Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 20, Issue 2, 145(2025)

Boundary layer structure and its effect on air quality in Foshan during dry season

BU Qiaoli1、* and LI Haowen2
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  • 1Meteorological Bureau of Foshan City, Foshan 528000, China
  • 2School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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    To reveal the influence of the characteristics of the boundary layer structure in Foshan City, China, during the dry season on air quality and develop more scientific pollution control measures, a comprehensive three-dimensional observation of atmospheric boundary layer structure in Foshan was carried out by using the ground-based remote sensing equipment (including wind profiler radar, lidar and microwave radiometer) at Shunde, Chancheng and Sanshui stations in Foshan. The research results show that: (1) There are significant differences in the boundary layer structure of different regions in Foshan City. For example, as the urbanization degree of Chancheng is higher than that of Sanshui and Shunde, the wind speed at the bottom of the boundary layer in Chancheng is the lowest and the horizontal diffusion condition is the worst. While Shunde, located in the south of Foshan, has more water vapor and the highest pollutant concentration, which may be related to the hygroscopic growth of aerosols. (2) The decrease of boundary layer height leads to a sharp increase in pollutant concentration near the ground. (3) In Foshan area, there is generally a small wind layer with wind speed below 2.6 m/s near the ground layer, and the thickness of the small wind layer has an obvious diurnal variation, with the maximum thickness in the early morning, which is prone to pollution. In addition, the thickness of the small wind layer is highly correlated with the concentration of fine aerosol particles, and the prediction of the small wind layer thickness can be carried out in the later stage.

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    Qiaoli BU, Haowen LI. Boundary layer structure and its effect on air quality in Foshan during dry season[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2025, 20(2): 145

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    Received: Feb. 17, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: Qiaoli BU (buqiaoli@126.com)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2025.02.003

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