Analysis of the spatiotemporal characteristics and external source contributions of dust events in Inner Mongolia based on Lidar Network
DONG Yuan-zhu1, GU Yu2, BAI Xue-chun2, ZHOU Xing-jun2, PAN Ying3, YI Zi-huai4, WANG Ze-nan4, FAN Guang-qiang3, MU Xi3, XIANG Yan4, ZHANG Tian-shu1,3, LIU Wen-qing1,3
1. Institute of Environment Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230088, China; 2. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environmental Monitoring Station, Hohhot 010011, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; 4. Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
Abstract:To investigate the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of dust events in Inner Mongolia and their exogenous contributions, high-precision aerosol vertical distribution profiles were obtained using seven multi-band lidars deployed in Inner Mongolia. In addition, the three-dimensional dynamic evolution, atmospheric circulation and exogenous dust sources of summer dust storms in Inner Mongolia were further analyzed by combining ground station observations, atmospheric chemistry models, meteorological reanalysis data and backward trajectory models. It is found that the overall number of dust days in Inner Mongolia from 2014 to 2024 shows a fluctuating upward trend, and spring is the peak season for dust events, with the cumulative number of dust days reaching 117. In the past five years, the change of the number of dust days in spring was relatively stable, but since 2020, the number of dust days in summer began to show an increasing trend. During 20~25July 2024, a serious dust event occurred in Inner Mongolia. The dynamic evolution of the dust event from high altitude to near-surface was effectively monitored by the networked LiDAR in Inner Mongolia. on 20 July, the dust first appeared in the west-central part of Inner Mongolia and the China-Mongolia border, and then spread eastward under the combined effect of the northwesterly winds behind the low-pressure trough and the surface gales. The intensity of the dust weakened somewhat on 22 July. However, the low-pressure trough reappeared on 23 July, and the northerly flow behind the trough guided the cold air southward to form strong winds, which rapidly blew up the surface dust particles, leading to a general increase in dust uptake in west-central Inner Mongolia and transporting them downstream through the northwesterly wind behind the trough. During this dust event, the Sino-Mongolian border became the main potential source area of PM10 during the dust event, contributing most significantly to the PM10 mass concentration. This indicates that the Sino-Mongolian border area is gradually becoming an important source of dust in northern China.
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DONG Yuan-zhu, GU Yu, BAI Xue-chun, ZHOU Xing-jun, PAN Ying, YI Zi-huai, WANG Ze-nan, FAN Guang-qiang, MU Xi, XIANG Yan, ZHANG Tian-shu, LIU Wen-qing. Analysis of the spatiotemporal characteristics and external source contributions of dust events in Inner Mongolia based on Lidar Network. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2025, 45(4): 1833-1843.
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