HUANG Jing,FAN Qi,JIAN Maoqiu,et al.Impacts of atmospheric 10-25-day oscillations on the air quality of Foshan in winter seasons[J].Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni,2022,61(03):76-82.
HUANG Jing,FAN Qi,JIAN Maoqiu,et al.Impacts of atmospheric 10-25-day oscillations on the air quality of Foshan in winter seasons[J].Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni,2022,61(03):76-82. DOI: 10.13471/j.cnki.acta.snus.2021D009.
Impacts of atmospheric 10-25-day oscillations on the air quality of Foshan in winter seasons
This study investigates the dominant cycles of air pollutant concentrations and meteorological elements and the influence of atmospheric circulation on air quality, based on the datasets of air quality and meteorological variables in the winter seasons of 2016/2017 in Foshan. The atmospheric variables, the air quality index, and the concentration of pollutants exhibit prominent 10-25-day oscillations. The surface air pressure shows a leading change 4-5 days ahead of the air quality index (AQI) and pollutant concentration, suggesting the former may be a potential predictor of air quality. In the winter seasons, as the surface high-pressure system, the northerly wind in the lower level layer and the accompanying sinking motion in 10-25-day components, move southward from north to South China, the atmospheric stratification over South China becomes more stable. Then, the clear sky and less cloud weather will easily appear, which is conducive to the photochemical reaction of atmospheric pollutants and not conducive to the diffusion of pollutants, increasing pollutant concentration and the air quality becomes worse. In another case, as the 10-25-day components of the surface low-pressure system, the southerly wind in the lower level and the accompanying upward motion move to South China from the north, the atmospheric stratification over South China will be more unstable and prone to cloudy or rainy weather, which is conducive to the purification and dilution of air pollutants. Then the concentration of pollutants will be reduced and the air quality will be improved. As the low-pressure system is replaced by the southward high-pressure system over South China, the air quality begins to deteriorate again.
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