The light absorption enhancement characteristics of black carbon aerosols in urban Guangzhou
SUN Jia-yin1,2, WU Cheng1,2, WU Dui1,2,3, LI Mei1,2, DENG Tao3, YANG Wen-Da1,2, CHENG Peng1,2, LIANG Yue1,2, TAN Jian1,2, HE Guo-Wen1,2, CHENG Chun-Lei1,2, LI Lei1,2, ZHOU Zhen1,2
1. Institute of Mass Spectrometer and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; 2. Guangdong Engineering Research Centre for Online Atmospheric Pollution Source Appointment Mass Spectrometry System, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; 3. Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou 510640, China
Abstract:In this study, Minimum R squared method (MRS), was used to calculate the primary mass absorption efficiency of the primary emissions (MAEp) using elemental carbon (EC) as the tracer. The mass absorption efficiency of the ambient aerosols (MAEt) was determined by co-located measurements of an Aethalometer and a carbon analyzer. The absorption enhancement factor at wavelength 520nm, Eabs520, was determined by the ratio of MAEp/MAEt. The sampling site was located at Jinan University Supersite. The sampling period covered both dry season (January 26~March 31, 2019) and wet season (May 1~July 31, 2018). The optical properties of BC were characterized in the urban area. The average EC concentration in the dry season was (1.93±1.38) μgC/m3, which was significantly higher than that in the wet season (1.46±0.75) μgC/m3. Eabs520 in the dry season (1.26±0.34) was lower than that in the wet season (1.63 ±0.55). The diurnal variations of Eabs520 behaved differently in the dry and wet seasons. OC, EC, OC/EC, and AAE470-660 were higher in the dry season than in the wet season. The aerosol loading compensation parameter k and AAE470-660 correlated well with Eabs520 on the diurnal scale in the wet season. No correlation was observed in the dry season, which might be related to the impact of biomass burning. The effects of O3, NO2 and SOC/OC on Eabs520 were discussed. The correlation between O3 and Eabs520 was poor in the dry season (R2=0.21), and stronger in the wet season (R2=0.46), but SOC/OC showed the opposite relationship with Eabs520. Poor correlation between NO2 and Eabs520 was observed in both wet and dry season (R2=0.01). Temperature dependence was observed on Eabs520 to a certain degree. The back-trajectory cluster analysis revealed that long-range transport air masses exhibited high Eabs520 values.
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