Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 278, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116845
Keywords
Synoptic forcing; Source apportionment; Sichuan basin; Ozone pollution
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC0214002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91644226, 91744209, 41771535]
- Project of Science and Technology Plan of Sichuan Province [2018SZDZX0023, 2018JY0011]
- Scientific Research Foundation of the Chengdu University of Information Technology [KYTZ201823, KYTZ201731]
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This study revealed the formation mechanism and sources of a severe O3 episode in spring 2020 over the Sichuan Basin, emphasizing the roles of the northeastern and southeastern corridors in regional transport and highlighting the need for joint emission regulation across the entire basin to mitigate ozone pollution.
The Sichuan Basin (SCB) located in southwestern China has long been considered the most polluted city cluster with exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone (O3) at times. However, the features of O3 regional transport and source contributions in SCB are poorly understood. In this study, ambient measurements, ERA5 reanalysis dataset, IASI O3 column, and the Weather Research and Forecasting-Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) modeling system coupled with the Integrated Source Apportionment Method (ISAM) module were used to investigate the formation mechanism and sources of a severe O3 episode in spring 2020 over the SCB. In the first stage of the O3 episode, a high-pressure system persisted over the western SCB and caused northeasterly wind fields, leading to enhanced regional transport from the northern boundary with the O3 contribution from the boundary exceeding 50% across the SCB. As the synoptic pattern evolved, southeasterly winds dominated the SCB and the stagnant zone over the Chengdu Plain confined O3 originating from the southern SCB and Chongqing city, leading to the accumulation of precursors and elevated O3 levels. During the O3 episode, transportation and industrial sources were major contributors to O3 formation especially for the Chengdu Plain and Chongqing city. In addition, the O3-rich air mass in the nocturnal residual layer that formed over Chongqing city was transported to the Chengdu Plain through southeastern corridor at 400-1600m above ground-level under the prevailing southeasterly winds. With sunrise and the development of the atmospheric boundary layer, the O3-rich air mass in the residual layer (RL) was entrained to the ground-level via vertical mixing, which further enhanced O3 pollution across the Chengdu Plain. Our results revealed the mechanism of regional transport via northeastern and southeastern corridors during an O3 episode and demonstrated the need for joint emission regulation across the SCB to mitigate O3 pollution. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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