Dry deposition velocity of total suspended particles and meteorological influence in four locations in Guangzhou, China

• Published in: Journal of environmental sciences (China) Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 632 - 639
• Main Authors: Chen, Leifu, Peng, Shaolin, Liu, Jingang, Hou, Qianqian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2012; State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
• Subjects: China; Desiccation; dry deposition; dry deposition velocity; dry season; forests; Geography; global warming; heat island; Humidity; landscapes; Meteorological Concepts; meteorological parameters; particle size; Particulate Matter - analysis; particulates; Regression Analysis; relative humidity; Suspensions; Temperature; temporal variation; total suspended particles; urban landscapes; Wind; wind speed; 中国; 城市景观; 大气颗粒物; 干沉积速度; 干沉降速率; 广州; 总悬浮颗粒物; 气象参数; China; China, People's Rep., Guangdong Prov., Guangzhou; total suspended particles; urban landscapes; dry deposition velocity; meteorological parameters
• ISSN: 1001-0742; 1878-7320
• DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60805-X

Dry deposition velocity of total suspended particles (TSP) is an effective parameter that describes the speed of atmospheric particulate matter deposit to the natural surface. It is also an important indicator to the capacity of atmosphere self-depuration. However, the spatial and temporal variations in dry deposition velocity of TSP at different urban landscapes and the relationship between dry deposition velocity and the meteorological parameters are subject to large uncertainties. We concurrently investigated this relationship at four different landscapes of Guangzhou, from October to December of 2009. The result of the average dry deposition velocity is (1.49 ± 0.77), (1.44 ± 0.77), (1.13 ± 0.53) and (1.82 ± 0.82) cm/sec for urban commercial landscape, urban forest landscape, urban residential landscape and country landscape, respectively. This spatial variation can be explained by the difference of both particle size composition of TSP and meteorological parameters of sampling sites. Dry deposition velocity of TSP has a positive correlation with wind speed, and a negative correlation with temperature and relative humidity. Wind speed is the strongest factor that affects the magnitude of TSP dry deposition velocity, and the temperature is another considerable strong meteorological factor. We also find out that the relative humidity brings less impact, especially during the dry season. It is thus implied that the current global warming and urban heat island effect may lead to correlative changes in TSP dry deposition velocity, especially in the urban areas.