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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2615
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2615
07 Dec 2023
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Impact of Meteorology and Aerosol Sources on PM2.5 and Oxidative Potential Variability and Levels in China

Jiemei Liu, Jesper Heile Christensen, Zhuyun Ye, Shikui Dong, Camilla Geels, JΓΈrgen Brandt, Athanasios Nenes, Yuan Yuan, and Ulas Im

Abstract. China has long-term high PM2.5 levels, and its Oxidative Potential (OP) is worth studying as it may unravel the impacts of aerosol pollution on public health better than PM2.5 alone. OP and PM2.5 are influenced by meteorological factors, anthropogenic emissions sources and atmospheric aging. Although their impact on PM2.5 have been studied, OP measurements only recently became available and on a limited scale, as they require considerable technical expertise and resources. For this, the joint relationship between PM2.5 and OP for a wide range of meteorological conditions and emissions profiles remain elusive. Towards this, we estimated PM2.5 and OP over China using the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) system with meteorological input from WRF weather forecast model. It was found that higher values of PM2.5 and OP were primarily concentrated in urban agglomerations in the central and eastern regions of China, while lower values were found in the western and northeastern regions. Furthermore, the probability density function revealed that about 40 % of areas in China had an annual average PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the Chinese concentrations limit; 36 % of the regions have OP below 1 π‘›π‘šπ‘œπ‘™ π‘šπ‘–π‘›βˆ’1 π‘šβˆ’3, 41 % have OP between 1 and 2 π‘›π‘šπ‘œπ‘™ π‘šπ‘–π‘›βˆ’1 π‘šβˆ’3, and 23 % have OP above 2 π‘›π‘šπ‘œπ‘™ π‘šπ‘–π‘›βˆ’1 π‘šβˆ’3. Analysis of the simulations indicate that meteorological conditions and anthropogenic emission contributed 46 % (65 %) and 54 % (35 %) to the PM2.5 concentration (OP) variability. The emission sensitivity analysis also highlighted PM2.5 and OP levels are mostly determined by secondary aerosol formation and biomass burning.

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26 Sep 2024
Impact of meteorology and aerosol sources on PM2.5 and oxidative potential variability and levels in China
Jiemei Liu, Jesper H. Christensen, Zhuyun Ye, Shikui Dong, Camilla Geels, JΓΈrgen Brandt, Athanasios Nenes, Yuan Yuan, and Ulas Im
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 10849–10867, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10849-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10849-2024, 2024
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