IB ESS 8.3.9 (HL) Smog intensification factors
IB ESS 8.3.9 (HL) Smog intensification factors
Practise explaining how local weather, topography and emissions intensify photochemical smog and raise ozone concentrations in urban areas.
How this is tested
- outline how low wind, strong insolation or temperature inversion increases smog severity
- explain why valleys, mountains or high-rise buildings trap ozone and other pollutants
- link dense traffic or fossil fuel use to higher primary pollutants for photochemical smog