Real-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution
Abstract Natural mineral dust and heavy anthropogenic pollution and its complex interactions cause significant environmental problems in East Asia. Due to restrictions of observing technique, real-time morphological change in Asian dust particles owing to coating process of anthropogenic pollutants...
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oai:doaj.org-article:6f55de546b6541e99360abf13f37c5012021-12-02T12:31:54ZReal-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution10.1038/s41598-017-00444-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/6f55de546b6541e99360abf13f37c5012017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00444-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Natural mineral dust and heavy anthropogenic pollution and its complex interactions cause significant environmental problems in East Asia. Due to restrictions of observing technique, real-time morphological change in Asian dust particles owing to coating process of anthropogenic pollutants is still statistically unclear. Here, we first used a newly developed, single-particle polarization detector and quantitatively investigate the evolution of the polarization property of backscattering light reflected from dust particle as they were mixing with anthropogenic pollutants in North China. The decrease in observed depolarization ratio is mainly attributed to the decrease of aspect ratio of the dust particles as a result of continuous coating processes. Hygroscopic growth of Calcium nitrate (Ca(NO3)2) on the surface of the dust particles played a vital role, particularly when they are stagnant in the polluted region with high RH conditions. Reliable statistics highlight the significant importance of internally mixed, ‘quasi-spherical’ Asian dust particles, which markedly act as cloud condensation nuclei and exert regional climate change.Xiaole PanItsushi UnoZhe WangTomoaki NishizawaNobuo SugimotoShigekazu YamamotoHiroshi KobayashiYele SunPingqing FuXiao TangZifa WangNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017) |
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Abstract Natural mineral dust and heavy anthropogenic pollution and its complex interactions cause significant environmental problems in East Asia. Due to restrictions of observing technique, real-time morphological change in Asian dust particles owing to coating process of anthropogenic pollutants is still statistically unclear. Here, we first used a newly developed, single-particle polarization detector and quantitatively investigate the evolution of the polarization property of backscattering light reflected from dust particle as they were mixing with anthropogenic pollutants in North China. The decrease in observed depolarization ratio is mainly attributed to the decrease of aspect ratio of the dust particles as a result of continuous coating processes. Hygroscopic growth of Calcium nitrate (Ca(NO3)2) on the surface of the dust particles played a vital role, particularly when they are stagnant in the polluted region with high RH conditions. Reliable statistics highlight the significant importance of internally mixed, ‘quasi-spherical’ Asian dust particles, which markedly act as cloud condensation nuclei and exert regional climate change. |
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Xiaole Pan Itsushi Uno Zhe Wang Tomoaki Nishizawa Nobuo Sugimoto Shigekazu Yamamoto Hiroshi Kobayashi Yele Sun Pingqing Fu Xiao Tang Zifa Wang |
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Xiaole Pan Itsushi Uno Zhe Wang Tomoaki Nishizawa Nobuo Sugimoto Shigekazu Yamamoto Hiroshi Kobayashi Yele Sun Pingqing Fu Xiao Tang Zifa Wang |
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Real-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution |
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Real-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution |
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Real-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution |
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Real-time observational evidence of changing Asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution |
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real-time observational evidence of changing asian dust morphology with the mixing of heavy anthropogenic pollution |
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