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27 Apr 2021
Research article |
| 27 Apr 2021
| 27 Apr 2021
Mapping the drivers of formaldehyde (HCHO) variability from 2015 to 2019 over eastern China: insights from Fourier transform infrared observation and GEOS-Chem model simulation
Youwen Sun
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Hao Yin
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Key Laboratory of Precision Scientific Instrumentation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Global Change, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Lin Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Climate and Ocean–Atmosphere Studies, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
Mathias Palm
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Justus Notholt
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 330440, 28334 Bremen, Germany
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Corinne Vigouroux
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, UMR8212, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Wei Wang
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Nicholas Jones
School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
Changong Shan
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Min Qin
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Yuan Tian
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
Qihou Hu
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Fanhao Meng
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
Jianguo Liu
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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Short summary
This study mapped the drivers of HCHO variability from 2015 to 2019 over eastern China. Hydroxyl (OH) radical production rates from HCHO photolysis were evaluated. The relative contributions of emitted and photochemical sources to the observed HCHO abundance were analyzed. Contributions of various emission sources and geographical regions to the observed HCHO summertime enhancements were determined.
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