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Seasonal Variation in Diurnal Atmospheric Grass Pollen Concentration Profiles

Peel, Robert, Ørby, P.V., Skjøth, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-9568, Kennedy, Roy, Schlünssen, V., Smith, Matt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2960, Sommer, J. and Hertel, O. (2014) Seasonal Variation in Diurnal Atmospheric Grass Pollen Concentration Profiles. Biogeosciences, 11. pp. 821-832. ISSN Print: 1726-4170 Electronic:1726-4189

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Abstract

In this study, the diurnal atmospheric grass pollen concentration profile within the Danish city of Aarhus was
shown to change in a systematic manner as the pollen season
progressed. Although diurnal grass pollen profiles can differ greatly from day-to-day, it is common practice to establish the time of day when peak concentrations are most likely to occur using seasonally averaged diurnal profiles. Atmospheric pollen loads are highly dependent upon emissions, and different species of grass are known to flower and emit pollen at different times of the day and during different periods of the pollen season. Pollen concentrations are also influenced by meteorological factors – directly through those parameters that govern pollen dispersion and transport, and indirectly through the weather-driven flowering process. We found that three different profiles dominated the grass pollen season in Aarhus – a twin peak profile during the early season, a single evening profile during the middle of the season, and a single midday peak during the late season. Whilst this variation could not be explained by meteorological factors,
no inconsistencies were found with the theory that it was driven by a succession of different grass species with different diurnal flowering patterns dominating atmospheric pollen loads as the season progressed. The potential for exposure was found to be significantly greater during the late-season period than during either the early- or mid-season periods.

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Originally deposited as National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit (NPARU)

Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: grass pollen, pollen season, diurnal grass pollen concentration, Aarhus, Denmark
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions: College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment
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Copyright Info: Open Access Journal
Depositing User: Carsten Skjoth
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2014 14:23
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2020 04:00
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3010

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