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Smith, Matt 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2960, Emberlin, Jean and Kress, A.
(2005)
Examining High Magnitude Grass Pollen Episodes at Worcester, United Kingdom, Using Back-Trajectory Analysis.
Aerobiologia, 21 (2).
pp. 85-94.
ISSN Print: 0393-5965 Online: 1573-3025
Abstract
Trajectory analysis is a valuable tool that has been used before in aerobiological studies, to investigate the movement of airborne pollen. This study has employed back-trajectories to examine the four highest grass pollen episodes at Worcester, during the 2001 grass pollen season. The results have shown that the highest grass pollen counts of the 2001 season were reached when air masses arrived from a westerly direction. Back-trajectory analysis has a limited value to forecasters because the method is retrospective and cannot be employed directly for forecasting. However, when used in conjunction with meteorological data this technique can be used to examine high magnitude events in order to identify conditions that lead to high pollen counts.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com Originally deposited as National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit (NPARU) |
| Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | aerobiology, back-trajectory analysis, grass pollen counts, meteorological conditions, Worcester, NPARU |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology |
| Divisions: | College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment |
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| Depositing User: | Matthew Smith |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2007 14:55 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2020 04:00 |
| URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/104 |
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