Temporal variations of NO₂ concentrations at the Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Metro Manila

Authors

Armelle Reca C. Remedio Climate Studies Division, Manila Observatory
Mariano A. Estoque Climate Studies Division, Manila Observatory
Rochelle Therese F. Balmori Climate Studies Division, Manila Observatory

Abstract

Observations of NO₂ at the Manila Observatory in the Ateneo de Manila Campus (Quezon City, Philippines) are analyzed. These have been made with a Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscope (DOAS) during the two months of June and August 2002. The analysis shows that the average concentration in August is greater than that of June.The average pattern of the variation during a 24-hour period is semi-diurnal. Maximum concentrations occur in the morning as well as in the evening. The evening maximum is higher than the morning maximum. The day-to-day variations indicate the occurrence of four distinct types of diurnal variations. An attempt is made to simulate the occurrence of one of the types with an atmospheric model. The simulation indicates that the diurnal variation of the concentration is due to the wind variations accompanying a sea breeze.

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Issue

2003: Proceedings of the 21st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2003-3A-01

Section

Environmental Physics

Published

2003-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

ARC Remedio, MA Estoque, and RTF Balmori, Temporal variations of NO2 concentrations at the Manila Observatory, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 21, SPP-2003-3A-01 (2003). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2003-3A-01.