In:
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 18, No. 12 ( 2018-06-18), p. 8491-8504
Abstract:
Abstract. During the Asian summer monsoon season, prevailing
southeasterly–southwesterly winds are subject to delivering air pollutants
from the North China Plain (NCP) to northeast and northwest China. In
the present study, the WRF-CHEM model is used to evaluate contributions of
trans-boundary transport of NCP emissions to the air quality in
northeast and northwest China during a persistent air pollution episode from
22 to 28 May 2015. The WRF-CHEM model generally performs well in capturing
the observed temporal variation and spatial distribution of fine particulate
matter (PM2.5), ozone (O3), and NO2. The simulated temporal
variation of aerosol species is also in good agreement with measurements in
Beijing during the episode. Model simulations show that NCP emissions
contribute substantially to the PM2.5 level in Liaoning and Shanxi
provinces, the adjacent downwind areas of the NCP, with an average of 24.2
and 13.9 µg m−3 during the episode, respectively. The PM2.5
contributions in Jilin and Shaanxi provinces are also appreciable, with an
average of 9.6 and 6.5 µg m−3, respectively. The average
percentage contributions of NCP emissions to the PM2.5 level in
Liaoning, Jilin, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces are 40.6, 27.5, 32.2,
and 20.9 %, respectively. The NCP emissions contribute remarkably to the
O3 level in Liaoning province, with an average of 46.5 µg m−3,
varying from 23.9 to 69.5 µg m−3. The O3 level in
Shanxi province is also influenced considerably by NCP emissions, with
an average contribution of 35.1 µg m−3. The O3 level in
Shanxi province is also influenced considerably by NCP emissions, with
an average contribution of 35.1 µg m−3. The average O3
contributions of NCP emissions to Jilin and Shaanxi provinces are 28.7
and 20.7 µg m−3, respectively. The average percentage
contributions of NCP emissions to the afternoon O3 level in
Liaoning, Jilin, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces are 27.4, 19.5,
21.2, and 15.8 %, respectively. However, the effect of NCP
emissions on the air quality in Inner Mongolia is generally insignificant.
Therefore, effective mitigation of NCP emissions not only improves the
local air quality, but is also beneficial to the air quality in
northeast and northwest China during the Asian summer monsoon season.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1680-7324
DOI:
10.5194/acp-18-8491-2018
DOI:
10.5194/acp-18-8491-2018-supplement
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2018
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