The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China

Tropospheric ozone is the only normal pollutant with a continuously increasing annual average concentration worldwide. In this study, data were monitored at the Nankai University Air Quality Research Supersite (NKAQRS) (38.99° N, 117.33° E) between 1 April, and 31 August from 2018 to 2020, 33 O<s...

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Autores principales: Liuli Diao, Xiaohui Bi, Wenhui Zhang, Baoshuang Liu, Xuehan Wang, Linxuan Li, Qili Dai, Yufen Zhang, Jianhui Wu, Yinchang Feng
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:faa9c21f4cae40a8922eb98d94a5c3132021-11-25T16:45:48ZThe Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China10.3390/atmos121115172073-4433https://doaj.org/article/faa9c21f4cae40a8922eb98d94a5c3132021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1517https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433Tropospheric ozone is the only normal pollutant with a continuously increasing annual average concentration worldwide. In this study, data were monitored at the Nankai University Air Quality Research Supersite (NKAQRS) (38.99° N, 117.33° E) between 1 April, and 31 August from 2018 to 2020, 33 O<sub>3</sub> episodes from 2018 to 2020 were analyzed to reveal the characteristics of O<sub>3</sub>, VOCs and OFP during O<sub>3</sub> episodes and to evaluate the driving factors. The O<sub>3</sub> episodes showed a decreasing trend in terms of pollution frequency, days, heavy pollution duration and peak concentration. Ethane, acetylene, cyclopentane, and methylcyclopentane were the major types in 2020, while 1-hexene was the main component in 2019. The main ozone-contributing species in 2020 were propene cyclopentane methylcyclopentane and ethylene. Alkenes were important contributors to ozone formation. Using generalized additive models (GAMs), the explanatory variables in the study are divided into environmental and meteorological factors, and 16 impact factors are selected as explanatory variables. We found that the influence of these meteorological factors on O<sub>3</sub> pollution was nonlinear and impacted by the interaction between variables. O<sub>3</sub> episodes were mainly driven by meteorological and precursor (NO) factors in 2018, while meteorological conditions (T), followed by precursor (NO<sub>2</sub>) were the driving factors in 2019 and 2020, suggesting that O<sub>3</sub> episodes were mainly driven by meteorological conditions.Liuli DiaoXiaohui BiWenhui ZhangBaoshuang LiuXuehan WangLinxuan LiQili DaiYufen ZhangJianhui WuYinchang FengMDPI AGarticleO<sub>3</sub> episodesOFPGAMdriving factorsMeteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENAtmosphere, Vol 12, Iss 1517, p 1517 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic O<sub>3</sub> episodes
OFP
GAM
driving factors
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
spellingShingle O<sub>3</sub> episodes
OFP
GAM
driving factors
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Liuli Diao
Xiaohui Bi
Wenhui Zhang
Baoshuang Liu
Xuehan Wang
Linxuan Li
Qili Dai
Yufen Zhang
Jianhui Wu
Yinchang Feng
The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
description Tropospheric ozone is the only normal pollutant with a continuously increasing annual average concentration worldwide. In this study, data were monitored at the Nankai University Air Quality Research Supersite (NKAQRS) (38.99° N, 117.33° E) between 1 April, and 31 August from 2018 to 2020, 33 O<sub>3</sub> episodes from 2018 to 2020 were analyzed to reveal the characteristics of O<sub>3</sub>, VOCs and OFP during O<sub>3</sub> episodes and to evaluate the driving factors. The O<sub>3</sub> episodes showed a decreasing trend in terms of pollution frequency, days, heavy pollution duration and peak concentration. Ethane, acetylene, cyclopentane, and methylcyclopentane were the major types in 2020, while 1-hexene was the main component in 2019. The main ozone-contributing species in 2020 were propene cyclopentane methylcyclopentane and ethylene. Alkenes were important contributors to ozone formation. Using generalized additive models (GAMs), the explanatory variables in the study are divided into environmental and meteorological factors, and 16 impact factors are selected as explanatory variables. We found that the influence of these meteorological factors on O<sub>3</sub> pollution was nonlinear and impacted by the interaction between variables. O<sub>3</sub> episodes were mainly driven by meteorological and precursor (NO) factors in 2018, while meteorological conditions (T), followed by precursor (NO<sub>2</sub>) were the driving factors in 2019 and 2020, suggesting that O<sub>3</sub> episodes were mainly driven by meteorological conditions.
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author Liuli Diao
Xiaohui Bi
Wenhui Zhang
Baoshuang Liu
Xuehan Wang
Linxuan Li
Qili Dai
Yufen Zhang
Jianhui Wu
Yinchang Feng
author_facet Liuli Diao
Xiaohui Bi
Wenhui Zhang
Baoshuang Liu
Xuehan Wang
Linxuan Li
Qili Dai
Yufen Zhang
Jianhui Wu
Yinchang Feng
author_sort Liuli Diao
title The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
title_short The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
title_full The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
title_fullStr The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
title_full_unstemmed The Characteristics of Heavy Ozone Pollution Episodes and Identification of the Primary Driving Factors Using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in an Industrial Megacity of Northern China
title_sort characteristics of heavy ozone pollution episodes and identification of the primary driving factors using a generalized additive model (gam) in an industrial megacity of northern china
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/faa9c21f4cae40a8922eb98d94a5c313
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