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The PM2.5 threshold for aerosol extinction in the Beijing megacity
AbstractParticulate pollution has remained at a high level in the megacity of Beijing in the past decade. The PM2.5, PM10, aerosol optical depth (AOD), Angstrom exponent(α), and PM2.5/PM10 ratio (the proportion of PM2.5 in PM10) in Beijing were 70±6 μg m−3, 128±6 μg m−3, 0.57 ± 0.05, 1.10 ± 0.08, 45 ± 4%, respectively, from 2005 to 2014. The annual means of PM concentration, AOD, α, and PM2.5/PM10 ratio decreased slightly during this decade, meanwhile PM concentration increased in the winter. Furthermore, we found there were thresholds of PM2.5 concentration for aerosol extinction. When the PM concentration was lower than a certain threshold, AOD decreased quickly with the decline of PM concentration. To make the improvement of the particle pollution more noticeable, the PM concentration should be controlled under the threshold. The annual averaged threshold is 63 μg m−3, and the threshold values reached the maximum of 74 μg m−3 in spring, ranged from 54 to 56 μg m−3 in the three other seasons. The threshold values ranged from 55 to 77 μg m−3 under other relevant factors, including air masses directions and relative humidity.
HighlightsThe Beijing was in poor visibility, with PM slightly declining in recent decade.We found the PM2.5 thresholds for aerosol extinction with different factors.Only when PM2.5 was under the threshold, the visibility can improve obviously.
The PM2.5 threshold for aerosol extinction in the Beijing megacity
AbstractParticulate pollution has remained at a high level in the megacity of Beijing in the past decade. The PM2.5, PM10, aerosol optical depth (AOD), Angstrom exponent(α), and PM2.5/PM10 ratio (the proportion of PM2.5 in PM10) in Beijing were 70±6 μg m−3, 128±6 μg m−3, 0.57 ± 0.05, 1.10 ± 0.08, 45 ± 4%, respectively, from 2005 to 2014. The annual means of PM concentration, AOD, α, and PM2.5/PM10 ratio decreased slightly during this decade, meanwhile PM concentration increased in the winter. Furthermore, we found there were thresholds of PM2.5 concentration for aerosol extinction. When the PM concentration was lower than a certain threshold, AOD decreased quickly with the decline of PM concentration. To make the improvement of the particle pollution more noticeable, the PM concentration should be controlled under the threshold. The annual averaged threshold is 63 μg m−3, and the threshold values reached the maximum of 74 μg m−3 in spring, ranged from 54 to 56 μg m−3 in the three other seasons. The threshold values ranged from 55 to 77 μg m−3 under other relevant factors, including air masses directions and relative humidity.
HighlightsThe Beijing was in poor visibility, with PM slightly declining in recent decade.We found the PM2.5 thresholds for aerosol extinction with different factors.Only when PM2.5 was under the threshold, the visibility can improve obviously.
The PM2.5 threshold for aerosol extinction in the Beijing megacity
Kong, Lingbin (author) / Xin, Jinyuan (author) / Liu, Zirui (author) / Zhang, Kequan (author) / Tang, Guiqian (author) / Zhang, Wenyu (author) / Wang, Yuesi (author)
Atmospheric Environment ; 167 ; 458-465
2017-08-20
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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