Study on the aerosol optical properties and their relationship with aerosol chemical compositions over three regional background stations in China

Huizheng Che, Zhifeng Yang, Xiaoye Zhang, Chize Zhu, Qiangli Ma, Huaigang Zhou, Peng Wang

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Abstract

The special and temporal characteristics of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom wavelength exponent (Alpha) and their relationship with aerosol chemical compositions were analyzed by using the data of CE318 sun-photometer and aerosol sampling instruments at Lin'an, Shangdianzi and Longfengshan regional atmospheric background stations. Having the highest AOD among the three stations, Lin'an shows two peaks in a year. The AOD at Shangdianzi station shows a single annual peak with an obvious seasonal variation. The AOD at Longfengshan station has obvious seasonal variation which peaks in spring. The Alpha analysis suggests that the aerosol sizes in Lin'an, Longfengshan and Shangdianzi change from fine to coarse categories. The relationship between the aerosol optical depths of the Lin'an and Longfengshan stations and their chemical compositions is not significant, which suggests that there is not a simple linear relationship between column aerosol optical depth and the near surface chemical compositions of atmospheric aerosols. The aerosol optical depth may be affected by the chemical composition, the particle size and the shape of aerosol as well as the water vapor in the atmosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1093-1099
Number of pages7
JournalAtmospheric Environment
Volume43
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aerosol optical depth (AOD)
  • Angstrom turbidity parameter
  • Angstrom wavelength exponent
  • Chemical composition
  • China
  • Regional background station

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