Comparing i-Tree Eco Estimates of Particulate Matter Deposition with Leaf and Canopy Measurements in an Urban Mediterranean Holm Oak Forest
Rocco Pace, Gabriele Guidolotti, Chiara Baldacchini, Emanuele Pallozzi, Rüdiger Grote, David J. Nowak, Carlo Calfapietra
Abstract
PM removal with experimental data and are a starting point for improving the model parametrization and the estimate of particulate matter removed by urban trees.
Topics & Concepts
Deposition (geology)ParticulatesEnvironmental scienceWind speedAtmospheric sciencesTree canopyCanopyLeaf area indexAir quality indexAir pollutionPrecipitationEddy covariancePlant litterHydrology (agriculture)MeteorologyChemistryBotanyEcologyEcosystemGeographyNutrientOrganic chemistrySedimentGeotechnical engineeringEngineeringGeologyBiologyPaleontologyPlant responses to elevated CO2Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols