Citation: Haijiao Liu, Qiao Feng, Yu Huang, Feng Wu, Yali Liu, Minxia Shen, Xiao Guo, Wenting Dai, Weining Qi, Yifan Zhang, Lu Li, Qiyuan Wang, Bianhong Zhou, Jianjun Li. Composition and size distribution of wintertime inorganic aerosols at ground and alpine regions of northwest China[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(11): 109636. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109636 shu

Composition and size distribution of wintertime inorganic aerosols at ground and alpine regions of northwest China

Haijiao Liu ^{a, b} ,
Qiao Feng ^{a, c} ,
Yu Huang ^a ,
Feng Wu ^a ,
Yali Liu ^b ,
Minxia Shen ^a ,
Xiao Guo ^a ,
Wenting Dai ^a ,
Weining Qi ^a ,
Yifan Zhang ^b ,
Lu Li ^a ,
Qiyuan Wang ^a ,
Bianhong Zhou ^{a, c} ,
Jianjun Li ^{a, d, *,}

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State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Key Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
b.
Xi’an Institute for Innovative Earth Environment Research, Xi’an 710061, China
c.
College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Monitoring and Mechanism Simulation, Baoji 721013, China
d.
National Observation and Research Station of Regional Ecological Environment Change and Comprehensive Management in the Guanzhong Plain, Shaanxi, Xi’an 710061, China

lijj@ieecas.cn

Received Date: 17 October 2023
Revised Date: 14 January 2024
Accepted Date: 4 February 2024
Available Online: 13 February 2024

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Water-soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs) play a pivotal role in atmospheric chemical reactions, particularly influencing the formation of secondary particulate matter. A comprehensive grasp of the vertical distribution of atmospheric pollutants holds immense significance in understanding the diffusion and transportation of these pollutants. This study investigates the WSIIs of PM_2.5 and size-segregated particles at the top (~2060 m a.s.l.) and foot of Mt. Hua during the winter of 2020. All the measured ions present significant higher concentrations (1.9~6.9 times) at the foot than the top. Cl⁻ and K⁺ at the foot are more than 4 times of those at the top, whereas Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ are only 1.3–1.9 times higher. The particle size distribution of NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, K⁺ and Cl⁻ demonstrate a single peak distribution (0.7–1.1 µm) at the foot, but with a bimodal distribution (0.7–1.1 µm and 4.7–5.8 µm) at the top. These differences suggest that the aerosol at the alpine region is mainly transported via long-distance from Northwest/North China, but limited influenced by vertical transport through valley breeze. The changes of concentration and size distribution of WSIIs in dust event and non-dust period indicate that the effects of dust event on aerosols at ground surface were weaker than that of the free troposphere of Guanzhong Plain. Notably, our study underscores the dominant influence of NO₃⁻ in shaping the gas-particle distribution of ammonia within the winter free troposphere. Our results highlight the significant role of long-range transport on aerosols in the free troposphere in Guanzhong Plain, Northwest China.
- Water-soluble inorganic ions,
- Size distribution,
- Aerosol acidity,
- Ammonia,
- Free troposphere
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