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Residence time analysis of photochemical buildup of ozone in central eastern China from surface observation at Mt. Tai, Mt. Hua, and Mt. Huang in 2004

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Using data from surface observation, backward trajectories, and residence time analysis, the amounts of regional photochemical ozone buildup due to the large-scale anthropogenic sources in central eastern China (CEC, 30.5–40.5 N, 112.5–122.5 E) at Mt. Tai, Mt. Hua, and Mt. Huang in 2004 were quantified. It was found that the CEC anthropogenic sources influenced the air masses and the associated ozone production most at Mt. Tai, located at the center of CEC domain. At Mt. Hua to the west of CEC domain and at Mt. Huang to the south of CEC domain, the air masses and the associated ozone production showed less CEC anthropogenic influences on a regional scale. At Mt. Tai and Mt. Huang, the ozone mixing ratios in the air masses that passed over polluted source regions in CEC increased during the first 40–70 h after arrival and showed the highest production rate of 31.2 and 12.2 ppb/day, respectively, in May and June. It was estimated that the CEC anthropogenic sources contributed 34–42 % of ozone at Mt. Tai and 8–14 % at Mt. Huang during this ozone peak season. The large contributions from CEC sources during fall season (Sep–Nov) were also estimated as 31–44 and 17–23 % but with the lower ozone production rate of 22.6 and 8.4 ppb/day, respectively, for Mt. Tai and Mt. Huang.

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Acknowledgments

I am indebted to H. Akimoto and Z. Wang who were the key persons in this project for allowing me to analyze the dataset and prepare the manuscript as a single author in order to deal with my workplace policy for publication. I thank all other researchers who involved in ozone monitoring in China and Japan during 2003–2004, especially J. Li, R. Cao, and local staff at the monitoring sites. I thank S. Maksyutov for backward trajectory module and K. Yamaji for CMAQ model. Ozone data used in this work were obtained from measurement in 2003–2004 funded by MEXT RR2002 Research Project and subsequently by JEM Global Environment Research Fund (B-051). I greatly appreciate the constructive suggestions of the reviewers.

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Pochanart, P. Residence time analysis of photochemical buildup of ozone in central eastern China from surface observation at Mt. Tai, Mt. Hua, and Mt. Huang in 2004. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 14087–14094 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4642-0

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