Summertime ozone pollution in China affected by stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation
Abstract
In recent years, the near-surface ozone (O3) level has been rising fast in China, with increasing damage to human health and ecosystems. In this study, the impact of stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) on interannual variations in summertime tropospheric O3 over China is investigated based on GEOS-Chem model simulations and satellite retrievals. QBO has a significant positive correlation with near-surface O3 concentrations over central China (92.5–112.5° E, 26–38° N) when the sea surface temperature (SST) over the eastern tropical Pacific is warmer than normal, with a correlation coefficient of 0.53, but QBO has no significant effect on O3 under the cold SST anomaly. Compared to the easterly phase of QBO, the near-surface O3 concentrations have an increase of up to 3 ppb (5% relative to the average) over central China during its westerly phase under the warm SST anomaly. O3 also increases above the surface and up to the upper troposphere, with a maximum increase of 2–3 ppb (3%–5%) in 850–500 hPa over central China when comparing westerly phase to easterly phase. Process-based analysis and sensitivity simulations suggest that the O3 increase over central China is mainly attributed to the anomalous downward transport of O3 during the westerly phase of QBOmore »
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- Nanjing Univ. of Information Science and Technology (China)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Atmospheric Science and Global Change Div. (ASGC)
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- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Key Research and Development Program of China; Jiangsu Science Fund for Carbon Neutrality; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Distinguished Young Scholars
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1958837
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- PNNL-SA-174858
Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830; 41975159; 42293320; 2020YFA0607803; 2019YFA0606800; BK20220031; BK20211541
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 23; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
- Publisher:
- Copernicus Publications, EGU
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Citation Formats
Li, Mengyun, Yang, Yang, Wang, Hailong, Li, Huimin, Wang, Pinya, and Liao, Hong. Summertime ozone pollution in China affected by stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.5194/acp-23-1533-2023.
Li, Mengyun, Yang, Yang, Wang, Hailong, Li, Huimin, Wang, Pinya, & Liao, Hong. Summertime ozone pollution in China affected by stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation. United States. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1533-2023
Li, Mengyun, Yang, Yang, Wang, Hailong, Li, Huimin, Wang, Pinya, and Liao, Hong. Thu .
"Summertime ozone pollution in China affected by stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation". United States. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1533-2023. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1958837.
@article{osti_1958837,
title = {Summertime ozone pollution in China affected by stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation},
author = {Li, Mengyun and Yang, Yang and Wang, Hailong and Li, Huimin and Wang, Pinya and Liao, Hong},
abstractNote = {In recent years, the near-surface ozone (O3) level has been rising fast in China, with increasing damage to human health and ecosystems. In this study, the impact of stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) on interannual variations in summertime tropospheric O3 over China is investigated based on GEOS-Chem model simulations and satellite retrievals. QBO has a significant positive correlation with near-surface O3 concentrations over central China (92.5–112.5° E, 26–38° N) when the sea surface temperature (SST) over the eastern tropical Pacific is warmer than normal, with a correlation coefficient of 0.53, but QBO has no significant effect on O3 under the cold SST anomaly. Compared to the easterly phase of QBO, the near-surface O3 concentrations have an increase of up to 3 ppb (5% relative to the average) over central China during its westerly phase under the warm SST anomaly. O3 also increases above the surface and up to the upper troposphere, with a maximum increase of 2–3 ppb (3%–5%) in 850–500 hPa over central China when comparing westerly phase to easterly phase. Process-based analysis and sensitivity simulations suggest that the O3 increase over central China is mainly attributed to the anomalous downward transport of O3 during the westerly phase of QBO when a warm SST anomaly occurs in the eastern tropical Pacific, while the local chemical reactions and horizontal transport processes partly offset the O3 increase. This work suggests a potentially important role of QBO and the related vertical transport process in affecting near-surface O3 air quality, with an indication for O3 pollution prediction and prevention.},
doi = {10.5194/acp-23-1533-2023},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)},
number = 2,
volume = 23,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2023},
month = {Thu Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 2023}
}
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