Exploring 2016–2017 surface ozone pollution over China: source contributions and meteorological influences

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 8339 - 8361
• Main Authors: Lu, Xiao, Zhang, Lin, Chen, Youfan, Zhou, Mi, Zheng, Bo, Li, Ke, Liu, Yiming, Lin, Jintai, Fu, Tzung-May, Zhang, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 28.06.2019; European Geosciences Union; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality; Air temperature; Analysis; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric ozone; Chemical transport; Chinese history; Cities; Cities and towns; Clusters; Computer simulation; Dry deposition; Emission analysis; Emission inventories; Emission measurements; Emissions; Emissions (Pollution); Emissions control; Environmental aspects; Environmental management; Forecasts and trends; High temperature; Human influences; Lightning; Measurement; Meteorological conditions; Meteorology; Middle atmosphere; Nitrogen compounds; Nitrogen oxides; Nitrogen oxides emissions; Organic chemistry; Organic compounds; Ozone; Ozone episodes; Ozone measurements; Ozone transport; Peroxyacetyl nitrate; Photochemicals; Pollution; Pollution control; Rivers; Sciences of the Universe; Soil; Stratosphere; Thermal decomposition; Thermal degradation; Transport; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Weather; Weather conditions; China

Severe surface ozone pollution over major Chinese cities has become an emerging air quality concern, raising a new challenge for emission control measures in China. In this study, we explore the source contributions to surface daily maximum 8 h average (MDA8) ozone over China in 2016 and 2017, the 2...