Introduction to the DAPPLE Air Pollution Project

S. J. Arnold*, H. Apsimon, J. Barlow, S. Belcher, M. Bell, J. W. Boddy, R. Britter, H. Cheng, R. Clark, R. N. Colvile, S. Dimitroulopoulou, A. Dobre, B. Greally, S. Kaur, A. Knights, T. Lawton, A. Makepeace, D. Martin, M. Neophytou, S. NevilleM. Nieuwenhuijsen, G. Nickless, C. Price, A. Robins, D. Shallcross, P. Simmonds, R. J. Smalley, J. Tate, A. S. Tomlin, H. Wang, P. Walsh

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Abstract

The Dispersion of Air Pollution and its Penetration into the Local Environment (DAPPLE) project brings together a multidisciplinary research group that is undertaking field measurements, wind tunnel modelling and computer simulations in order to provide better understanding of the physical processes affecting street and neighbourhood-scale flow of air, traffic and people, and their corresponding interactions with the dispersion of pollutants at street canyon intersections. The street canyon intersection is of interest as it provides the basic case study to demonstrate most of the factors that will apply in a wide range of urban situations. The aims of this paper are to introduce the background of the DAPPLE project, the study design and methodology for data collection, some preliminary results from the first field campaign in central London (28 April-24 May 2003) and the future for this work.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-153
Number of pages15
JournalScience of the Total Environment, The
Volume332
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The DAPPLE consortium would like to acknowledge the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for funding the project. Special thanks are also given to the many organisations and people who have supported the fieldwork, in particular: WCC and the staff at the Council House; Nicola Cheetham and her colleagues at Transport for London; Brian Glynn at Camden contactors and associated personnel for deploying the equipment on Marylebone Road; Janet Dixon at DEFRA; Dave Green and colleagues at the ERG, Kings College London, for access to the Supersite; Ben Croxford at UCL for his support during the tracer release; Jonathon Parker at Westminster University for access to their rooftop; Mrs. Sheila Usher, Traffic Wardens, Metropolitan Police for arranging parking; the Special Events Police Officers at Marylebone Police Station and Transport for London for aiding working permissions; the School of the Environment, Leeds University for lending automatic weather stations; the Universities Weather Research Network (UWERN) for supporting numerical modelling by Omduth Conceal at the University of Reading; and finally, the many students and helpers who made up the exposure and tracer release volunteers.

Keywords

  • Air pollution
  • Dispersion
  • Urban intersection

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