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Quantitative impacts of vertical transport on the long-term trend of nocturnal ozone increase over the Pearl River Delta region during 2006–2019
Yongkang Wu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yingchang You
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Qianqian Xie
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
Shiguo Jia
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China
Xuemei Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
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Relying on observed and simulated data, we determine the spatiotemporal characteristics of nocturnal O3 increase (NOI) events in the Pearl River Delta region during 2006–2019. Low-level jets and convective storms are the main meteorological processes causing NOI. Daytime O3 is another essential influencing factor. More importantly, a more prominent role of meteorological processes in NOI has been demonstrated. Our study highlights the important role of meteorology in nocturnal O3 pollution.
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