{"id":2051,"date":"2021-05-05T19:07:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/?page_id=2051"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T05:45:41","slug":"studying-dynamic-atmospheric-processes-in-tropical-urban-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/research-features\/studying-dynamic-atmospheric-processes-in-tropical-urban-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-research\"><li id=\"menu-item-133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/research-tracks\/\">Research Tracks<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-134\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/environmental-surveillance-treatment\/\">Environmental Surveillance and Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-198\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/environmental-human-health\/\">Environmental and Human Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/resource-recovery-and-circular-economy\/\">Resource Recovery and Circular Economy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/impact-climate-change\/\">Climate Change and the Environment<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-199\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/food-energy-and-water-nexus\/\">Food, Energy and Water Nexus in Urban Farming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-471\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/initiatives\/\">Programmes<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-754\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/e2s2\/\">E2S2<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3142\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance-programme\/\">Covid-19 wastewater surveillance programme<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3609\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/intprep-organization\/\">INTPREP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-332\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/research-features\/\">Research Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/research\/facilities\/\">Laboratory Facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<strong>Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment<\/strong>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h6>Tropical urban atmosphere like Singapore constantly experiences complex processes rendering changing air quality. Alterations among monsoonal and inter-monsoonal seasons affect mixing of local and transported regional emissions, forming one of the most dynamic atmospheric environments. Although interesting, it is challenging to strategise mitigation for protecting public health and sustaining our blue-sky atmosphere.<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1pHXc8ECmGzsY9KPrLBpcAdkjcfC5Tt10\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-3.png\" alt=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"532\" width=\"952\" title=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t<h6>Long-term monitoring and characterisation enable us to study major emission sources and atmospheric evolution of airborne pollutants.\u00a0 Harvested data and findings bridge NERI research team with government bodies to serve the public together.\u00a0 The analysed data have led to indicators assessing impacts of cross-border peat-forest smoke on the urban environment for early preparation. Emission sources contributing to ambient PM<sub>2.5<\/sub> have been apportioned with more rapid time resolution. Cellular studies have demonstrated that reduced airborne pollutants contribute to protect human respiratory health.\u00a0Through international collaboration, PM<sub>2.5<\/sub> of heavy peat-forest smoke reaching Singapore in 2015 are dated as around 800-year old, an evidence of underground peat burning with significant implications on regional and global atmosphere.<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-1.png\" alt=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 2\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\tSatellite image of 2013 peat forest smoke<br \/>\n(Source: NASA, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/earthdata.nasa.gov\/labs\/worldview\/<\/a>)\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/3-6.jpg\" alt=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 3\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Studying Dynamic Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Urban Environment - 3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Adjusting atmospheric environment monitoring system<\/p>\n\t<h6>With desirable reduction in ambient PM<sub>2.5<\/sub> concentration,<br \/>\nchallenges of vanguard urban air quality remain. NERI<br \/>\nresearchers will be investigating gaseous-aerosol dynamics<br \/>\nand influences of transported air masses in our surroundings<br \/>\nas part of endeavour to continually enhance air quality of our<br \/>\nurban atmospheric environment<\/h6>\n\tFor more details, please contact:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.nus.edu.sg\/cee\/staff\/yu-liya-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associate Professor YU Liya<\/a><br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:liya.yu@nus.edu.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liya.yu@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Tracks Environmental Surveillance and Treatment Environmental and Human Health Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Climate Change and the Environment Food, Energy and Water Nexus in Urban Farming Programmes E2S2 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