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Which meteorological condition disperses urban pollution most effectively?

  • A.Persistent anticyclonic conditions, which bring the settled weather most favourable to good air quality
  • B.A deep well mixed boundary layer with moderate wind
  • C.A strong surface inversion with light winds, which allows the pollutants to be carried away from the city
  • D.Calm clear nights

Answer: B

Vertical mixing through a deep layer combined with horizontal ventilation gives the greatest dilution, which is why air quality is best in unsettled windy weather. Anticyclonic conditions with subsidence and light winds are precisely the worst case. This inverse relationship between pleasant weather and good air quality is a recurring public communication difficulty. Most errors here come from carrying a result across from a neighbouring case where it does not hold.

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