Lidar- and UAV-Based Vertical Observation of Spring Ozone and Particulate Matter in Nanjing, China

Autor: Yawei Qu, Ming Zhao, Tijian Wang, Shu Li, Mengmeng Li, Min Xie, Bingliang Zhuang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 14, Iss 13, p 3051 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs14133051
Popis: The rapid urbanization in China is accompanied by increasingly serious air pollution. Particulate matter and ozone are the main air pollutants, and the study of their vertical distribution and correlation plays an important role in the synergistic air pollution control. In this study, we performed Lidar- and UAV-based observations in spring in Nanjing, China. The average concentrations of surface ozone and PM2.5 during the observation period are 87.78 µg m−3 and 43.48 µg m−3, respectively. Vertically, ozone reaches a maximum in the upper boundary layer, while the aerosol extinction coefficient decreases with height. Generally, ozone and aerosol are negatively correlated below 650 m. The correlation coefficient increases with altitude and reaches a maximum of 0.379 at 1875 m. Within the boundary layer, ozone and aerosols are negatively correlated on days with particulate pollution (PM2.5 > 35 μg m−3), while on clean days they are positively correlated. Above the boundary layer, the correlation coefficient is usually positive, regardless of the presence of particulate pollution. The UAV study compensates for Lidar detections below 500 m. We found that ozone concentration is higher in the upper layers than in the near-surface layers, and that ozone depletion is faster in the near-surface layers after sunset.
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