A5019816813- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Economic and Social Issues
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Vehicle emissions and performance
University of Liège
2019-2023
University of Kinshasa
2019-2023
Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire
2019
Despite having a population of 16.3 million, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic the Congo (DRC), has had little attention toward air quality monitoring. We deployed MetOne Beta Attenuation Monitor (BAM-1020) for reference PM2.5 and QuantAQ Modulair, latter which includes measurements gas-phase NO2, O3, CO, CO2, in addition to PM1, PM2.5, PM10. Here we present first results from this aggregated, multisensor, multispecies network DRC. compare Modulair against BAM-1020, finding an r2 0.76 mean...
Abstract. We present a database of MAX-DOAS (Multi-AXis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) ground-based observations NO2 and H2CO tropospheric vertical column densities (VCDtropo) performed for the first time in city Kinshasa. These measurements were conducted between November 2019 July 2021 processed using standardized inversion tools developed ESA FRM4DOAS (Fiducial Reference Measurements Ground-Based DOAS Air-Quality Observations) project. The retrieved geophysical quantities...
Abstract We present the first ground-based remote sensing measurements of NO 2 made in Kinshasa. They were performed from 2017 to 2019. The motivation making observations on air pollution Kinshasa comes its geographical location, demography, climatic conditions and many different sources existing surroundings. A method for recovering vertical density tropospheric column (VCDtropo) based Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) applied at zenith 35° elevation angle is described....
Abstract. We present a database of MAX-DOAS (Multi-AXis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy) ground-based observations NO2 and H2CO performed for the first time in city Kinshasa. These measurements were conducted between November 2019 July 2021 processed using standardized inversion tools developed ESA FRM4DOAS (Fiducial Reference Measurements Ground-Based DOAS Air-Quality Observations) project. The retrieved geophysical quantities are used to validate column from TROPOspheric...
African megacities suffer from air pollution and the problem is expected to worsen in near-future, with ongoing explosive demographic growth these areas. The sources of pollutants Africa are different those found Europe. Agricultural burnings charcoal-based cooking largely contribute NO2 HCHO burdens. However, many large cities, such as City Kinshasa, capital Democratic Republic Congo, do not have local monitoring capabilities. In polluted places, space-based measurements often only source...
<p>Africa experiences a fast urban inhabitants growth, caused by the largest population boom in world, combined with rural exodus. Many cities are heavily affected air pollution. It is therefore essential to monitor concentrations of various polluting species such as NO<sub>2</sub>, HCHO, O<sub>3</sub> and aerosols, which have direct impact on health. The sources pollutant Africa different from those found Europe. For...