Abstract
China experienced worsening ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2019. In this study, meteorological parameters, including surface temperature (T2), solar radiation (SW), and wind speed (WS), were classified into two aspects, (1) Photochemical Reaction Condition (PRC = T2 × SW) and (2) Physical Dispersion Capacity (PDC = WS). In this way, a Meteorology Synthetic Index (MSI = PRC/PDC) was developed for the quantification of meteorology-induced ground-level O3 pollution. The positive linear relationship between the 90th percentile of MDA8 (maximum daily 8-h average) O3 concentration and MSI determined that the contribution of meteorological changes to ground-level O−3 varied on a latitudinal gradient, decreasing from ∼40% in southern China to 10%–20% in northern China. Favorable photochemical reaction conditions were more important for ground-level O3 pollution. This study proposes a universally applicable index for fast diagnosis of meteorological roles in ground-level O3 variability, which enables the assessment of the observed effects of precursor emissions reductions that can be used for designing future control policies.
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近年来,中国近地面臭氧污染问题不断恶化。本研究将考虑的主要气象参数包括地表温度、太阳辐射和风速,分为两个方面:(1)光化学反应条件(温度和太阳辐射)和(2)物理扩散能力(风速),建立了一个气象学综合指数(MSI=光化学反应条件/物理扩散能力),用于量化气象因素对2013-19年中国近地面臭氧污染的贡献。通过建立臭氧日最大8小时第90百分位浓度与MSI的线性响应关系,发现气象因素对近地面臭氧的贡献具有纬度差异,气象贡献从中国南部的约40%下降到中国北部的10%-20%。其中有利的光化学反应条件对近地面臭氧污染更为重要。本研究提出了一个普遍适用的气象综合指数,用于快速诊断气象因素对近地面臭氧污染的贡献,从而可以评估人为前体物排放的减排效果,为未来控制政策的制定提供科学依据。
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This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan (Grant No. 2017YFC0210105), the second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (Grant No. 2019QZKK0604), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41905086, 41905107, 42077205, and 41425020), the Special Fund Project for Science and Technology Innovation Strategy of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2019B121205004), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2020M683174), the AirQuip (High-resolution Air Quality Information for Policy) Project funded by the Research Council of Norway, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Climate Change, Jiangsu Province, China, and the high-performance computing platform of Jinan University.
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• A Meteorology Synthetic Index (MSI) was developed for fast diagnosis of meteorological roles in ground-level O3 variation.
• Meteorological conditions contributed to a 10%–40% increase in ground-level O3 in China for the period 2013–2019.
• The contribution of meteorological parameters to ground-level O3 decreased from ∼40% in southern China to 10%–20% in northern China.
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Chen, W., Wang, W., Jia, S. et al. A New Index Developed for Fast Diagnosis of Meteorological Roles in Ground-Level Ozone Variations. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 39, 403–414 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-021-1257-x
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- Ground-level ozone
- Meteorology synthetic index
- Photochemical reaction condition
- Physical dispersion capacity