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Variations and sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urban region: insights from measurements on a tall tower
Xiao-Bing Li
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Sihang Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Chunlin Wang
Guangzhou Climate and Agrometeorology Center, Guangzhou 511430,
China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
Jing Lan
Guangzhou Climate and Agrometeorology Center, Guangzhou 511430,
China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
Zhijie Liu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yongxin Song
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Xianjun He
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yibo Huangfu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Chenglei Pei
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key
Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou
Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Guangzhou Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of
Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510060, China
Peng Cheng
Institute of Mass Spectrometer and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan
University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
Suxia Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Jipeng Qi
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Caihong Wu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Shan Huang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yingchang You
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Ming Chang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Huadan Zheng
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and
Communications, and Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Wenda Yang
Institute of Mass Spectrometer and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan
University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
Xuemei Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Min Shao
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
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High-time-resolution measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were made using an online mass spectrometer at a 600 m tall tower in urban region. Compositions, temporal variations, and sources of VOCs were quantitatively investigated in this study. We find that VOC measurements in urban regions aloft could better characterize source characteristics of anthropogenic emissions. Our results could provide important implications in making future strategies for control of VOCs.
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