Aerosol-soil fractionation for Namib Desert samples

Four soil samples, collected in the central Namib Desert, were fractionated by dry sieving and aerosol generation into 16 size fractions in the range 0.15–300 μm diameter. The mass-size function of each soil and the dust (mineral aerosol) generated from the soil were studied. Due to the preferential lifting of smaller soil particles by the air stream, the soil underwent strong physical fractionation resulting in the bulk of the dust being found in the range of 1.3–10.3 μm, whereas the bulk of the soil was found in the range 63–300 μm. The concentrations of 11 elements in eight soil size fractions (from <45 to >300 μm) obtained by dry sieving were measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis while the concentration for these elements in eight size ranges (from <0.15 to >10.3 μm) obtained by aerosol generation were determined by particle-induced X-ray emission. The concentrations of the elements Al, Si, K, Rb and Sr were found to vary by less than a factor of two throughout the particle size range studied. However, the concentration of the elements Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Y and Zr increased when the particle size decreased below 150 μm to reach a maximum around 63-45 μm and then to decrease. The concentrations of the elements in the generated aerosol particles were found to be more similar to those in the bulk soil than any particular size fraction. For the aerosol size fraction, elemental enrichment factors were calculated with respect to the composition of average crustal rock, average soil, the bulk Namib soil and the small size fraction of the Namib soil. For several elements, the enrichment factors varied quite significantly, depending on the choice of the reference material. The elemental ratios in the mineral aerosol were also compared to those in the atmospheric aerosol from the Namib Desert. It was confirmed that there is a marine contribution for S, Cl and Sr in the Namib natural aerosol. The composition of the mineral aerosol generated in this study should be useful in source apportionment studies for the Namib Desert and sorrounding regions.     

2002年春季沙尘暴对青岛大气气溶胶的影响

根据TSP,PM10,分级粒子质量浓度观测资料,分析了2002年春季发生于我国北方的2次沙尘天气过程对青岛大气环境的影响.在3月15-19日和21-23日的2次沙尘天气过程中TSP质量浓度分别为0.488和0.721 mg/m\+3,比平时增加了2.8和4.1倍.沙尘天气期间2～7 μm粒子为影响青岛的主要成分,在第2次沙尘暴期间该粒径的粒子质量浓度增加了30倍,其中2.1～3.3 μm粒子质量浓度达到0.13 mg/m\+3.根据地面气象资料和PM10连续监测资料发现,在地面风向转北之前,高空气流携带的沙尘首先影响到青岛.      

天津冬季相对湿度对气溶胶浓度谱分布和大气能见度的影响

于2013年1月连续在线观测天津城区气溶胶数浓度谱分布和大气能见度,并结合相关气象资料,探讨相对湿度(RH)对气溶胶浓度谱分布和大气能见度的影响.结果表明,观测期间发生了4次连续雾霾天气过程, 4次雾霾天气过程对应着气溶胶粒子数浓度的连续高值,低能见度天气系高浓度气溶胶粒子和高相对湿度协同所致;随着RH增大,PN1和PN2.5-10呈增长趋势, RH>90%后,PN1和PN2.5-10有所降低,PN1-2.5则持续增长,高RH对气粒转化和气溶胶粒子的碰并聚合作用明显;气溶胶吸湿增长因子计算表明,高RH下水汽对能见度影响很大,尤其是大雾天气下其影响甚至可能超过气溶胶粒子浓度对其的影响.     

中国春季北方大气气溶胶浓度特征

采用2008年和2009年春季10个气溶胶观测站资料,分析了我国北方3个代表区域的气溶胶浓度特征与空间分布特点以及气溶胶粒子粒径的异同,并结合一次典型的沙尘天气过程,利用气溶胶和气象资料,讨论了沙尘天气对ρ（TSP）的影响以及各观测站点ρ（TSP）的变化特点. 结果表明:西北区域站点ρ（TSP）最高,达到0.488 mg/m3,其中以沙尘和土壤等粗模态粒子为主,占ρ（TSP）的50.7%;北部区域站点ρ（TSP）为0.350 mg/m3,主要由PM_2.5及沙尘、土壤等粗模态粒子组成,它们分别占ρ（TSP）的55.7%和30.9%;北京地区ρ（TSP）最低,平均值为0.252 mg/m3,ρ（PM_10）占ρ（TSP）比例较高,达到94.4%,其中ρ（PM_2.5）占ρ（TSP）的54.7%;沙尘天气强度和发生次数对气溶胶浓度年际变化影响明显,而天气形势对沙尘天气的发生发挥重要作用.      

天津城区大气气溶胶复折射指数的反演及消光贡献分析

气溶胶的复折射指数是直接影响其散射特性和吸收特性的基本物理量之一.为深入研究城市大气气溶胶的复折射指数特征,引入一种具有高时间分辨率优点的反演方法来反演气溶胶复折射指数.依据辐射传输理论,将天津大气边界层观测站观测到的高精度散射系数、吸收系数和数浓度谱分布数据利用查表法代入Mie理论气溶胶粒子群消光计算公式,对大气气溶胶复折射指数进行反演.结果表明:①天津城区2011年4月观测地点0.55 μm波长处的气溶胶复折射指数实部平均值为1.64,虚部平均值为0.015.②气溶胶复折射指数实部和虚部均有明显日变化规律,实部和虚部均与相对湿度呈正相关,与风速呈负相关.③利用反演得到的复折射指数对不同粒径大气气溶胶的消光特性进行计算发现,对散射特性而言,>0.25~1.00 μm粒子对散射系数的贡献率达86%;对吸收特性而言,>0.25~2.50 μm粒子对吸收系数的贡献率为53%,>2.50~32.00 μm粒子对吸收系数的贡献率为47%.研究显示,>0.25~1.00和>1.00~32.00 μm的粒子对吸收系数的贡献率均较高,但对散射系数而言,>0.25~1.00 μm的粒子贡献率较高,因此综合考虑气溶胶散射系数、吸收系数和消光系数,控制>0.25~1.00 μm的气溶胶粒子数浓度可有效改善大气能见度.      

南京冬季大气气溶胶粒子谱分布及其对能见度的影响

2009年11～12月采用宽范围气溶胶粒径谱仪（WPS）、自动气象站和能见度仪等高分辨率仪器对南京北郊气溶胶粒子的谱分布特征与气象因子的关系及其对大气能见度的影响进行研究.结果表明,数浓度谱呈双峰分布,主峰集中在0.04～0.1μm;质量浓度谱的2个主峰位于0.5～0.7μm和2.7μm左右;表面积谱的2个主峰分别位于...     

半干旱区沙尘天气对0010～10 μm沙尘气溶胶分布的影响

利用WPS粒子谱仪对内蒙古朱日和背景天气及沙尘天气的气溶胶数浓度进行了观测,研究了不同天气背景下沙尘气溶胶数浓度及谱分布特征. 结果表明:在背景天气和沙尘天气下,0.010～0.020,0.021～0.100,0.101～1.000,1.001～2.500 μm等粒径段的气溶胶数浓度差别较大;沙尘天气对各粒径段,尤其是大于1.0 μm的气溶胶数浓度影响较大,沙尘暴过程中1.001～2.500 μm粒径段的气溶胶数浓度约为背景天气的35倍;各粒径段气溶胶数浓度在不同天气背景下的日变化规律有所不同,受气象要素的影响较大. 对沙尘气溶胶谱分布的分析可知,沙尘暴发生前后1 h的沙尘气溶胶谱型均符合Lorentz分布,背景天气下同时段的沙尘气溶胶谱型也符合Lorentz分布;沙尘天气下沙尘气溶胶谱型在沙尘暴发生前1 h的主峰值比背景天气高1个数量级,沙尘暴发生后1 h的峰值半径明显移向大粒子.      

新疆部分城市可吸入颗粒物的浓度及粒径分布

采用TH-β10大气颗粒物浓度监测仪,从2011年4-5月在乌鲁木齐、奎屯、阿克苏、库尔勒、喀什、和田市环境监测站采集大气可吸入颗粒物PM2.5、PM5和PM10样品,分析了不同采样点大气颗粒物的质量浓度变化范围及与TSP的相应比值。结果表明,不论是PM2.5、PM5还是PM10,阿克苏市可吸入颗粒物的质量浓度变化幅度较大,其次是库尔勒市,其余采样点在采样期间的浓度变化幅度不大,并且库尔勒、喀什、奎屯、阿克苏四个城市PM5/TSP和PM2.5/TSP的比例大,除喀什、阿克苏的PM10/TSP的比例接近于1之外,其余可吸入颗粒物的浓度均小于TSP;采用显微镜观测成像技术结合血球计数板方法,利用粒径分布函数分析对六个城市的PM10和5个城市的PM2.5颗粒物在不同粒径的分布进行了分析。结果表明,对于PM10而言,阿克苏在dp<0.5的粒径范围内分布函数高达79%、喀什在dp=0.5~0.6μm之间为44%、和田则在dp=1.2~2.2μm出现20%的最大粒径分布函数。就PM2.5而言,库尔勒在dp<0.5、dp=0.5~0.6、0.6~1.2μm区间内的分布函数均为最大值,其值分为79%、50%、50%,可以说明在采样期间,库尔勒市区的颗粒物在粒径小于1.2μm出现的几率更大些,即颗粒物以积聚模态为主。     

京津冀中部夏季大气颗粒物空间分布特征

为研究京津冀地区雾霾成因,以Y-12（运-12）飞机为大气颗粒物观测平台,对2016年夏季京津冀中部大气颗粒物污染特征进行了观测研究.结果表明,天津市颗粒物数浓度垂直分布特征为1 500 m（以下均为标准气压高度）以下呈单峰分布,1 500 m以上呈单调下降,峰值均出现在0.35~0.40 μm之间,峰值的最大值出现在900 m左右;颗粒物体积浓度谱呈三峰分布,分别在0.30~0.40、0.50~0.60和1.00~2.00 μm之间,峰值的最大值出现在450 m左右.天津市、保定市和衡水市600与2 400 m数浓度谱分布特征为单调下降和单峰分布并存;600 m表面积浓度谱呈三峰分布,分别在0.30~0.40、0.50~0.60和0.90~1.00 μm之间;2 400 m表面积浓度谱呈双峰分布,分别在0.30~0.40和0.50~0.60 μm之间;600与2 400 m体积浓度谱均呈三峰分布,分别在0.30~0.40、0.50~0.60和1.00~3.00 μm之间.天津市大气颗粒物数浓度谱峰值的最大值出现在900 m左右,说明逆温层对气溶胶累积的形成有重要影响.城市间数浓度谱峰值高低受地面颗粒物质量浓度大小影响.京津冀中部大气颗粒物表面积浓度谱在600 m呈三峰分布,在2 400 m呈双峰分布,可能是因为2 400 m空中以细粒子为主.京津冀中部大气颗粒物体积浓度谱在600与2 400 m空中均为三峰分布,而国外为双峰分布,发现粗粒子峰值粒径范围差别较大,这是由于国内PM_2.5在PM₁₀中占比较大.研究显示,京津冀中部600和1 200 m大气颗粒物多来源于山东、河南,经近地面输送;2 400 m大气颗粒物多来源于内蒙古地区,经高空和近地面两种途径输送.      

Sources and characteristics of the atmospheric aerosol near Damascus,Syria

Coarse (>2 μm) and fine (<2 μm) atmospheric particulate material was collected in the Zabadani Valley, near Damascus, in August 1985, and analyzed for sulfate, nitrate, and about 40 elements. Individual particles were analyzed for chemical and morphological parameters. Particle number concentrations and size distributions were also measured. The physical aerosol characteristics, and particularly the chemical composition indicate that the airborne particles in this arid region are predominantly due to desert soil dispersion, but that there is also some contribution from anthropogenic sources. The crustal elements exhibit atmospheric concentrations which are comparable to those in urban and industrial areas. The anthropogenic elements, on the other hand, are clearly less abundant in the Zabadani Valley than in industrialized regions. The individual particle analysis indicated that there are two major soil dust components with respectively a shale-like and a limestone composition. The data set with the bulk atmospheric concentrations (sum of coarse and fine) was subjected to chemical mass balance receptor modeling in order to assess the impact of the various plausible aerosol sources. It was found that desert soil dispersion is responsible for at least 90% of the total suspended particulate mass concentration, and that the shale and limestone components contribute in about equal proportions.     

Submicron aerosol size distributions measured over the tropical and South Pacific

Size distributions of aerosol particles in the radius range of 0.006–0.53 μm were measured over the Pacific Ocean along the 150° longitude from about 20°N to 55°S. Throughout the tropical trade wind region, the size distribution of fine particles was relatively stable and exhibited a double-peaked characteristic with one peak at about 0.1 μm and the other in the 0.02–0.04 μm region, separated by a minimum at about 0.06 μm. The total concentrations of particles were in the 150–300 cm⁻³ range with 60–150 cm⁻³ residing in the accumulation mode (0.06<r<0.5 μm). South of the trade wind region, the measured size distributions and meteorological conditions were more diverse. Periods with very low concentrations in the accumulation mode were associated with regions of large-scale precipitation. Large increases in the number of nucleation mode particles were found in air masses with low concentrations of particles in the accumulation mode.     

华北地区气溶胶数浓度和尺度分布的航测研究 ——以石家庄为例

2009年秋季利用河北省人工影响天气办公室机载气溶胶粒子探头(PCASP-100X)和前向散射滴谱探头(FSSP-100-ER)在石家庄市上空进行了多次气溶胶观测.选取2009年9~10月间的7架次雾天、1架次小雨天及1架次密卷云天观测资料,重点研究雾天气溶胶粒子数浓度和直径的垂直、水平分布特征及粒子谱分布,并与密卷云天和小雨天的探测资料进行对比分析.结果表明:石家庄地区气溶胶粒子数浓度较高,近地面最大值达11910个/cm3.气溶胶粒子数浓度主要受天气条件影响,逆温层是影响粒子垂直输送的主要因素,在逆温层下粒子累积形成粒子数浓度的高值区,逆温层以上气溶胶粒子数浓度迅速减少,雾天和密卷云天粒子数浓度随高度多呈负指数分布;雾天多伴有逆温层和较大空气湿度,有利于气溶胶粒子累积,数浓度一般可达104个/cm3以上,容易形成低能见度污染天气;气溶胶粒子数浓度在无降水日有累积效应,降雨对气溶胶粒子有明显清除作用;粒子数浓度和粒子直径在水平方向上呈不均匀分布,随着高度增加粒子数浓度和直径的水平绝对偏差减小,相对偏差往往增大;不同天气下尺度谱型类似,多呈单峰分布,在0.11μm左右处出现峰值,但在雾天、密卷云天、小雨天气下的气溶胶粒子峰值依次变小,并且随高度增加,尺度谱峰值数密度值降低,谱变窄.     

哈尔滨市沙尘期大气颗粒物物化特征及传输途径分析

为了研究沙尘期大气颗粒物的物化特征及传输途径,分别采集TSP、PM10和PM2.5样品,分析3种颗粒物的分布特征、浓度变化以及离子和无机元素组成,同时利用HYSPLIT逆轨迹模式对沙尘颗粒的远距离输送来源进行了分析.研究结果显示:沙尘期,PM10~100是颗粒物的主要组成,占TSP的50%~57%,PM2.5/TSP和PM10/TSP分别达最低值0.17和0.43;在TSP和PM10中,Na、Si、Al、Ca、Fe、K、Mg浓度变化较为明显,在沙尘期是非沙尘期的2~3倍,在TSP中的最高浓度分别为7.28、1.98、19.89、25.82、18.77、4.68和6.49μg/m3,以土壤尘和扬尘为主;TSP中Ca2+、K+、Mg2+在沙尘期的浓度是非沙尘期的2~3倍,最高达22.23、2.04和1.68μg/m3,主要来自土壤、尘埃,与沙尘有相似的来源;逆轨迹模型分析结果表明,本次沙尘事件由外来沙尘输入导致,其传输途径比较明显,起始位置为内蒙古的西北部和中部地区,沿途向南经过山西,后转为东北方向,经过河北、天津、辽宁、吉林等省份,最后输送到哈尔滨.     

太原市冬季大气气溶胶的源识别

用可对气溶胶粒径切割的采样器采集了太原市中心1985年冬季的大气气溶胶样品。以X射线荧光法分析出的化学元素作为变量,对数据作了因子分析、标示元素多元回归处理。结果指出,粒径小于2.5μm的细粒子中约有76.5％来自燃煤排放出的SO2转化成硫酸盐,约13.5％来自建筑石料高温烧结;2.5—15μm之间的粗粒子中约有82.8％来自燃煤排放出的煤飞灰;在TSP范围内,混合尘与燃煤两类源的贡献率分别是41.6％和45.2％。源识别结果表明太原市冬季气溶胶主要来自煤炭燃烧,而石油化工、金属冶炼及汽车尾气等源的贡献很小。工业粉尘、基建扬尘、路面及自然风沙等类型的源,主要在大粒径范围内（TSP）才有贡献。 就燃煤源而论,工业用煤对气溶胶（飘尘部分）污染的贡献约是居民用煤的11.8倍,因此,研究解决工业燃煤造成的大气污染是一个主要问题。"      

Vertical distribution of atmospheric aerosol size distribution over south-central New Mexico

The vertical distribution of background atmospheric aerosols was measured over south-central New Mexico as a part of the Atmospheric Lidar Verification Experiment (ALIVE) during four research field periods in the summers and winters of 1989 and 1990. Aerosol size distribution was measured from the surface up to 4500 m above sea level (asl) over the particle size range 0.1∼32 μm, using two Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) probes mounted on the wings of the NOAA King Air research aircraft. Vertical profiles of aerosol number concentrations of both fine- (0.1–2.0 μm) and coarse- (>2.0 μm) particle modes show seasonal differences, with higher number concentrations and higher mixed layer heights during summers. The measured aerosol size distribution data of each ALIVE intensive were averaged for boundary layer and free troposphere regions. These data mostly exhibit bi-modal distributions, typical for the continental atmospheric aerosols. Exceptions were the free troposphere size distributions measured during December 1989 (ALIVE III) and June 1990 (ALIVE IV), which resemble Junge's power-law distribution. Each of the averaged aerosol size distributions was approximated by the sum of log-normal distributions. Different characteristics of aerosol size distribution were observed between the two summer measurements of 1989 and 1990. Back-trajectory analysis revealed that decreased aerosol concentrations were observed during June 1990 when the air mass was transported from the southwestern U.S.A.     

Estimate of municipal refuse incinerator contribution to Philadelphia aerosol using single particle analysis—II. Ambient measurements

In a study to differentiate between municipal refuse incinerator particles and other particles in urban air, samples were collected on Teflon and nuclepore filters in dichotomous samplers and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. The samples included ambient aerosol from two sites in the Philadelphia area, representing different meteorological conditions. The same samples were previously analyzed by bulk techniques including X-ray fluorescence and instrumental neutron activation analysis.Particles emitted from incinerators rich in Zn, Cl and K were clearly identified in ambient samples, both in the coarse (2.5–10 μm) and fine aerosol fraction (<2.5 μm). The contribution of incinerators emission was from zero up to 10% of the coarse aerosol mass. Similar particles that contained also Zn and Cl were observed, but they did not originate in refuse incineration. Minerals and biologicals were the most dominant components of the coarse aerosol fraction; sulfates dominate the fine fraction. One of the case studies provided evidence for the missing chlorine in the fine fraction. Apparently fine chlorides emitted from incinerators reacted with ambient sulfates to form mixed sulfates of Zn and K. Good agreement was obtained between the measured coarse aerosol mass concentration and the one estimated by electron microscopy.     

Study on the numerical modeling of particulate matter in Shanghai

A diffusion model for industrial sources and a chemical element balance (CEB) method for non-industrial sources are combined to estimate the contributions of various sources to the suspended particulate matter (SPM), dust fall and total suspended particles (TSP) in Shanghai. The SPM is defined as those particles with diameters d < 10 μm. The mass proportions of the particulate matter with diameters d<10 μm, d = 10–40 μm and d > 40 μm, to TSP are also acquired. Settlings of particles, reflection and washout by rain are considered in the diffusion model, in which the emission rates of particulate matter are associated with size distributions, depending on different types of boilers and dust collectors. The data of mass-spectrum of chemical elements associated with two size-ranges, d < 10 μm and d ≥ 10μm are used in the CEB calculations. Combined results show that industrial sources play the most important role in contributing to atmospheric concentrations of the particulate matter, contributing more than 70% to atmospheric concentrations, in which the area sources are about 50% of the total contributions. The proportions of the particulate mass are 57% for d < 10 μm and 43% for d ≥ 10 μm, of the mass of TSP, respectively. It implies that, for alleviating the particulate matter pollution in Shanghai, emission control on the industrial sources, especially on the area sources, is still an emergent task.     

Size distributions of aerosol and water-soluble ions in Nanjing during a crop residual burning event

To investigate the impact on urban air pollution by crop residual burning outside Nanjing, aerosol concentration, pollution gas concentration, mass concentration, and water-soluble ion size distribution were observed during one event of November 4-9, 2010. Results show that the size distribution of aerosol concentration is bimodal on pollution days and normal days, with peak values at 60-70 and 200-300 nm, respectively. Aerosol concentration is 10⁴ cm^-3. nm^-1 on pollution days. The peak value of spectrum distribution of aerosol concentration on pollution days is 1.5-3.3 times higher than that on a normal day. Crop residual burning has a great impact on the concentration of fine particles. Diurnal variation of aerosol concentration is trimodal on pollution days and normal days, with peak values at 03:00, 09:00 and 19:00 local standard time. The first peak is impacted by meteorological elements, while the second and third peaks are due to human activities, such as rush hour traffic. Crop residual burning has the greatest impact on SO₂ concentration, followed by NO₂, O₃ is hardly affected. The impact of crop residual burning on fine particles (< 2.1 μm) is larger than on coarse particles (> 2.1 μm), thus ion concentration in fine particles is higher than that in coarse particles. Crop residual burning leads to similar increase in all ion components, thus it has a small impact on the water-soluble ions order. Crop residual burning has a strong impact on the size distribution of K⁺, Cl^-, Na⁺, and F^- and has a weak impact on the size distributions of NH₄⁺, Ca²⁺, NO₃^- and SO₄^2-.     

南京一次典型雾霾天气气溶胶光学特性

利用太阳光度计测得的直射太阳辐射和天空扫描数据,对南京北郊2010年冬季一次雾霾天气过程中气溶胶的光学特性进行了反演研究.研究表明,雾霾影响期间气溶胶光学厚度(AOD)明显增加,在1020,870,675,440nm四个波段上,雾霾前AOD为0.16~0.43,雾霾影响期间为0.31~0.84,雾霾后为0.19~0.48;本次雾霾天气的局地气溶胶散射能力增强,单次散射反照率(SSA)由发生前的0.8~0.86增大到发生时的0.89~0.91,而复折射指数的虚部降低,气溶胶的吸收能力明显减弱;雾霾过程伴随了大尺度气溶胶的导入,同时也有人为排放的贡献.其中雾霾影响期间粗粒子模态的体积浓度是发生前的2.5倍,细粒子浓度也比发生前增长了90%.