| The warming Tibetan Plateau improves winter air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China | |
| Zhao, Shuyu1; Feng, Tian2; Tie, Xuexi1,3; Wang, Zebin4 | |
| Corresponding Author | Tie, Xuexi(tiexx@ieecas.cn) |
| 2020-12-03 | |
| Source Publication | ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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| ISSN | 1680-7316 |
| Volume | 20Issue:23Pages:14873-14887 |
| Abstract | Impacts of global climate change on the occurrence and development of air pollution have attracted more attention. This study investigates impacts of the warming Tibetan Plateau on air quality in the Sichuan Basin. Meteorological observations and ERA-Interim reanalysis data reveal that the plateau has been rapidly warming during the last 40 years (1979-2017), particularly in winter when the warming rate is approximately twice as much as the annual warming rate. Since 2013, the winter temperature over the plateau has even risen by 2 degrees C. Here we use the WRF-Chem model to lay emphasis on the impact of the 2 degrees C warming on air quality in the basin. The model results show that the 2 degrees C warming causes an enhanced easterly wind, an increase in the planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) and a decrease in the relative humidity (RH) in the basin. Enhanced easterly wind increases PM2.5 transport from the basin to the plateau. The elevated PBLH strengthens vertical diffusion of PM2.5, while the decreased RH significantly reduces secondary aerosol formation. Overall, PM2.5 concentration is reduced by 17.5 % (similar to 25.1 mu g m(-3)), of which the reduction in primary and secondary aerosols is 5.4 and 19.7 mu g m(-3) respectively. These results reveal that the recent warming plateau has improved air quality in the basin, to a certain extent mitigating the air pollution therein. Nevertheless, the climate system is particularly complicated, and more studies are needed to demonstrate the impact of climate change on air quality in the downstream regions as the plateau is likely to continue warming. |
| DOI | 10.5194/acp-20-14873-2020 |
| WOS Keyword | ORGANIC AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS ; MEXICO-CITY ; GUANZHONG BASIN ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION ; EXTREME WEATHER ; RIVER DELTA ; HAZE DAYS ; POLLUTION ; MODEL |
| Indexed By | SCI ; SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | National Natural Science Foundation of China[41430424] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41730108] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41807307] ; West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XAB2016B04] |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000595239200001 |
| Publisher | COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/15625 |
| Collection | 粉尘与环境研究室 |
| Corresponding Author | Tie, Xuexi |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, Key Lab Aerosol Chem & Phys, SKLLQG, Xian 710061, Peoples R China 2.Ningbo Univ, Dept Geog & Spatial Informat Tech, Ningbo 315211, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Urban Atmospher Environm, Inst Urban Environm, Xiamen 361021, Peoples R China 4.Civil Aviat Adm China, Northwest Air Traff Management Bur, Xian 712000, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhao, Shuyu,Feng, Tian,Tie, Xuexi,et al. The warming Tibetan Plateau improves winter air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China[J]. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,2020,20(23):14873-14887. |
| APA | Zhao, Shuyu,Feng, Tian,Tie, Xuexi,&Wang, Zebin.(2020).The warming Tibetan Plateau improves winter air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,20(23),14873-14887. |
| MLA | Zhao, Shuyu,et al."The warming Tibetan Plateau improves winter air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 20.23(2020):14873-14887. |
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