Sensitivity analysis of surface ozone to emission controls in Beijing and its neighboring area during the 2008 Olympic Games

The regional air quality modeling system RAMS (Regional Atmospheric Modeling System)-CMAQ (Community Multi-scale Air Quality modeling system) is applied to analyze temporal and spatial variations in surface ozone concentration over Beijing and its surrounding region from July to October 2008. Comparison of simulated and observed meteorological elements and concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ozone at one urban site and three rural sites during Olympic Games show that model can generally reproduce the main observed feature of wind, temperature and ozone, but NOx concentration is overestimated. Although ozone concentration decreased during Olympics, high ozone episodes occurred on 24 July and 24 August with concentration of 360 and 245 μg/m³ at Aoyuncun site, respectively. The analysis of sensitive test, with and without emission controls, shows that emission controls could reduce ozone concentration in the afternoon when ozone concentration was highest but increase it at night and in the morning. The evolution of the weather system during the ozone episodes (24 July and 24 August) indicates that hot and dry air and a stable weak pressure field intensified the production of ozone and allowed it to accumulate. Process analysis at the urban site and rural site shows that under favorable weather condition on 24 August, horizontal transport was the main contributor of the rural place and the pollution from the higher layer would be transported to the surface layer. On 24 July, as the wind velocity was smaller, the impact of transport on the rural place was not obvious.     

Mechanism of spring high oxidant episode— A meteorological analysis in and around the Hokuriku district,Japan

In order to clarify the mechanism of spring surface level high oxidant episodes, both upper and surface level ozone observations were carried out from April to June 1983. The results were analyzed using aerological data and AMeDAS (Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System) data.During the observation period, there were 11 days with high oxidant episodes which were defined as when the recorded ozone concentration exceeded 100 ppb at any of five stations. Meteorological conditions under which the surface episodes occurred were examined for three cases when upper level ozone distributions were observed, and the mechanism of the episode were investigated. In this paper, the analysis for one case is explained in detail. For this case: (i) the peak time of oxidant (ozone) concentration at each surface station was controlled by the transition pattern of photochemical oxidant under the local wind system and (ii) the stratospheric air with high concentrations of ozone intruded into the troposphere through the tropopause gap (tropopause folding) behind the cyclone and continued to descend gradually. In the lower troposphere, it descended further due to the influence of topography, and contributed to high surface oxidant episodes. The descent of stratospheric ozone was related to the position of both cyclones and anticyclones. The other two cases had similar upper meteorological conditions but different surface wind systems such as land and sea breeze.     

北京市郊区夏季臭氧重污染特征及生成效率

为研究北京郊区夏季O₃(臭氧)重污染过程特征及O₃生成的光化学敏感性,基于2016年夏季在北京郊区开展的针对O₃及其相关污染物的强化观测试验(7月23日—8月31日,共计40 d),分析了观测期间O₃浓度[以φ(O₃)计]变化特征、O₃重污染过程主控因素与O₃敏感性化学特征.结果表明:观测期间φ(O₃)超标时有发生,最大小时φ(O₃)为151.1×10-9,其中有15 d的φ(O₃)最大8 h滑动平均值(O₃-max-8h)超过了GB 3095—2012《环境空气质量标准》二级标准限值,占观测天数的37.5%;不同O₃重污染过程成因有所不同,城市烟羽传输的污染物对郊区O₃重污染过程影响显著(观测期间臭氧重污染过程:过程1,7月27—29日;过程3,8月9—11日;过程4,8月16日;过程5,8月21—24日),区域光化学污染对郊区O₃重污染过程也有贡献(观测期间O₃重污染过程2:8月4—6日);结合后向气流轨迹进一步辅助说明了不同重污染过程中O₃的来源不同.研究还发现,观测区域存在反“周末效应”现象,说明观测区域周末受人为影响较为明显;基于观测数据计算的OPE(O₃生成效率)分析了O₃光化学敏感性表明,在有OPE值的22 d内NO_x控制区和VOCs控制区出现的概率(41%)相等,即观测区域O₃对NO_x和VOCs均敏感;此外还发现,在O₃重污染过程中光化学敏感性会随其反应进程发生改变,由NO_x控制区逐渐转变为VOCs控制区.      

珠江三角洲光化学活跃期甲醛及其前体物的源解析研究

选取珠江三角洲大气超级站的三个代表性超级站点（东莞东城城市超级站、深圳莲花山城市超级站和鹤山花果山区域超级站）,同步在线监测和分析了2021年5~10月大气光化学活跃期甲醛（HCHO）及其前体物挥发性有机物（VOCs）组分的时空变化特征,利用多元线性回归法对HCHO来源进行解析,识别出了关键VOCs前体物及其贡献,并对比了三个点位来源及前体物的差异.结果表明：三个站点的HCHO体积浓度存在明显差异,鹤山区域站浓度最高达5.82×10^-9,与历史研究数据相比浓度升高,而城市超级站东城与莲花山浓度水平降低.臭氧浓度与甲醛浓度存在一定相关性,各站点臭氧浓度最高的9月,HCHO的平均浓度水平也高;臭氧超标日的HCHO浓度显著高于臭氧非超标日.利用多元线性回归法,选择甲苯、异戊二烯和O₃作为源示踪剂,结果表明二次源对HCHO来源贡献占比最多,范围为43.5%~54.9%,其中区域站点二次源占比高于其它两个城市站点.基于生成产率法得到各站点二次转化生成HCHO的前体物主要为烯烃,其中贡献最大的是异戊二烯,其次为乙烯和丙烯.综合对比,HCHO的一次人为源的下降导致城市站点HCHO浓度降低,较高的二次转化导致了区域站点HCHO浓度升高,需重点关注甲醛的人为源直接排放和异戊二烯、苯乙烯、乙烯等前体物.     

Characteristics of ozone vertical profile observed in the boundary layer around Beijing in autumn

In the autumn of 2008, the vertical profiles of ozone and meteorological parameters in the low troposphere (0–1000 m) were observed at two sites around Beijing, specifically urban Nanjiao and rural Shangdianzi. At night and early morning, the lower troposphere divided into two stratified layers due to temperature inversion. Ozone in the lower layer showed a large gradient due to the titration of NO. Air flow from the southwest brought ozone-rich air to Beijing, and the ozone profiles were marked by a continuous increase in the residual layer at night. The accumulated ozone in the upper layer played an important role in the next day’s surface peak ozone concentration, and caused a rapid increase in surface ozone in the morning. Wind direction shear and wind speed shear exhibited different influences on ozone profiles and resulted in different surface ozone concentrations in Beijing.     

北京市臭氧的时空分布特征

对2012年12月~2013年11月期间北京市35个自动空气监测子站的O3浓度进行分析,探讨北京市O3浓度的时间、空间分布特征,并对夏季的一次O3高浓度过程进行了分析.结果表明,北京市O3浓度在5~8月维持相对较高浓度,其他月份则维持较低浓度.整体来看,4类功能的监测站点中O3平均浓度由高到低分别是对照点及区域点、郊区环境评价点、城区环境评价点和交通污染监控点;O3浓度日变化呈单峰型分布,一般在15:00、16:00达到峰值;O3还呈现明显的"周末效应",即周末白天时段O3浓度大于工作日浓度.北京市O3浓度城区相对较低,周边区县相对较高,生态植被优良的东北部地区浓度最高.2013年6月3日北京市发生一次O3高浓度过程,在下午西南风的作用下,榆垡、丰台花园、奥体中心和怀柔监测站O3峰值出现的时间从南到北依次滞后,且怀柔站在20:00才出现峰值,体现了这次过程中存在明显的O3输送特征.     

Transport,formation and sink processes behind surface ozone variability in north european conditions

Measurements of ozone, nitrogen dioxide and meteorological parameters at the two Finnish EMEP background stations of Ähtäri (forested site) and Utö (an offshore island) show clear indications of the influence of the precursor source areas of Western and Eastern Europe on surface ozone behaviour at these higher latitudes. The mean ozone levels are relatively high, with maximum monthly values of 41 and 42 ppb, respectively. These values occur in April at both sites nearly irrespectively of wind direction, pointing to a global feature. Other spring, as well as summer and autumn, months have lower ozone values for wind direction sectors corresponding to clean air masses (north-westerlies and north-easterlies). Surface uptake is an important sink in the local ozone budget, especially during late spring, summer and early autumn. Chemical losses are more efficient in winter, when the ground is covered by snow.     

海南省背景区域臭氧及其前体物污染特征

基于2019年五指山背景点、海口市和三亚市的环境空气自动监测数据和气象观测资料,分析了海南省背景区域和重点城市O₃及其前体物NO₂污染特征;结合挥发性有机物（VOCs）在线监测数据,分析了五指山背景点VOCs的时间变化规律、O₃浓度高值月份O₃及其前体物VOCs和NO_x的污染特征以及VOCs的臭氧生成潜势（OFP）.结果表明,O₃是影响五指山背景点空气质量的关键污染物,五指山背景点O₃日最大8 h浓度平均值与海口市和三亚市显著相关.背景点NO₂月均浓度水平显著低于城市点,然而背景点和城市点O₃月均浓度水平和变化趋势高度一致.背景点O₃变化与风向密切相关,春夏季偏南风频率较高,O₃浓度相对较低;秋冬季以东北风为主,易受内陆污染输送影响,O₃浓度较高.五指山背景点春夏季VOCs体积分数低于秋冬季,但对应的OFP高于秋冬季;其中异戊二烯夏季体积分数显著高于秋冬季,且其夏季体积分数占总挥发性有机物的比例最高,对应的OFP贡献率可达70%以上,O₃则表现出秋冬季显著高于夏季的特征.11月O₃高浓度时段乙炔和芳香烃的体积分数较清洁日出现较大上升,同时其对应的OFP显著上升.VOCs优势物种和OFP主要贡献物种的分析结果表明,O₃高浓度时段机动车尾气和油气挥发排放源对五指山背景点VOCs的化学组成和OFP有重要贡献.     

北京地区SO2、NOx、O3和PM2.5变化特征的城郊对比分析

2006-01-01～2006-12-31在北京上甸子区域大气本底站和城区宝联环境观测站连续观测了SO2、NOx、O3和PM2.5的浓度,分析了北京城区和郊区的季节变化及日变化的差异,并结合风向讨论了城区污染对于大气本底的影响.结果表明,①NOx、SO2浓度在采暖季城郊差异最大,城区是本底的4～6倍,城郊O3有一致的浓度变化.本底站PM2.5在4、5月达到100μg/m3以上,是年平均的2～3倍;②NOx和SO2的日变化在城区表现为双峰型,在09:00前后和22:00前后形成高值,郊区表现为单峰型,在22:00前后出现高值.郊区O3的日变化峰值滞后于城区大约2 h.PM2.5日变化规律表现得较不规则;③西南风条件下本底各污染物浓度明显受城区输送影响而升高,东北风条件下干洁气团的影响比较明显.     

京津唐地区臭氧时空分布特征与气象因子的关联性研究

京津唐地区随着经济的快速发展和城市化的不断推进,臭氧污染呈现加重的趋势,深入了解臭氧浓度时空变化特征及其变化驱动机制是采取科学有效防控措施的前提和基础.本研究针对京津唐地区近地面臭氧浓度快速增加的2016年,利用卫星遥感反演数据、地面每小时监测数据及气象观测资料,分析探讨了近地面臭氧浓度时空分布及与温度、压强、蒸发量、...     

夏季局地环流对北京下风向地区O3输送的影响

于2007年6~9月,北京地区环流背景属于局地“山谷风”环流期间,在沿主导风向路径分布的4个代表性测点开展了地面O3浓度观测,并采用Models-3/CMAQ模式对典型个例进行模拟,以研究城市对下风向地区O3输送的影响.结果表明,城市下风向测点上甸子本底站O3平均浓度、超标率最高,上风向测点超标率最低,O3小时极大值出现在城区站,为271.56×10-9;不同测点O3浓度日变化规律一致,但浓度日峰值出现时间呈现自城市至下风向地区逐渐滞后的规律;各测点主导风向下O3浓度分布具有沿输送路径逐渐升高的趋势,且两主导风向下的浓度差值也具有沿西南输送路径逐渐升高的趋势;本底地区O3的浓度受来自清洁地区和城市污染地区不同气流影响,观测资料估算得出城市对区域背景地区的输送贡献为36.7×10-9;模拟结果验证了北京地区城市对下风向地区O3的输送影响.     

对环境空气质量预测中不利气象条件的研究

评价区域内的气象条件是影响大气环境影响预测结果的重要因子.为寻找可能的最大影响,须设置可能发生的不利于污染物传输与扩散的气象条件.分别以城市和郊区的高、中和低架源为例,计算其在各种风速和稳定度组合情况下的最大地面浓度,利用Screen3模式,寻找各类污染源对环境影响最大时的不利气象条件,以及需关注的环境空气敏感点(区).结果表明:小风速和强不稳定度是城市和郊区2类源的不利气象条件;而城市源的不利气象条件还可能出现在小风速和稳定类的情况下. 由于城市高架源影响范围广,评价时更应关注整个评价区域的环境空气敏感点;虽然城市高架源的影响程度比郊区高架源小,但城市低架源的影响程度却大于郊区低架源.      

重庆市O3污染日的大气环流分型与传输特征

通过分析重庆市主城区2015~2019年O₃浓度和气象要素观测数据,发现主城区O₃超标日数、超标日O₃中位值和90百分位浓度值均呈现逐年升高趋势,O₃与温度成正相关、与相对湿度成负相关,高O₃浓度对应每日最高温度区间为35℃以上以及相对湿度区间70%以下.采用T-mode主成分分析法(PCT)对2015~2019年的4~9月850hPa低层位势高度场和风场进行分型,总结出重庆市O₃污染期间主要有8种天气类型,其中有利于出现高浓度O₃现象的天气类型分别是低压西北侧型(T1)、低压后部型(T4)和高压西侧(T3),对应O₃平均超标率分别为34.6%、17.0%和14.2%.利用HYSPLIT4模型后向轨迹聚类方法和潜在源贡献算法(PSCF),计算得到O₃污染日的气团主要以中短距离输送为主,主要传输轨迹来自北、东北、南以及西南四个方向,从2015~2019年,主要污染来源有一个明显的从北转南的趋势,O₃污染的潜在源贡献分析结果与全市工业源NO_x、VOCs排放量空间分布的一致性较高.     

Applying model simulation and photochemical indicators to evaluate ozone sensitivity in southern Taiwan

Ozone sensitivity was investigated using CAMx simulations and photochemical indicator ratios at three sites (Pingtung City, Chao- Chou Town, and Kenting Town) in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan during 2003 and 2004. The CAMx simulations compared fairly well with the hourly concentrations of ozone. Simulation results also showed that Pingtung City was mainly a volatile organic compounds (VOC)-sensitive regime, while Chao-Chou Town was either a VOC-sensitive or a NOx-sensitive regime, depending on the seasons. Measurements of three photochemical indicators (H2O2, HNO3, and NOy) were conducted, and simulated three transition ranges of H2O2/HNO3 (0.5–0.8), O3/HNO3 (10.3–16.2) and O3/NOy (5.7–10.8) were adopted to assess the ozone sensitive regime at the three sites. The results indicated that the three transition ranges yield consistent results with CAMx simulations at most times at Pingtung City. However, both VOC-sensitive and NOx-sensitive regimes were important at the rural site Chao-Chou Town. Kenting Town, a touring site at the southern end of Taiwan, was predominated by a NOx-sensitive regime in four seasons.     

An analysis of the trend in ground-level ozone using non-homogeneous poisson processes

This paper provides a method for measuring the long-term trend in the frequency with which ground-level ozone present in the ambient air exceeds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. A major weakness of previous studies that estimate the long-term trend in the very high values of ozone, and therefore the long-term trend in the probability of satisfying the NAAQS for ozone, is their failure to account for the confounding effects of meterological conditions on ozone levels. Meteorological variables such as temperature, wind speed, and frontal passage play an important role in the formation of ground-level ozone. A non-homogenous Poisson process is used to account for the relationship between very high values of ozone and meteorological conditions. This model provides an estimate of the trend in the ozone values after allowing for the effects of meteorological conditions. Therefore, this model provides a means to measure the effectiveness of pollution control programs after accounting for the effects of changing weather conditions. When our approach is applied to data collected at two sites in Houston, TX, we find evidence of a gradual long-term downward trend in the frequency of high values of ozone. The empirical results indicate how possibly misleading results can be obtained if the analysis does not account for changing weather conditions.     

广州番禺大气成分站复合污染过程VOCs对O3与SOA的生成潜势

通过对广州番禺大气成分站(GPACS)的历史观测数据进行分析,结果表明在P1(2011-09-02~2011-09-05)和P2(2012-06-12~2012-06-15)期间发生典型灰霾过程并伴有高臭氧(O_3)值事件的发生.在P1和P2复合污染过程中,日能见度变化范围分别为5.78~6.91 km和5.60~9.25 km,最大8 h O_3体积分数分别为92.14×10~(-9)和91.29×10~(-9).在检测到的55种挥发性有机物(VOCs)中,烯烃和芳香烃的活性最高,对等效丙烯浓度和最大O_3体积分数的贡献分别为41%、39%,28%、54%(P1过程)和35%、46%,22%、61%(P2过程).利用气溶胶生成系数(FAC)估算污染过程的二次有机气溶胶(SOA)的生成潜势,发现烷烃、烯烃、芳香烃对SOA的生成潜势分别占13.2%、21.4%、65.4%(P1过程)和4.6%、13.8%、81.6%(P2过程).甲苯、异戊二烯、乙苯、间/对二甲苯是对O_3与SOA生成贡献大的物种.污染物从城区的输送、持续静小风、高温低湿以及强烈辐射共同导致这两次灰霾过程中高臭氧浓度事件的形成.     

厦门冬春季大气VOCs的污染特征及臭氧生成潜势

2014年1~4月在厦门市城区和郊区开展冬春季节大气样品的采集,采用大气预浓缩系统与GC/MS联用技术定量了48种大气挥发性有机物(VOCs),对比分析了冬春季城区和郊区大气VOCs的污染特征,并利用最大增量反应活性(MIR)估算了大气VOCs的臭氧生成潜势(OFP).结果表明,冬季厦门城区和郊区大气中VOCs的平均体积分数分别为11.13×10-9和7.17×10-9,春季厦门城区和郊区大气中VOCs的平均体积分数分别为24.88×10-9和11.27×10-9,且均表现为烷烃芳香烃烯烃.通过B/T值探讨城区和郊区VOCs的来源发现,机动车和溶剂挥发是城区VOCs的主要来源,郊区VOCs除了局地源的贡献外,还受到外来污染物扩散传输的影响.城、郊区的主要VOCs包括丙烯、正丁烷、异丁烷、正戊烷、异戊烷、正己烷、苯、甲苯、乙苯和间对二甲苯,这10种组分对两地VOCs的贡献表现为春季(城区和郊区分别为62.83%和53.74%)高于冬季(城区和郊区分别为61.57%和45.83%).城、郊区VOCs的臭氧生成潜势分析显示,芳香烃的相对贡献率最大,其次是烯烃,烷烃最小.C3、C4类烯烃和苯系物是厦门城区和郊区活性较高的物种,对臭氧的贡献较大.比较观测期间城区和郊区VOCs的平均MIR值可知,郊区VOCs的活性高于城区.     

The pollution levels, variation characteristics, sources and implications of atmospheric carbonyls in a typical rural area of North China Plain during winter

Atmospheric carbonyls were measured at a typical rural area of the North China Plain (NCP) from November 13 to December 24, 2017 to investigate the pollution characteristics, sources and environmental implications. Fifteen carbonyls were detected, and formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acetone accounted for about 81% at most. The concentration of the total carbonyls in heavily polluted days was twice more than that in clean days. In contrast to other carbonyls, m-tolualdehyde exhibited relatively high concentrations in the clean days in comparison with the polluted days. The ratios of three principal carbonyls to CO showed similar daily variations at different pollution levels with significant daytime peaks. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the contributions of background, primary and secondary sources to three principal carbonyls showed similar variation trends from the clean level to the heavily polluted level. The OH formation rate of formaldehyde showed a similar variation trend to its photodegradation rate, reaching the peak value at noon, which is important to maintain relatively high OH levels to initiate the oxidation of various gas-phase pollutants for secondary pollutant formation at the rural site. OH radical consumption rate and ozone formation potential (OFP) calculations showed that formaldehyde and acetaldehyde were the dominant oxidative species among measured carbonyls. As for OH radical consumption, n-butyraldehyde and m-tolualdehyde were important contributors, while for ozone formation potential, n-butyraldehyde and propionaldehyde made significant contributions. In addition, the contribution of carbonyl compounds to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation was also important and needs further investigation.     

夏季长三角地区臭氧非线性响应曲面模型的建立及应用

2013年8月上旬,长三角地区发生了一次大范围高浓度臭氧污染事件.本研究基于WRF-CMAQ空气质量模型系统,结合长三角地区大气污染物排放清单,构建了臭氧与其前体物之间的非线性响应曲面模型(Response surface modeling,RSM).基于RSM探讨了长三角地区O_3化学的敏感性特征,分析了上海市O_3的来源并预测不同情景下O_3的变化,提出O_3污染的最优控制方案.研究结果表明,长三角地区夏季O3主控因素区域差别较大,上海环科院、杭州卧龙桥、南京玄武湖等城区点位属于VOC控制型;徐州铜山、合肥肥西、丽水青田等郊区属于NOx控制型.O_3的敏感性特征在不同浓度水平下也呈现较大差异,随着O_3浓度水平的升高,各地区NOx敏感性均有所增加.从区域来源来看,远距离传输对平日上海O_3贡献较大,占50%以上;而在O_3污染日,本地及区域贡献为72.1%,而远距离传输贡献下降至27.9%.快速预测了110组减排情景,表明在本地及区域前体物均减排70%的情况下,2013年8月上海O_3浓度能完全达标.