Abstract

A field experiment of nocturnal mountain wind and corresponding particulate matter (PM) evolution under weak synoptic forcing at five sites within urban Beijing was conducted using a moving Doppler wind lidar and a fixed tower. Clear wind shear and zero-horizontal-wind zones at 40–320 m above the ground with a delay of 1.5 h were found at two sites between 20 km from north to south urban Beijing. The wind speed and height of the low-level jet at the north urban Beijing site were greater than those at the east urban Beijing site. The average horizontal distribution of low-level PM at 240 m was similar to the ground-level PM at night. The PM2.5 (aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm) accumulation center showed no abrupt changes with a shift in wind direction until the northerly wind jet arrived.

Details

Title
Observation of nocturnal low-level wind shear and particulate matter in urban Beijing using a Doppler wind lidar
Author
Chen, Yong 1 ; Jun-Ling, An 2 ; Lin, Jian 1 ; Ye-Le, Sun 1 ; Xi-Quan, Wang 1 ; Wang, Zi-Fa 1 ; Duan, Jing 3 

 State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
 State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China; College of Earth Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
 Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China 
End page
417
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Nov 2017
Publisher
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd
ISSN
16742834
e-ISSN
23766123
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2215248133
Copyright
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