Characterizing the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on carbonaceous aerosols at European rural background using the vertical distribution

0563789 - ÚVGZ 2023 CZ eng A - Abstract
Mbengue, Saliou - Vodička, Petr - Komínková, Kateřina - Schwarz, Jaroslav - Zíková, Naděžda
Characterizing the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on carbonaceous aerosols at European rural background using the vertical distribution.
Quo Vaditis Agriculture, Forestry and Society under Global Change? From understanding past and present Earth´s processes to adaptations for the future. Brno: Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i., 2022 - (Šprtová, M.; Bartošová, L.; Acosta, M.; Klem, K.; Leventon, J.; Červený, J.). s. 33-33. ISBN 978-80-87902-36-3.
[2nd international scientific conference Quo Vaditis Agriculture, Forestry and Society under Global Change? 19.09.2022-21.09.2022, Velké Karlovice]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2018122; GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1415
Institutional support: RVO:86652079 ; RVO:67985858
Keywords : aerosols * Covid-19 * Covid lockdowns * climate forcing
OECD category: Meteorology and atmospheric sciences; Meteorology and atmospheric sciences (UCHP-M)

The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid 19) has emerged in China in late 2019 and became worldwide outbreak in early 2020. Like in many countries, a series of preventive and control measures have been implemented by Czech authorities to prevent the spread of the epidemic, including the city lockdown, and restrictions of traffic and most of the economic activities. Elemental (EC) and organic carbon (OC) are one of the key components of ambient aerosols arousing an increasing interest due to their adverse effects on human health,
atmospheric visibility, and the climate forcing. In this study, we analyse the vertical distribution of carbonaceous aerosols to investigate the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns at European rural background.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0335591