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Research article
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26 Feb 2025
Research article |
| 26 Feb 2025
| 26 Feb 2025
Vertical changes in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and impacts on photochemical ozone formation
Xiao-Bing Li
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yibo Huangfu
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Suxia Yang
Guangzhou Research Institute of Environment Protection Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510620, China
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Jipeng Qi
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Xianjun He
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Sihang Wang
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yubin Chen
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Qing Yang
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yongxin Song
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yuwen Peng
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Guiqian Tang
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Jian Gao
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality and Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
Min Shao
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
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Online vertical gradient measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone, and NOx were conducted based on a 325 m tall tower in urban Beijing. Vertical changes in the concentrations, compositions, key drivers, and environmental impacts of VOCs were analyzed in this study. We find that VOC species display differentiated vertical variation patterns and distinct roles in contributing to photochemical ozone formation with increasing height in the urban planetary boundary layer.
Online vertical gradient measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone, and NOx were...
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