Journal
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Volume 260, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118552
Keywords
Anthropogenic heat; Boundary layer; Pollution; Urban and suburban
Funding
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFC0213201]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41705113, 41877312]
- Cultivating Project of Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDPB1901]
- National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control [DQGG202101]
- Beijing Major Science and Technology Project [Z181100005418014]
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Observations of boundary layer height in urban and suburban areas of Beijing showed similar average BLH but significant diurnal differences. Rapid urbanization, surface changes, and anthropogenic heat emissions were found to be the main reasons for urban and suburban boundary layer variations. Insufficient boundary layer development in the suburbs at noon led to pollutant accumulation, causing heavy pollution in clean, low-emission areas.
Serious regional pollution often erupts in clean areas, and the impact of boundary layer structure evolution on heavy pollution in clean areas urgently needs to be studied. During the period from November 3rd to December 31st, 2014, ceilometers were used to observe the boundary layer height (BLH) of urban and suburban areas in Beijing. During the observation period, there was no significant difference in the average BLH between the urban and suburban areas of Beijing, both of which had BLHs of approximately 600 m. However, there were significant differences in the diurnal changes in the boundary layer between the urban and suburban areas. During the day, the urban area BLH was 112 m higher than the suburban area BLH, and at night, the urban area BLH was 144 m lower than the suburban area BLH. Under the background of rapid urbanization in Beijing, the variation in the underlying surface and the large amount of anthropogenic heat emissions were the main reasons for the differences between the urban and suburban boundary layers. Combined with an analysis of particulate matter concentrations, it was found that the insufficient development of the boundary layer in the suburbs at noon limited the diffusion of pollutants and caused the accumulation of pollutants, resulting in a clean, low-emission area that was heavily polluted. This research has important guiding significance for clarifying the cause of heavy regional pollution.
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