth’s energy balance and thereby affect climate change, and a changing climate will affect air quality. Policy options to address either air quality or climate change cannot be formulated and applied in isolation, as most will often affect emissions of both greenhouse gases and air pollutants. This article outlines the basics of what air pollutants and greenhouse gases are, how they affect air quality and climate change, and where they come from. The connections between these two environmental phenomena are also addressed.

Quantifying future health impacts of air pollution under a changing climate along a range of geographical scales

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 4616
Author(s):  
Victoria Likhvar ◽  
Konstantinos Markakis ◽  
Myrto Valari ◽  
Colette Augustin ◽  
Didier Hauglustaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Changing Climate

scholarly journals Waldzustand in der Schweiz: Erfassung, Entwicklung und Einflussfaktoren

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (9) ◽  
pp. 331-342
Author(s):  
Matthias Dobbertin ◽  
Christian Hug ◽  
Lorenz Walthert
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Nitrogen Deposition ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Crown Condition ◽  
Forest Condition ◽  
Crown Defoliation ◽  
Negative Effect

Forest condition in Switzerland: assessment, development and influencing factors In the early 1980s it was feared that air pollution would cause a widespread forest decline and a reduction in forest productivity. In Switzerland as in most European countries crown defoliation and foliage discoloration were selected as the most important indicators of forest condition. The Sanasilva inventory on a systematic network of plots showed an increase in the proportion of trees with high defoliation until 1995. Since then no trend has been detected. However, large annual fluctuations were often observed following years with large-scale climatic events, such as the storms Vivian and Lothar and the heat summer of 2003. Although highly variable, neither mortality nor removal rates have shown any time trend since 1985. The annual differences in crown defoliation, mortality and tree growth are mainly related to climatic factors. In addition to the climatic conditions, nutrient availability, soil water holding capacity and to a lesser extent air pollution determine the degree of crown defoliation at a given site and for a given species. Although several studies have found a negative effect of nitrogen deposition or ozone concentrations on tree foliation, others have shown that up to now nitrogen deposition has increased tree growth on nitrogen-limited sites. It can thus be concluded that presently air pollution does not pose a direct threat to tree conditions in Switzerland. However, the assessment of crown condition alone is not a suitable tool to detect the effects of air pollution on forests. This requires more detailed measurements on long-term research sites. However, as crown condition is strongly affected by site conditions and climate, it should be further monitored, particularly with regard to the predicted climate change.

Complex assessment of forest condition under air pollution impacts

2005 ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana A. Mikhailova ◽  
Nadezhda S. Berezhnaya ◽  
Olga V. Ignatieva ◽  
Larisa V. Afanasieva
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Forest Condition ◽  
Air Pollution Impacts ◽  
Pollution Impacts
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