主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 53-62.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2019.05.007

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Characteristics of air quality index and its correlation with meteorological parameters in Shanghai

ZHENG Qing-feng1, SHI Jun2, DONG Guang-tao1, HUANG Wen-juan1, XU Wei-zhong1, WANG Quan-yuan3   

  1. 1. Shanghai Climate Center, shanghai 20030, China;
    2. Shanghai Ecological Meteorology and Satellite Remote Sensing Center, Shanghai 200030, China;
    3. Hangzhou Institute of Environmental Protection Science, Hangzhou 310014, China
  • Received:2018-03-11 Revised:2018-05-31 Online:2019-10-30 Published:2019-10-08

Abstract: Based on the daily individual air quality index (IAQI) of PM2.5,PM10,CO,O3,SO2,and NO2,observations of meteorological parameters (including wind speed,precipitation,temperature,relative humidity,total cloud cover,and low cloud cover),temperature inversion and upper-level atmospheric circulation data from 2012 to 2016,we analyzed the temporal variation of air quality index and the impact of climatic elements on air quality in Shanghai.We also compared the differences in atmospheric circulation during PM2.5 and O3 pollution events and clean days nearby.The results showed that the PM2.5,PM10,and NO2 pollution events occur frequently in winter,with day numbers of 31.4 d,10.0 d and 14.8 d,respectively,while O3 pollution events occur most frequently in summer (18.8 d).Wind speed and low cloud cover greatly affect PM2.5 pollution,with the correlation coefficient of -0.313 and -0.261,respectively.O3 pollution is closely related to air temperature and sunshine duration,with the correlation coefficient of 0.449 and 0.363,respectively.The formation of PM2.5 and O3 pollution also have a high correlation with a temperature inversion on the day and the former day.During PM2.5 pollution events,Shanghai is located ahead of a high behind a trough,accompanied by strong northwesterly winds at 850 hPa,while for clean days,Shanghai is behind a high and the southeasterly flows are dominated at 850 hPa.For O3 pollution events and clean days,the anomaly of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) over eastern China is positive and negative,respectively.O3 pollution is easy to occur under a clear sky and low cloud cover conditions due to the subtropical high,and it hardly occurs in the presence of high cloud cover in Shanghai.

Key words: Air quality index, Meteorological parameter, Weather pattern

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