Articles | Volume 25, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18187-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18187-2025
Research article
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11 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 11 Dec 2025

Sea breeze-driven daytime vertical distributions of air pollutants and photochemical implications in an island environment

Bohai Li, Shanshan Wang, Zhiwen Jiang, Yuhao Yan, Sanbao Zhang, Ruibin Xue, Yuhan Shi, Chuanqi Gu, Jian Xu, and Bin Zhou

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

ERA5-Land hourly data from 1950 to present J. Muñoz Sabater https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.e2161bac

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Based on ground-based remote sensing and sea-land breeze identification algorithms, it is found that sea breezes and typhoons along Hainan Island's coast suppress photochemical reactions but transport ozone precursors to the area. Sea breezes largely confine pollutants below 300 m, while typhoons elevate pollution levels at mid-upper altitudes. These findings highlight that tropical coastal sea breezes and typhoons threaten air quality, necessitating targeted pollution mitigation policies.
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