Articles | Volume 23, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4031-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4031-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
05 Apr 2023
Research article |
| 05 Apr 2023
| 05 Apr 2023
Why is ozone in South Korea and the Seoul metropolitan area so high and increasing?
Nadia K. Colombi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Daniel J. Jacob
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Laura Hyesung Yang
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Shixian Zhai
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Viral Shah
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, Goddard Space Flight
Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD 20706, USA
Stuart K. Grange
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Robert M. Yantosca
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Soontae Kim
Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Ajou University,
Suwon, Gyeonggi 16499, South Korea
Hong Liao
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and
Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric
Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science &
Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,
Nanjing 210044, China
Viewed
Total article views: 4,371 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 09 Dec 2022)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,660 | 663 | 48 | 4,371 | 39 | 54 |
- HTML: 3,660
- PDF: 663
- XML: 48
- Total: 4,371
- BibTeX: 39
- EndNote: 54
Total article views: 3,422 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 05 Apr 2023)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,970 | 418 | 34 | 3,422 | 33 | 42 |
- HTML: 2,970
- PDF: 418
- XML: 34
- Total: 3,422
- BibTeX: 33
- EndNote: 42
Total article views: 949 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 09 Dec 2022)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 | 245 | 14 | 949 | 6 | 12 |
- HTML: 690
- PDF: 245
- XML: 14
- Total: 949
- BibTeX: 6
- EndNote: 12
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 4,371 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 4,473 with geography defined
and -102 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,422 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,581 with geography defined
and -159 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 949 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 892 with geography defined
and 57 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
25 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Impact of improved representation of volatile organic compound emissions and production of NOx reservoirs on modeled urban ozone production K. Travis et al. 10.5194/acp-24-9555-2024
- When and why PM2.5 is high in Seoul, South Korea: Interpreting long-term (2015–2021) ground observations using machine learning and a chemical transport model H. Lee et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170822
- Challenges of Air Pollution and Health in East Asia X. Du et al. 10.1007/s40572-024-00433-y
- Changes in Domestic Emissions Impact on Provincial PM2.5 and NO2 Concentrations during the 1st to 4th Seasonal PM Management Periods J. Seo et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.2.242
- Airborne observation with a low-cost hyperspectral instrument: retrieval of NO2 vertical column densities (VCDs) and the satellite sub-grid variability over industrial point sources J. Park et al. 10.5194/amt-17-197-2024
- Assessment of Provincial Air Quality based on Air Quality Index during 2016~2022 J. Park et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.2.225
- The Analysis of Summertime Tropospheric Ozone at Anmyeon Using Ozonesonde Measurements in 2021~2022 J. Koo et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.3.373
- Impact of Recent Meteorological Changes on Surface Ozone Increases in Seoul Metropolitan Area H. Lee et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.4.467
- Evaluating emissions and meteorological contributions to air quality trends in northern China based on measurements at a regional background station W. Pu et al. 10.1039/D4EA00070F
- Long-term exposure to air pollution and precocious puberty in South Korea J. Oh et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118916
- The International Global Atmospheric Chemistry project comments on the revised WHO air quality guidelines C. Paton-Walsh et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ad039f
- Characteristics and Reduction Directions of Fine Particles by Regions in Korea E. Choi et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2023.39.5.600
- Adoption of SIFT-MS for VOC Pollution Monitoring in South Korea V. Langford et al. 10.3390/environments10120201
- Spatiotemporal characterization of PM2.5, O3, and trace gases associated with East Asian continental outflows via drone sounding C. Chang et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172732
- Coarse particulate matter air quality in East Asia: implications for fine particulate nitrate S. Zhai et al. 10.5194/acp-23-4271-2023
- Changes in surface ozone in South Korea on diurnal to decadal timescales for the period of 2001–2021 S. Kim et al. 10.5194/acp-23-12867-2023
- Ambient volatile organic compounds in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea: Chemical reactivity, risks and source apportionment D. Eun et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118749
- Delayed effects of air pollution on public bike-sharing system use in Seoul, South Korea: A time series analysis E. Yoo et al. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117030
- Unique impacts of strong and westward-extended western Pacific subtropical high on ozone pollution over eastern China M. Li et al. 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124515
- Using observed urban NOx sinks to constrain VOC reactivity and the ozone and radical budget in the Seoul Metropolitan Area B. Nault et al. 10.5194/acp-24-9573-2024
- From Home and Abroad─Atmospheric Age-Resolved Modeling Reveals the Origin and Evolution of Photochemical Ozone in South Korea M. Choi & Q. Ying 10.1021/acsestair.4c00029
- Transpacific Transport of Asian Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) Observed from Satellite: Implications for Ozone S. Zhai et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c01980
- Comparison of global air pollution impacts across horizontal resolutions T. Jansakoo et al. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100303
- Assessment of WHO Seasonal Ozone Standard Using Long-term Trends of Ambient Ozone in South Korea S. Park et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.4.477
- A case study of surface ozone source contributions in the Seoul metropolitan area using the adjoint of CMAQ A. Kashfi Yeganeh et al. 10.1080/10962247.2024.2361021
24 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Impact of improved representation of volatile organic compound emissions and production of NOx reservoirs on modeled urban ozone production K. Travis et al. 10.5194/acp-24-9555-2024
- When and why PM2.5 is high in Seoul, South Korea: Interpreting long-term (2015–2021) ground observations using machine learning and a chemical transport model H. Lee et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170822
- Challenges of Air Pollution and Health in East Asia X. Du et al. 10.1007/s40572-024-00433-y
- Changes in Domestic Emissions Impact on Provincial PM2.5 and NO2 Concentrations during the 1st to 4th Seasonal PM Management Periods J. Seo et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.2.242
- Airborne observation with a low-cost hyperspectral instrument: retrieval of NO2 vertical column densities (VCDs) and the satellite sub-grid variability over industrial point sources J. Park et al. 10.5194/amt-17-197-2024
- Assessment of Provincial Air Quality based on Air Quality Index during 2016~2022 J. Park et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.2.225
- The Analysis of Summertime Tropospheric Ozone at Anmyeon Using Ozonesonde Measurements in 2021~2022 J. Koo et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.3.373
- Impact of Recent Meteorological Changes on Surface Ozone Increases in Seoul Metropolitan Area H. Lee et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.4.467
- Evaluating emissions and meteorological contributions to air quality trends in northern China based on measurements at a regional background station W. Pu et al. 10.1039/D4EA00070F
- Long-term exposure to air pollution and precocious puberty in South Korea J. Oh et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118916
- The International Global Atmospheric Chemistry project comments on the revised WHO air quality guidelines C. Paton-Walsh et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ad039f
- Characteristics and Reduction Directions of Fine Particles by Regions in Korea E. Choi et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2023.39.5.600
- Adoption of SIFT-MS for VOC Pollution Monitoring in South Korea V. Langford et al. 10.3390/environments10120201
- Spatiotemporal characterization of PM2.5, O3, and trace gases associated with East Asian continental outflows via drone sounding C. Chang et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172732
- Coarse particulate matter air quality in East Asia: implications for fine particulate nitrate S. Zhai et al. 10.5194/acp-23-4271-2023
- Changes in surface ozone in South Korea on diurnal to decadal timescales for the period of 2001–2021 S. Kim et al. 10.5194/acp-23-12867-2023
- Ambient volatile organic compounds in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea: Chemical reactivity, risks and source apportionment D. Eun et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118749
- Delayed effects of air pollution on public bike-sharing system use in Seoul, South Korea: A time series analysis E. Yoo et al. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117030
- Unique impacts of strong and westward-extended western Pacific subtropical high on ozone pollution over eastern China M. Li et al. 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124515
- Using observed urban NOx sinks to constrain VOC reactivity and the ozone and radical budget in the Seoul Metropolitan Area B. Nault et al. 10.5194/acp-24-9573-2024
- From Home and Abroad─Atmospheric Age-Resolved Modeling Reveals the Origin and Evolution of Photochemical Ozone in South Korea M. Choi & Q. Ying 10.1021/acsestair.4c00029
- Transpacific Transport of Asian Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) Observed from Satellite: Implications for Ozone S. Zhai et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c01980
- Comparison of global air pollution impacts across horizontal resolutions T. Jansakoo et al. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100303
- Assessment of WHO Seasonal Ozone Standard Using Long-term Trends of Ambient Ozone in South Korea S. Park et al. 10.5572/KOSAE.2024.40.4.477
Latest update: 02 Nov 2024
Short summary
Surface ozone, detrimental to human and ecosystem health, is very high and increasing in South Korea. Using a global model of the atmosphere, we found that emissions from South Korea and China contribute equally to the high ozone observed. We found that in the absence of all anthropogenic emissions over East Asia, ozone is still very high, implying that the air quality standard in South Korea is not practically achievable unless this background external to East Asia can be decreased.
Surface ozone, detrimental to human and ecosystem health, is very high and increasing in South...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint