The Characterization of Haze and Dust Processes Using MAX-DOAS in Beijing, China

Author:

Ren HongmeiORCID,Li Ang,Xie Pinhua,Hu Zhaokun,Xu Jin,Huang Yeyuan,Li Xiaomei,Zhong Hongyan,Zhang Hairong,Tian Xin,Ren Bo,Wang Shuai,Chai Wenxuan,Du Chuanyao

Abstract

Haze and dust pollution have a significant impact on human production, life, and health. In order to understand the pollution process, the study of these two pollution characteristics is important. In this study, a one-year observation was carried out at the Beijing Southern Suburb Observatory using the MAX-DOAS instrument, and the pollution characteristics of the typical haze and dust events were analyzed. First, the distribution of aerosol extinction (AE) and H2O concentrations in the two typical pollution events were studied. The results showed that the correlation coefficient (r) between H2O and AE at different heights decreased during dust processes and the correlation slope (|k|) increased, whereas r increased and |k| decreased during haze periods. The correlation slope increased during the dust episode due to low moisture content and increased O4 absorption caused by abundant suspended dry crustal particles, but decreased during the haze episode due to a significant increase of H2O absorption. Secondly, the gas vertical column density (VCD) indicated that aerosol optical depth (AOD) increased during dust pollution events in the afternoon, while the H2O VCD decreased; in haze pollution processes, both H2O VCD and AOD increased. There were significant differences in meteorological conditions during haze (wind speed (WD) was <2 m/s, and relative humidity (RH) was >60%) and dust pollution (WD was >4 m/s, and RH was <60%). Next, the vertical distribution characteristics of gases during the pollution periods were studied. The AE profile showed that haze pollution lasted for a long time and changed slowly, whereas the opposite was true for dust pollution. The pollutants (aerosols, NO2, SO2, and HCHO) and H2O were concentrated below 1 km during both these typical pollution processes, and haze pollution was associated with a strong temperature inversion around 1.0 km. Lastly, the water vapor transport fluxes showed that the water vapor transport from the eastern air mass had an auxiliary effect on haze pollution at the observation location. Our results are of significance for exploring the pollution process of tropospheric trace gases and the transport of water vapor in Beijing, and provide a basis for satellite and model verification.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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