Mortality induced by PM_2.5 exposure following the 1783 Laki eruption using reconstructed meteorological fields.

ABSTRACT: The 1783-1784 Laki eruption provides a natural experiment to evaluate the performance of chemistry-transport models in predicting the health impact of air particulate pollution. There are few existing daily meteorological observations during the second part of the 18^th century. Hence, creating reasonable climatological conditions for such events constitutes a major challenge. We reconstructed meteorological fields for the period 1783-1784 based on a technique of analogues described in the Methods. Using these fields and including detailed chemistry we describe the concentrations of sulphur (SO₂/SO₄) that prevail over the North Atlantic, the adjoining seas and Western Europe during these 2 years. To evaluate the model, we analyse these results through the pr

SUBMITTER: Balkanski Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203706 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature