Analyzing Meteorological and Air-Quality Data to Detect and Study Effects of Bay Breeze on Atmospheric Conditions over Baltimore, MD.

On August 2014, a meteorological weather station was installed at the Morgan State University (MSU) campus to monitor wind, air temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. Using this data set and data from the Maryland Department of Environment air quality stations around Baltimore, MD, the effects of air mass modification due to the Chesapeake Bay water/land breeze on the network are assessed. Changes in the wind direction using hourly hodographs will be performed to detect the Bay Breeze and relate these directional changes to temperature, humidity, and air quality patterns. Seasonal and yearly occurrences of the bay breeze will be tabulated to determine if there is any favorable synoptic/climatic conditions. Future work is related to the use ceilometer and surface PM2.5 (particle matter concentrations less than 2.5 µm) data at MSU.