Investigation of optical and radiative properties of atmospheric dust aerosols

A dust aerosol optical model is proposed as a result of analysis of the data obtained during the U.S.S.R.-U.S. experiment in Tadzhikistan, 1989. The model consists of spectral dependencies of the single scattering albedo, ω, the asymmetry parameter of the scattering phase function, g, and of possible values of the aerosol optical thickness, τ, for background conditions and for dust storms. This model and available published optical models of dust aerosols were used to perform simulations of radiative forcing in the dusty atmosphere. Results obtained are compared with corresponding results for Saharan aerosol. It is shown that atmospheric dust strongly decreases the total radiative balance of the underlying surface and at the same time induces general warming of the underlying surface-atmosphere system due to a decrease in the system albedo over the arid zones. The calculated heating/cooling rates in the atmosphere are analysed together with data from aerological soundings and radiation measurements.     

Size distributions of dust aerosol measured during the Soviet-American experiment in Tadzhikistan, 1989

Size distribution data obtained during the U.S.S.R.-U.S. dust experiment make it possible to propose a general conception about the size distribution of dust aerosols within the size range 0.005–100 μm. The microstructure for the optically active fraction of arid aerosol is approximated in the form of a log-normal distribution with parameters D = 3.5−6 μm, δ² = 0.5−0.8, which can be used when estimating radiative calculations.     

大气气溶胶消光系数的计算方法研究

基于Mie散射理论,在过去的同种颗粒消光系数计算的基础上,对多种成分颗粒的大气气溶胶,建立了消光系数的平均(理论的)计算方法,同时,利用容积占比等效折射率,建立了消光系数的等效计算方法,验证了该等效法的可靠性。随着最近实验测量技术的发展,可将大气气溶胶分成成分相近的若干组分,应用上述方法可按这些组分去计算成分复杂的实际的大气气溶胶的消光系数。对Kleiner Feldberg测量数据的应用得到了较理想的结果,这充分说明了方法的可靠性和可行性。该方法的建立,不仅为气溶胶的光学特性研究提供了一个新的理论方法,也为分析大气环境质量提供了有力的支持。     

Evaluation of dust activity and climate effects in North China

TOMS/Al data with nearly 20 years are utilized in the paper to evaluate dust activities in North China. Combined with simultaneous NCEP reanalysis climate data, climate effects on dust activities are assessed. The results showed that the whole North China suffers impact by dust aerosols, with three centers standing out in TOMS/Al spring average map that are western three basins, which are characterized by lower annual precipitation and elevation. Gobi deserts in Mongolia Plateau do not attain higher TOMS/AI value due to cloud contamination and relative higher elevation. Spring is the season with the highest TOMS dust aerosol index; within the western three basins, high dust aerosol index appears in both spring and summer, especially in Tarim Basin. Wind speed in spring and precipitation in previous rainy season play important roles in controlling dust activities, higher wind speed and less precipitation than the normal are in favor of dust activities in spring. Temperature in spring and previous winter also affect dust activity to a certain extent, but with contrary spatial distribution. Temperature in winter exert effect principally in west part, contrarily, temperature effect in spring is mainly shown in east part. Both of them have negative correlation with dust activity.     

基于CALIPSO资料的东亚地区气溶胶垂直分布特征分析

目的分析东亚地区气溶胶的垂直分布特征。方法利用2006—2012年CALIPSO星载激光雷达资料,基于气溶胶光学厚度分析结果,选取有代表性的经度带和纬度带,分别研究东亚大陆东部沿海地区气溶胶的垂直分布和东亚-北太平洋地区沙尘气溶胶的垂直分布。在此基础上,选取三个有代表性的格点,进一步研究华北和华南地区气溶胶的垂直分布及塔克拉玛干沙漠沙尘的气溶胶垂直分布,并对其垂直分布特征曲线进行拟合。结果平均来看,除少数地区个别月份外,东亚地区气溶胶主要出现在近地面附近。东部沿海地区,一定高度以上,气溶胶的消光系数随高度的增加总体上呈指数减小;西北沙尘源区,大致在近地面至对流层中层,沙尘气溶胶的消光系数随高度的增加几乎呈线性递减。气溶胶的垂直分布具有显著的月际变化和地区差异,中纬度地区,亚洲沙尘气溶胶跨北太平洋传输在1—5月份较强。结论高垂直分辨率的CALIPSO资料可作为精细分析气溶胶垂直分布特征的有力工具。     

沙漠地区沙尘气溶胶含量变化的原因分析

利用中国大陆气溶胶指数(TOMS AI)、太阳辐射、沙尘能见度、降水量等观测资料,对中国西北部沙漠地区沙尘气溶胶含量进行分析.结果表明,沙漠地区AI值不但取决于沙尘暴的发生,而且取决于太阳辐射.这表明沙尘暴起沙模型和尘卷风与干热对流的联合起沙模型互为补充,沙漠地区上空的沙尘气溶胶含量是它们共同作用的结果,而由太阳辐射引发的尘卷风与干热对流较沙尘暴过程更为重要.     

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.      

Properties of atmospheric aerosols inverted from optical remote sensing

A new approach is proposed for optical remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols. A multiwavelength radiometer was used to measure direct solar radiation and sky radiation on the solar almucantar. The scattering phase function, the atmospheric optical depth, and their variation with wavelength were inverted simultaneously. A ‘reserve’ method was used to obtain the size distribution and refractive index of atmospheric aerosols. The results indicated that in Beijing city, the minimum total optical depth was 0.33 measured in September and October, and the maximum was 0.462 measured in March. The average value of the imaginary part of refractive index was 0.034 (0.532 μm) measured in winter (heating periods), and was only 0.016 (0.532 μm) measured in nonheating periods. A parallel observation was made to check the remote method, in which the aerosol size distribution was measured with a cascade sampler and the absorption coefficient of aerosols was obtained with the integrating plate method. The agreement of the results showed that the approach proposed was useful.     

上海地区霾时气溶胶类型垂直分布的季节变化

采用上海地区2007年1月~2010年11月CALIPSO星载激光雷达Level 2反演资料,对清洁海洋型、沙尘型、大陆污染型、大陆清洁型、污染沙尘型和烟尘型等类型气溶胶垂直分布进行了分析,研究了其季节变化规律.结果表明:霾发生时0~2km高度烟尘型气溶胶出现频率明显高于非霾时,而在2~8km高度,沙尘型、污染沙尘型与大陆污染型明显高于非霾时.0~2km高度春季霾大陆污染型气溶胶出现频率高于其他季节;0~2km夏季污染沙尘型气溶胶与海洋型气溶胶出现频率均高于其他季节,特别是污染沙尘型;秋季霾期间,0~2km高度范围内烟尘型出现频率明显高于2~6km高度;冬季污染沙尘型、烟尘、大陆污染型气溶胶出现频率高于其他季节.     

Estimation of suspension of alkaline material by dust devils in the United States

Estimates are made of the contribution of dust devils to the aerosol mass burden over the U.S. These estimates have been derived from experimental data generalized by using climatic and vegetation maps of the U.S. The area of maximum calculated dust production by dust devils in the southwestern U.S. Comparison of our calculated fluxes with background aerosol data shows general agreement. Comparison of alkaline dust emissions from wind erosion shows that dust devils provide a similar magnitude input of atmospheric dust.     

尘卷风对沙尘气溶胶的贡献及其与太阳辐射的关系

利用塔克拉玛干沙漠及周边地区观测资料,依据尘卷风热力学理论和方法,估算出在塔克拉玛干沙漠地区尘卷风对沙尘气溶胶贡献的年平均量为4.0× 106t,年最大量为5.0×106t,与该地区沙尘暴的沙尘气溶胶年均贡献量相当.依赖于太阳辐射强度季节变化,尘卷风的起沙量具有与地面温度同步的季节变化规律.     

Reconnaissance of elemental composition in aerosols of the Antarctic Peninsula

The composition of sub-antarctic aerosols collected during 1986/1987 in the Brazilian coastal station Ferraz (62°S, 58°W), is presented in this paper. The soil dust components Al and Mn were about 30 times larger than at the South Pole. Yearly averagesof Al, Mn, Na, Cl and trace gas radon presented higher values during 1986 when higher winds prevailed. The trace metals Zn and Sb exhibited a clear seasonal trend with a minimum during winter.     

高通量测序技术应用于污水处理厂细菌气溶胶群落结构分析

由于污水及其处理设施中细菌气溶胶的逸散作用,导致污水处理厂细菌气溶胶的群落结构较为复杂,因此,选择适宜的采样和分析方法对其多样性的认识和风险评估具有重要意义.本研究以某城市污水厂为研究对象,采用"总悬浮颗粒物采样器+高通量测序技术"分别对污水处理全过程进行细菌气溶胶的收集与分析;作为对照,采用"Andersen六级采样器+克隆文库技术"进行同步采样和分析.结果表明,前者对各采样点气溶胶中细菌的多样性、总体群落组成、优势群落的解析均明显优于后者,分析更简便快捷,数据更全面、更接近其真实的分布状态.本研究结果可为污水处理厂细菌气溶胶的采样和分析方法的选择提供科学依据.     

Optical thickness of atmospheric dust over Tadzhikistan

The aerosol dust optical thickness during a dust experiment in Tadzhikistan is derived from satellite measurements of reflected sunlight. The method estimates the surface reflectance on days with low optical thickness for the same ground area where dust occurs. In order to avoid changes in the surface bidirectional reflectance between the dusty and clear days, nearly identical geometry between the solar and view directions is obtained eight days before a dust storm. Lookup tables are utilized to obtain the surface reflectance on the clear day, and another set of lookup are tables is used to assign an optical depth to the dust. The optical depth lookup tables utilize Mie scattering for a representative size distribution and index of refraction for the dust aerosol. The observed similarity of size distributions and indices of refraction for dust aerosols at many locations over the earth justify this method. A map of the dust optical thickness is given.     

棕色碳气溶胶来源、性质、测量与排放估算

随着对碳气溶胶吸光性认识的提高,近年来吸光有机碳——BrC(brown carbon,棕色碳)的吸光问题成为继BC(black carbon,黑碳)之后国际大气环境领域的新热点. 基于已有的研究报道,将BrC大体分为焦油类物质、类腐殖质(HULIS)和其他吸光性有机气溶胶三大类,其来源包括一次排放和二次生成2种. 由于BrC缺少BC所具有的类石墨烯结构,致使颗粒间较为分散,加之含氧官能团比重较高,因而在水及有机溶剂中均有较强的可溶性. BrC的光学性质通常借助AAE(ngstrm吸收波长指数)、MAE(质量吸收效率)、RI(折射率)及SSA(单次散射反照率)来表示,其中由于BrC分子结构中缺少sp2杂化成分,形成了区别于BC的典型特征,即AAE>1(而对于BC,其AAE=1)). 虽然已有借助于光学法、热光法、化学法和质谱法进行BrC测定的报道,但目前没有公认的标准测定方法和参考物质,测定结果实际依赖于选定的测定方式. 在排放估算研究方面,BrC远落后于BC,致使有些排放估算方法多以相伴的BC排放量作为参照. 建议今后对BrC研究应主要面向气候影响、生成机理、测定方法、排放因子与控制策略等领域来展开.      

Optical counter response to monodisperse atmospheric aerosols

The response of a single particle optical counter to monodisperse fractions of ambient Los Angeles aerosols was determined. The monodisperse atmospheric aerosols were obtained using a differential mobility analyzer to select particles of a unifom geometric diameter. The optical counter response for atmospheric aerosols was compared to that for polystyrene latex spheres and to oleic acid particles of the same geometric diameter. Measurements were done with a Particle Measuring Systems (Boulder, CO) LAS-X optical counter of the type used for the Southern California Air Quality Study. The responses to atmospheric particles with diameters of 0.30, 0.38, 0.497 and 0.624 μm were measured at different times between 16 and 30 July 1987. The atmospheric aerosols were found to scatter less light than polysterene latex particles (refractive index = 1.59−0.0i), but about the same amount of light as oleic acid spheres (1.46−0.0i) of the same geometric diameter. On several occasions it was found that atmospheric particles of 0.497 μm geometric diameter produced two distinct optical diameters, indicating heterogeneity in composition among individual particles of this size.     

北京春季大气气溶胶光学特性研究

为了解北京春季气溶胶光学特性,利用AERONET Level 2.0数据资料研究了2010～2014年北京市春季大气气溶胶光学参数,以晴空作为背景,比较分析了春季及沙尘期间大气气溶胶光学性质的差异.研究发现,北京春季与沙尘期间粗粒子消光占总消光的28%和59%,沙尘期间粒子吸收仅占消光的11.4%,说明沙尘天气发生时以粗粒子消光为主且吸收作用弱.沙尘天气溶胶光学厚度呈现出高值,其值为春季平均值的1.7倍.Angstrom波长指数在沙尘期间远小于非沙尘期间,且有85%小于0.6.北京春季体积尺度谱以粗模态峰为主,其中沙尘天粗模态的体积浓度为0.81μm³/μm²明显大于春季的值(0.25μm³/μm²).沙尘期间单次散射反照率随波长增加递增,在波长440~1020nm间的平均值大于春季均值.复折射指数实部在沙尘过程的平均值达到1.51(440nm),春季均值为1.48(440nm),表明沙尘气溶胶的散射能力更强;复折射指数虚部随波长增大呈减小趋势,且春季平均值大于沙尘期间的值.沙尘期间辐射强迫大于春季值,并远高于春季晴空条件下均值.     

武汉市儿童多途径铅暴露风险评估

在武汉市区设置70个采样点,采集土壤、灰尘、大气及食品样品.根据美国EPA推荐的儿童铅暴露参数,应用美国EPA人体暴露风险评估方法对武汉市儿童多途径铅暴露进行了风险评估,结果表明,武汉市区儿童每天的铅暴露量为1.20×10-3mg.（kg.d）-1.经消化道途径是儿童摄入铅的主要途径,其暴露量为1.04×10-3mg.（kg.d）-1,其次为经呼吸道途径及皮肤吸收途径,其暴露量分别为0.153×10-3mg.（kg.d）-1和8.56×10-7mg.（kg.d）-1.在消化道途径中,摄入土壤或灰尘铅暴露量占占总暴露量的52.0%,通过消化道途径摄入土壤或灰尘是最主要的暴露途径.用Monte Carlo法进行模拟,在消化道途径中,通过摄取土壤铅暴露量为2.48×10-2mg.d-1.超过JECFA指定的PTDI的概率为2.1%.风险水平R计算结果表明,从消化道、呼吸道、皮肤吸收这3个途径的铅暴露风险均小于最大可接受风险水平5.0×10-5,其中经过皮肤吸收途径的铅暴露风险值小于可忽略风险水平1×10-8.应用Kriging插值法获得武汉市中心城区儿童铅日暴露量的空间分布,运用指示Kriging方法获得了武汉市儿童铅暴露危险指数图,显示武汉市青山区及江岸区儿童铅暴露水平较高.     

石家庄一次沙尘大气污染物与边界层相互作用

针对2020年5月11~12日华北平原出现的一次沙尘过程,使用云高仪和空中国王-350飞机观测平台观测了气溶胶后向散射系数、气象要素、黑碳气溶胶（BC）和0.1~3.0μm气溶胶粒径分布的垂直结构,并结合FY-4A卫星数据、大气污染物数据（PM_2.5、PM₁₀、SO₂、NO₂、CO和O₃）、地面气象数据和探空数据,探究了此次沙尘过程中大气污染物和边界层结构的相互作用机制.结果表明,由于逆温层的存在,沙尘在石家庄上空维持在>1km的高度,因此对地面污染物的影响较小.沙尘期间石家庄PM₁₀的平均质量浓度为166.3μg/m³,分别是沙尘前和沙尘后的2.7倍和1.5倍.沙尘过程对边界层结构影响较大.沙尘期间在沙尘层附近形成一层RH较小、风速较大、气溶胶含量较高的“穹顶”结构,阻碍了大气边界层的发展.“穹顶”结构使得贴地逆温消失,有利于近地面污染物的扩散.沙尘层内BC和气溶胶数浓度较高,最大浓度接近地面观测浓度.沙尘过程对不同高度气溶胶数浓度谱谱型影响较小,沙尘层使得0.4~3μm气溶胶数浓度显著增加.