Beloconi, Anton and Vounatsou, Penelope. (2020) Bayesian geostatistical modelling of high-resolution NO2 exposure in Europe combining data from monitors, satellites and chemical transport models. Environment international, 138. p. 105578.
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Abstract
Bayesian geostatistical regression (GR) models estimate air pollution exposure at high spatial resolution, quantify the prediction uncertainty and provide probabilistic inference on the exceedance of air quality thresholds. However, due to high computational burden, previous GR models have provided gridded ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO; 2; ) concentrations at smaller areas of investigation. Here, we applied these models to estimate yearly averaged NO; 2; concentrations at 1 km; 2; spatial resolution across 44 European countries, integrating information from in situ monitoring stations, satellites and chemical transport model (CTM) simulations. The tropospheric values of NO; 2; derived from the ozone monitoring instrument (OMI) onboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Aura satellite were converted to near ground NO; 2; concentration proxies using simulations from the 3-D global CTM (GEOS-Chem) at 0.5° × 0.625°spatial resolution and surface-to-column NO; 2; ratios. Simulations from the Ensemble of regional CTMs at spatial resolution of 0.1° × 0.1°were extracted from the Copernicus atmosphere monitoring service (CAMS). The contribution of these covariates to the predictive capability of geostatistical models was for the first time evaluated here through a rigorous model selection procedure along with additional continental high-resolution satellite-derived products, including novel data from the pan-European Copernicus land monitoring service (CLMS). The results have shown that the conversion of columnar NO; 2; values to surface quasi-observations yielded models with slightly better predictive ability and lower uncertainty. Nonetheless, the use of higher resolution CAMS-Ensemble simulations as covariates in GR models granted the most accurate surface NO; 2; estimates, showing that, in 2016, 16.17 (95% C.I. 6.34-29.96) million people in Europe, representing 2.97% (95% C.I. 1.16% - 5.50%) of the total population, were exposed to levels above the EU directive and WHO air quality guidelines threshold for NO; 2; . Our estimates are readily available to policy makers and scientists assessing the burden of disease attributable to NO; 2; in 2016.
Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Biostatistics > Bayesian Modelling and Analysis (Vounatsou) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Beloconi, Anton and Vounatsou, Penelope |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
ISSN: | 0160-4120 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 09:33 |
Deposited On: | 19 Dec 2022 09:33 |
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