Interaction between local and regional pollution during Escompte 2001: impact on surface ozone concentrations (IOP2a and 2b)

Escompte, a European programme which took place in the Marseille region in June–July 2001, has been designed as an exhaustive database to be used for the development and validation of air pollution models. The air quality Mesoscale NonHydrostatic Chemistry model (Meso-NH-C) is used to simulate 2 days of an Intensive Observation Period (IOP) documented during the Escompte campaign, June 23 and 24, 2001. We first study the synoptic and local meteorological situation on June 23 and 24, using surface and aircraft measurements. Then, we focus on the pollution episode of June 24. This study emphasizes the deep impact of synoptic and local dynamics on observed ozone concentrations. It is shown that ozone levels are due both to regional and local factors, with highlights of the importance of ozone layering. More generally this confirms, even in an otherwise predominant local sea-breeze regime, the need to consider larger scale regional pollutant transport.     

An insight into the formation of severe ozone episodes: modeling the 21/03/01 event in the ESCOMPTE region

High ozone concentrations are observed more and more frequently in the lower troposphere. The development of such polluted episodes is linked to a complex set of chemical, physical and dynamical parameters that interact with each other. To improve air quality, it is necessary to understand and quantify the role of all these processes on the intensity of ozone formation. The ESCOMPTE program, especially dedicated to the numerical simulation of photochemical episodes, offers an ideal frame to investigate details of the roles of many of these processes through 3D modeling. This paper presents the analysis, with a 3D eulerian model, of a severe and local episode of ozone pollution that occurred on the 21st of March 2001 in the ESCOMPTE region. This episode is particularly interesting due to the intensity of the observed ozone peaks (450 μg/m³ during 15 mn) but also because it did not occur in summer but at the beginning of spring. As part of the premodeling work of the ESCOMPTE program, this study focuses on the sensitivity of the simulated ozone peaks to various chemical and physical phenomena (long-range transport, industrial emissions, local dynamic phenomena…) to determine their influence on the rise of high local photooxidant concentrations and to better picture the photochemistry of the ESCOMPTE region. Through sensitivity tests to dynamical calculation resolution and emissions, this paper shows how the combination of sea and pond breezes with emissions of reactive VOCs can generate local intense ozone peaks.     

A meteorological analysis of ozone episodes using HYSPLIT model and surface data

Ozone episodes (> 100 ppbv) were observed frequently in Jinan, an urban site located between the highly polluted Yangtze Delta and Beijing–Tianjin region in East China. In this study, the ozone episodes observed in 2004 were analysed using the Hybrid Single-particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model and surface meteorological data, as well as Air Pollution Index (API). The meteorological conditions of episode days and non-episode days were compared and examined, and categorization of 6 groups of backward trajectories was performed. The results show that, most episodes were caused by local photochemical production (e.g., induced by sufficient sunshine duration and high temperature) and pollutant accumulation (e.g., induced by little rainfall and low wind speed), and transport of pollutants from the highly polluted regions could significantly influence the air quality at the site, especially from Yangtze Delta region. In addition, three typical ozone episodes were analysed using HYSPLIT model to infer any long-distance transport and surface meteorological data to infer the local ozone production potential. At last, the functions and inadequacies about the usage of HYSPLIT model combined with surface meteorological data for the analysis of photochemical pollution were discussed.     

Ground-based remote sensing observation of the complex behaviour of the Marseille boundary layer during ESCOMPTE

Ground-based remote sensing systems have been used during the ESCOMPTE campaign, to continuously characterize the boundary-layer behaviour through many atmospheric parameters (wind, extinction and ozone concentration distribution, reflectivity, turbulence). This analysis is focused on the comparison of the atmospheric stratification retrieved from a UV angular ozone lidar, an Ultra High Frequency wind profiler and a sodar, above the area of Marseille, on June 26th 2001 (Intensive Observation Period 2b). The atmospheric stratification is shown to be very complex including two superimposed sea breezes, with an important contribution of advection. The temporal and spatial evolution of the stratification observed by the UV lidar and by the UHF radar are in good agreement although the origin of the echoes of these systems is quite different. The complexity of the dynamic situation has only partially been retrieved by a non-hydrostatic mesoscale model used with a 3 km resolution.     

Study of ozone distribution over the south-eastern France (ESCOMPTE campaign): discrimination between ozone tendencies due to chemistry and to transport

Ozone tendencies due to chemistry and transport are calculated by a mesoscale model using a fine horizontal resolution (3 km × 3 km), over South-Eastern France. Over that region where the anthropogenic emissions are very strong, ozone pollution is highlighted during two intensive observations periods of the ESCOMPTE campaign, when the sea breeze penetrates far into the Durance and Rhone valleys and the up-slope breezes are developed. From a fine analysis of time series of ozone concentration at different ground stations along these valleys and from numerical results, it is possible to discriminate the tendency due to chemistry from the tendency due to dynamical processes. We can distinguish both processes, either local chemical production/loss or dynamical increase/decrease (transport, deposition) on maps of ozone budget according to the meteorological conditions. In particular, we show that the variations due to transport can be have the same order of magnitude than those due to chemistry, reaching 20 ppbv h⁻¹, whereas those due to chemistry are around 30 ppbv h⁻¹.     

Short-term measures for the control of ozone peaks: expertise from CTM simulations

In Europe, in case of the observation or the forecast of a photochemical event, punctual and local reductions in anthropogenic emissions can be triggered at the regional scale. Although the necessity for the establishment of such measures appears to be justified by bad air quality records over large European cities, individual short-term action plans (STAPs) have been blindly elaborated by regional authorities. Moreover, as they impose industrial and road traffic emission restrictions, these measures have an elevated economical cost. It is consequently crucial to determine their efficiency and potential for ozone peak reduction. The study presented in this paper aims to draw up an expertise on standard European STAPs, through the example of a French Mediterranean city. The objective is to determine and investigate the impact of current STAPs on ozone peak formation and to test ways to optimise their efficiency. In this frame, a set of emission scenarios has been elaborated and tested with the chemistry-transport model CHIMERE on the Berre–Marseille area. Simulations have shown that the tested action plans are not sufficient to eradicate severe ozone peaks and that more drastic restrictions on emissions are required to significantly affect ozone plumes. However, results also showed that the potential for ozone reduction remains small, with a maximum impact of only 5 ppbv for feasible STAPs. Finally, a temporal analysis of the ozone-emission relationship was engaged in order to optimise their application.     

气象因子和海风对秦皇岛市臭氧污染的影响

利用2017年9月至2019年9月秦皇岛市环境监测站污染物浓度资料以及秦皇岛市国家基本气象站和浮标站的气象数据,统计分析了秦皇岛市O3污染特征以及气象因子和海风对秦皇岛市O3污染的影响.结果表明:秦皇岛市O3污染月变化特征表现为以5—6月和9月最为严重,10—12月和1—2月则无O3超标天气出现.O3污染的日变化特征表...     

兰州主城臭氧污染特征及气象因子分析

基于2014—2017年兰炼宾馆、生物制品所、职工医院、铁路设计院4个国控站的监测数据,通过分析兰州市主城臭氧浓度变化时间分布特征以及气象指标对臭氧浓度的影响关系,进而通过遗传算法得到最优的气象因子范围,以此预测O_{3_8h}浓度的超标情况。结果表明:2014—2017年兰州市主城臭氧污染主要集中在4—8月,且每日14—16时处于高值区;对臭氧浓度变化起主导作用的气象因素有净地表太阳辐射、边界层高度、距地面2 m温度、西风、850 hPa相对湿度以及850 hPa垂直速度;采用遗传算法得到最优气象因子范围,据此判断气象条件是否处于高影响状态:当此时刻气象条件处于高影响状态时,下一时刻O_{3_8h}超标(O_{3_8h}大于160μg·m^-3)概率为42. 31%,O_{3_8h}超过130μg·m^-3的概率为99. 04%;当此时刻气象条件处于低影响状态时,下一时刻O_{3_8h}未超标概率为99. 87%。因此,在兰州市主城臭氧防治中,首先需要对未来的气象条件进行判断,进而在09时前人为操控一些主要气象因子或者控制臭氧前体物浓度,从而抑制臭氧浓度在09—14时快速上升,防止臭氧浓度超标。     

承德市臭氧污染气象条件预报方法研究

利用2014-2016年承德市环境监测站和气象站的数据,分析了气象条件对承德市O₃-8h浓度的影响,探讨了臭氧污染气象条件的预报方法。结果表明：4-7月是承德市O₃-8h浓度较高的月份,O₃浓度的日变化特征为午后浓度高而夜间浓度低;O₃污染的天气形势为500 hPa受高压脊和偏西气流影响,850 hPa有强暖平流和20℃以上的高温,地面受低压前部和高压后部之间的偏南气流影响;有利于O₃-8h出现高浓度的气象因子为日平均气温大于23℃、日最高气温大于28℃、日平均海平面气压995-1007 hPa、日平均水汽压18-28 hPa、偏南风大于1 m·s^-1。利用气象因子综合评分建立臭氧污染指数,与O₃-8h浓度的相关系数高达0.7553,说明臭氧污染指数能较好地预报臭氧污染天气。     

2016—2019年唐山市臭氧污染及其与气象条件的关系

利用2016—2019年唐山市逐时O₃浓度和气象数据,分析了O₃污染特征及其与气象条件的关系。结果表明：2016年唐山市O₃超标天数为53 d, 2017—2019年O₃超标天数每年在70 d以上,污染程度偏重。O₃月平均浓度值呈双峰型分布,6月O₃平均浓度值最大,达112.26μg·m^-3,9月次之。O₃浓度超标日分布在3—10月,夏季超标天数最多,其他依次为春季、秋季,具有明显的季节变化特征。O₃日均浓度为15:00最大,日变化呈单峰型分布。O₃浓度与温度、风速正相关,与相对湿度负相关。气温高是导致O₃浓度超标的重要因素,日最高温度超过25℃时要考虑O₃浓度出现超标现象。相对湿度在50%左右及60%—80%时,O₃浓度超标率均大于30%,在60%—70%时O₃-8h浓度平均值达到...     

重庆市臭氧污染及其气象因子预报方法对比研究

利用2014年1月1日至2018年12月31日的重庆市空气质量日均值资料,分析了重庆近5 a臭氧污染的特征。发现重庆市臭氧是除PM 2.5以外的第二大大气污染物,具有较强的季节变化特征,主要污染时段位于夏半年,在7—8月臭氧污染程度明显超过了PM 2.5。臭氧年平均浓度呈现逐年增加的趋势,首要污染物为臭氧的日数在2018年首次超过PM 2.5,臭氧成为2018年重庆市的第一大污染物,表明重庆正在由一个以颗粒物污染为主的城市转变为臭氧污染为主的城市。通过对同期逐日气象资料与臭氧8 h滑动平均日最大值相关性分析发现,大气温度、湿度及气压均为影响臭氧污染的重要气象因子。利用气象影响因子,采用逐步回归、支持向量机、神经网络方法对臭氧8 h滑动平均日最大值进行预报实验表明,三种预报模型均具有较强的预报能力,但总体来看预报均比实况略偏小。支持向量机方法的预报效果要稍好于逐步回归和神经网络方法,可为重庆市臭氧浓度预报提供参考。     

A 10-year study of background surface ozone concentrations on the island of Gozo in the Central Mediterranean

A 10-year study of surface ozone mixing ratios in the Central Mediterranean was conducted based on continuous ozone measurements from 1997 to 2006 by a background regional Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) station on the island of Gozo. The mean annual maximum mixing ratio is of the order of 66 ppbv in April–May with a broad secondary maximum of 64 ppbv in July–September. No long-term increase or decrease in the background level of surface ozone could be observed over the last 10 years. This is contrary to observations made in the Eastern Mediterranean, where a slow decrease in the background ozone mixing ratio was observed over the past 7 years. Despite the very high average annual ozone mixing ratio exceeding 50 ppbv—in fact, the highest average background ozone mixing ratio ever measured in Europe—, the diurnal O _{3 max}/O _{3 min} index of <1.40 indicates that the island of Gozo is a good site for measuring background surface ozone. However, frequent photosmog events from June to September during the past 10 years with ozone mixing ratios exceeding 90 ppbv indicate that the Central Mediterranean is prone to long-range transport of air pollutants from Europe by northerly winds. This was particularly evident during the so-called “August heatwave” of the year 2003 when the overall ozone mixing ratio was 4.6 ppbv higher than the average of all other 9 months of August since 1997. Air mass back-trajectory analysis of the August 2003 photosmog episodes on Gozo confirmed that ozone pollution originated from the European continent. Regression analysis was used to analyse the 10-year data set in order to model the behaviour of the ozone mixing ratio in terms of the meteorological parameters of wind speed, relative humidity, global radiation, temperature, month of year, wind sector, atmospheric pressure, and time of day (predictors). Most of these predictors were found to significantly affect the ozone mixing ratios. From March to November, the monthly average of the AOT40 threshold value for the protection of crops and vegetation against ozone was constantly exceeded on Gozo during the past 10 years.     

High resolution simulation of recent Arctic and Antarctic stratospheric chemical ozone loss compared to observations

Simulations of polar ozone losses were performed using the three-dimensional high-resolution (1^∘ × 1^∘) chemical transport model MIMOSA-CHIM. Three Arctic winters 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2002–2003 and three Antarctic winters 2001, 2002, and 2003 were considered for the study. The cumulative ozone loss in the Arctic winter 2002–2003 reached around 35% at 475 K inside the vortex, as compared to more than 60% in 1999–2000. During 1999–2000, denitrification induces a maximum of about 23% extra ozone loss at 475 K as compared to 17% in 2002–2003. Unlike these two colder Arctic winters, the 2001–2002 Arctic was warmer and did not experience much ozone loss. Sensitivity tests showed that the chosen resolution of 1^∘ × 1^∘ provides a better evaluation of ozone loss at the edge of the polar vortex in high solar zenith angle conditions. The simulation results for ozone, ClO, HNO₃, N₂O, and NO _y for winters 1999–2000 and 2002–2003 were compared with measurements on board ER-2 and Geophysica aircraft respectively. Sensitivity tests showed that increasing heating rates calculated by the model by 50% and doubling the PSC (Polar Stratospheric Clouds) particle density (from 5 × 10⁻³ to 10⁻² cm⁻³) refines the agreement with in situ ozone, N₂O and NO _y levels. In this configuration, simulated ClO levels are increased and are in better agreement with observations in January but are overestimated by about 20% in March. The use of the Burkholder et al. (1990) Cl₂O₂ absorption cross-sections slightly increases further ClO levels especially in high solar zenith angle conditions. Comparisons of the modelled ozone values with ozonesonde measurement in the Antarctic winter 2003 and with Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement III (POAM III) measurements in the Antarctic winters 2001 and 2002, shows that the simulations underestimate the ozone loss rate at the end of the ozone destruction period. A slightly better agreement is obtained with the use of Burkholder et al. (1990) Cl₂O₂ absorption cross-sections.     

Ceilometer observations of aerosol layer structure above the Petit Lubéron during ESCOMPTE's IOP 2

A modified ceilometer has been used during the second Intensive Observation Period (IOP) of the “Expérience sur Site pour COntraindre les Modèles de Pollution atmosphériques et de Transport d'Émission” (ESCOMPTE) to perform continuous remote observations of aerosol accumulations in the first 3 km of the atmosphere. These observations encompassed an episode of intense particulate and photochemical pollution. The submicronic particles density, measured at an altitude of 600 m, went from a very low point of a few tens of particles per cubic centimeter (at the end of a Mistral episode in the free atmosphere) to a high point of more than 4500 particles per cubic centimeter (when pollutants were trapped by thermal inversions).The main result is that this instrument enables a fine documentation of the mixing layer height and of aerosol particles stratifications and circulation. Airborne aerosol measurements have been made above the mountainous region of Mérindol in order to validate in situ the remote sensing measurements. Ozone measurements near the summit of the mountains as well as in the valley were performed in order to correlate aerosol accumulation and ozone concentration. As a notable example, the two-layer aerosol stratification seen in the first 2 days of IOP 2b in that part of the ESCOMPTE domain confirms the results of another team which used backtrajectories. The low-altitude pollution for this timeframe had a local origin (the Fos industrial area), whereas above 500 m, the air masses had undergone regional-scale transport (from north-eastern Spain).The second major result is the highlighting of a pattern, in sea breeze conditions and in this part of the ESCOMPTE experiment zone, of nocturnal aerosol accumulation at an altitude of between 500 and 2000 m, followed by high ozone concentration the next day.     

Investigation on the fine structure of sea-breeze during ESCOMPTE experiment

Surface and remote-sensing instruments deployed during ESCOMPTE experiment over the Marseille area, along the Mediterranean coast, were used to investigate the fine structure of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) during sea-breeze circulation in relation to pollutant transport and diffusion. Six sea-breeze events are analyzed with a particular focus on 25 June 2001.Advection of cool and humid marine air over land has a profound influence on the daytime ABL characteristics. This impact decreases rapidly with the inland distance from the sea. Nearby the coast (3 km inland), the mixing height Zi rises up to 750 m and falls down after 15:00 (UT) when the breeze flow reaches its maximum intensity. A more classical evolution of the ABL is observed at only 11-km inland where Zi culminates in the morning and stabilizes in the afternoon at about 1000 m height.Fine inspection of the data revealed an oscillation of the sea-breeze with a period about 2 h 47 min. This feature, clearly discernable for 3 days at least, is present in several atmospheric variables such as wind, temperature, not only at the ground but also aloft in the ABL as observed by sodar/RASS and UHF wind profilers. In particular, the mixing height Zi deduced from UHF profilers observations is affected also by the same periodicity. This pulsated sea-breeze is observed principally above Marseille and, at the northern and eastern shores of the Berre pond.In summary, the periodic intrusion over land of cool marine air modifies the structure of the ABL in the vicinity of the coast from the point of view of stability, turbulent motions and pollutants concentration. An explanation of the source of this pulsated sea-breeze is suggested.     

春灌期气象条件对河北南网日用电负荷峰值的影响

采用2007-2010年河北省南部电网日用电负荷峰值数据和逐日气象观测资料,分析了河北省南部电网日用电负荷峰值的年分布特征和春灌期逐日变化特征。结果表明：河北南网日用电负荷峰值全年呈现出“三高峰,两低谷”的特征,高峰分别对应河北省春灌、夏季高温和冬季采暖前后,低谷出现在春节和国庆假期。冬小麦的返青水和棉花白地浇灌对用电负荷影响显著。区域性强风和降雨会造成用电负荷峰值明显下降。将春灌期日用电负荷峰值的变化幅度进行等级划分。运用相关分析法和多元回归方法,分析了春灌期日用电负荷峰值变化幅度与气象因子的相关关系,建立了基于气象条件的河北南网全区日用电负荷峰值变化幅度的预报模型,经检验,该模型在日常电力调度业务中具有一定的应用价值。     

Responses of the tropospheric ozone and odd hydrogen radicals to column ozone change

The response of tropospheric ozone to a change in solar UV penetration due to perturbation on column ozone depends critically on the tropospheric NO _x (NO+NO₂) concentration. At high NO _x or a polluted area where there is net ozone production, a decrease in column ozone will increase the solar UV penetration to the troposphere and thus increase the tropospheric ozone concentration. However, the opposite will occur, for example, at a remote oceanic area where NO _x is so low that there is net ozone destruction. This finding may have important implication on the interpretation of the long term trend of tropospheric ozone. A change in column ozone will also induce change in tropospheric OH, HO₂, and H₂O₂ concentrations which are major oxidants in the troposphere. Thus, the oxidation capacity and, in turn, the abundances of many reduced gases will be perturbed. Our model calculations show that the change in OH, HO₂, and H₂O₂ concentrations are essentially independent of the NO _x concentration.     

2013—2018年大连中心城区臭氧时空变化及其影响因子分析

基于2013—2018年大连中心城区O_(3)监测数据和气象数据,分析了该区O_(3)污染时空变化特征及气象要素对O_(3)污染的影响。结果表明:2013—2018年大连中心城区O_(3)已经逐渐成为最主要的大气污染物之一。O_(3)年平均浓度由2013年的66.66μg·m^(-3)上升至2018年的101.62μg·m^(-3)。秋季和夏季是大连O_(3)浓度较高的季节,其次是冬季和春季。O_(3)最高浓度月份主要为5月、6月及9月。O_(3)浓度日变化呈明显的单峰状,从上午08时开始增加,在下午14—16时达到最高,白天浓度高于夜晚。O_(3)污染物在2013—2017年从大连中心城区的西南向东北扩散。大连中心城区O_(3)与其他5种大气污染物均存在不同程度的负相关,与气温呈显著正相关,与相对湿度、气压及风速相关性较差。有利于大连O_(3)污染天气的气象条件主要为高气温(>30℃)、低湿度(≤80%)、低风速(1.5—2.0 m·s^(-1))、北风风向和长日照时间。高污染日的出现可能是受高温天气与本地逐渐增加的排放物共同影响。