Characteristics of chemical composition and role of meteorological factors during heavy aerosol pollution episodes in northern Beijing area in autumn and winter of 2015

Zhouxiang Zhang; Xiaoye Zhang; Yangmei Zhang; Yaqiang Wang; Huaigang Zhou; Xiaojing Shen; Haochi Che; Junying Sun; Lu Zhang

doi:10.1080/16000889.2017.1347484

Characteristics of chemical composition and role of meteorological factors during heavy aerosol pollution episodes in northern Beijing area in autumn and winter of 2015

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 69 (2017): Issue 1

By: Zhouxiang Zhang, Xiaoye Zhang, Yangmei Zhang, Yaqiang Wang, Huaigang Zhou, Xiaojing Shen, Haochi Che, Junying Sun and Lu Zhang

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Location of Shangdianzi (SDZ) regional GAW station, and back trajectories per hour of air mass in SDZ during autumn.

Location of Shangdianzi (SDZ) regional GAW station, and back trajectories per hour of air mass in SDZ during winter.

Time series of mass concentration with the change of size of organics (a), nitrate (b), sulphate (c), ammonium (d) measured by AMS and number concentration of PM₁ measured by TDMPS (e) at SDZ regional GAW station, PM_2.5 measured at Beijing Wanliu station (f), meteorological characteristics such as wind direction and speed (g), PLAM and relative humidity (h) during autumn.

Table 1.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during autumn HPEs.

Clean period (CP)HPE1HPE2OrganicsMean5.7 (55%)16.5 (31%)25.8 (32%)HPE/CP2.94.5

{NO}_{3}^{-}

Mean2.1 (21%)19.3 (36%)30.7 (38%)HPE/CP9.215

{SO}_{4}^{2 -}

Mean0.97 (9%)6.7 (12%)9.7 (12%)HPE/CP6.910

{NH}_{4}^{+}

Mean1.2 (12%)10.1 (19%)14.5 (18%)HPE/CP8.412PM₁Mean10.353.781.8

Correlation between PLAM index 24-h forecast and PM_2.5 during 2007–2008 (Wang et al., 2013a).

Table 2.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during winter HPEs.

μg/m³Clean period (CP)HPE3HPE4HPE5OrganicsMean4.3 (61%)20.3 (34%)22.8 (36%)47.1 (42%)HPE/CP4.75.311

{NO}_{3}^{-}

Mean0.90(12%)18.2 (30%)17.4 (27%)21.6 (19%)HPE/CP201924

{SO}_{4}^{2 -}

Mean1.1(16%)8.6 (14%)12.0 (19%)25.1 (22%)HPE/CP7.81123

{NH}_{4}^{+}

Mean0.68(10%)10.7 (18%)11.3 (18%)15.0 (13%)HPE/CP151621PM₁Mean7.159.764.2111.6

Correlation between the PLAM and PM_2.5 during all HPEs in autumn and winter of 2015.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2017.1347484 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jan 21, 2017

Accepted on: Jun 20, 2017

Published on: Jan 1, 2017

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

heavy aerosol pollution episodes (HPEs),

meteorological factor contribution,

chemical composition,

PM₁

© 2017 Zhouxiang Zhang, Xiaoye Zhang, Yangmei Zhang, Yaqiang Wang, Huaigang Zhou, Xiaojing Shen, Haochi Che, Junying Sun, Lu Zhang, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 69 (2017): Issue 1

Characteristics of chemical composition and role of meteorological factors during heavy aerosol pollution episodes in northern Beijing area in autumn and winter of 2015

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Table 1.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during autumn HPEs.

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Table 2.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during winter HPEs.

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Characteristics of chemical composition and role of meteorological factors during heavy aerosol pollution episodes in northern Beijing area in autumn and winter of 2015

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Table 1.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM1 during autumn HPEs.

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Table 2.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM1 during winter HPEs.

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Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during autumn HPEs.

Mass concentration and increased percentage of chemical components of PM₁ during winter HPEs.