Air pollution and meteorological processes in the growing dryland city of Urumqi (Xinjiang, China)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1277-1290

  Mamtimin, Buhalqem ^a,b   Meixner, Franz X ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Air pollution PM10 SO2 NO2; Air Stagnation Index; Annual and seasonal variations; Atmospheric stability classes; Inversion layers; Mountain valley breeze

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY CLASSES; BOUNDARY LAYER CLIMATE; CONSUMPTION RATES; DIURNAL WIND; DOMESTIC HEATING; DRYLAND; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERANNUAL; INVERSION LAYERS; METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOUNTAIN-VALLEY BREEZE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; NW CHINA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION LEVEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE DISPERSIONS; STRONG CONTRAST; TECHNICAL COUNTERMEASURES; XINJIANG;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLEET OPERATIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGY; STABILITY;

POLLUTION;

FOSSIL FUEL; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN POLLUTION; WIND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; ENERGY; HEATING; METEOROLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WIND; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION GROWTH; SEASONS; WEATHER;

CHINA; URUMQI; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79851516463     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Bringfielt B. Important factors for the sulphur dioxide concentration in central Stockholm. Atmos Environ 1971, 5(11):949-972.
2. 2 emissions. Rev Environ Econ Policy 2009, 3(2):231-250.
3. Chan L.Y., Kwok W.S. Roadside suspended particulates at heavily trafficked urban sites of Hong Kong-seasonal variation and dependence on meteorological conditions. Atmos Environ 2000, 35(18):3177-3182.
4. Chan C.K., Yao X.H. Air pollution in mega cities in China. Atmos Environ 2008, 42:1-42.
5. Chang P. On the duration of the four seasons in China. Collected Scient. Papers. Meteorol. Acad. Sinica 1954, 273-323.
6. Chen P., Zhao H.Y., Su M.G., Wen Y.Y., He T. The countermeasures on air pollutants for central heating coal-burning boilers meeting the local emission standard in Urumqi. Environ Sustainable Dev 2007, 5:13-16. [Chinese].
7. Daoo V.J., Panchal N.S., Sunny F., Venkat R.V. Scintillometric measurements of daytime atmospheric turbulent heat and momentum fluxes and their application to atmospheric stability evaluation. Exp Therm Fluid Sci 2004, 28(4):337-345.
8. Ding Y.H. Build-up, air mass transformation and propagation of Siberian high and its relations to cold surge in East Asia. Meteorol Atmos Phys 1991, 44:281-292.
9. Ding Y.H., Krishmamurti T.N. Heat budged of Siberian high and the winter monsoon. Mon Weather Rev 1986, 115:2428-2449.
10. Domroes M., Peng G.P. The climate of China 1988, 258-280. Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-NewYork.
11. Durre I., Vose R.S., Wuertz D.B. Overview of the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive. J Climate 2006, 19:53-68.
12. Ellis A.W., Hildebrandt M.L., Thomas W.M., Fernando H.J.S. Analysis of the climatic mechanisms contributing to the summertime transport of lower atmospheric ozone across metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Clim Res 2000, 15:13-31.
13. EPBU Overview of the city. Environmental Protection Bureau of Urumqi (version 13 May) [in Chinese]. http://www.wlmqhb.gov.cn/.
14. Fletcher R.D. The Donora smog disaster-a problem in atmospheric pollution. Weatherwise 1949, 2:56-60.
15. Gas.IN-EN Natural-gas vehicles (version 5 September) [in Chinese]. http://www.gas.in-en.com.
16. Gong D.Y., Ho C.H. The Siberian High and climate change over middle and high altitude Asia. Theor Appl Climatol 2002, 72:1-9.
17. Guo J. Discussion of implementary target scheme of TSP in Urumqi City. Environ Prot Xinjiang 2004, 26(4):18-20. [in Chinese].
18. Guttikunda S. Urban air pollution analysis for Ulaanbaatar. Consultant report submitted to East Asia Energy Unit 2007 2007, The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-72187.html.
19. Harold J.P., Hoecker W.H.J., Herbert H.J. Meteorological conditions and atmospheric contaminants. Air pollution in Donora, a different air 1949, 149-159. Maxwell Reprint Company, New York. B. Linsky (Ed.).
20. He K.B., Huo H., Zhang Q. Urban air pollution in China: current status, characteristics, and progress. Annu Rev Energy Environ 2002, 27:397-431.
21. He D.Q., Wang M., Thomas A. Air pollution challenges and solutions for China's urban transportation development. Int J Environ Pollut 2007, 30(1):154-171.
22. Huang Z. Analysis on heavy pollution weather and meteorology factor change in Urumqi City. Arid Environ Monit 2005, 19(3):154-157. [in Chinese].
23. Jauregui E., Luyando E. Global radiation attenuation by air pollution and its effects on the thermal climate in Mexico city. Int J Climatol 1999, 19(6):683-694.
24. Lal S., Naja M., Subbaraya B.H. Seasonal variation in surface ozone ant its precursors over an urban site in India. Atmos Environ 2000, 34:2713-2724.
25. Lawrence M.G., Butter T.M., Steinkamp J., Gurjar B.R., Lelieveld J. Regional pollution of Megacities and other major population centers. Atmos Chem Phys 2007, 7:3969-3987.
26. Li X.H. Central heating-effective way for relieving Urumqi air pollution. Environ Prot Xinjiang 2005, 27(3):19-21. [Chinese].
27. 10 concentration and morphology-taking Tianshan District, Urumqi in 2004 as example. Urban Environ Urban Ecol 2005, 18(6):16-18. [in Chinese].
28. Li J.L., Zheng Y.P., Liu Z.Q. Relation between the low altitude temperature stratification and the heating period atmospheric pollution in Urumqi City. Arid Land Geogr 2007, 30(4):519-525. [in Chinese].
29. Li J., Zhuang G.S., Huang K., Lin Y.F., Xu C., Yu S.L. Characteristics and source of air-borne particulate in Urumqi, China, the upstream area of Asia dust. Atmos Environ 2008, 42:776-787.
30. Liu Q.X. Investigation of fluid population and rent apartments of Urumqi from february 2009 Urumqi online (version 14 December), [in Chinese]. http://www.xinhuanet.com.
31. Pasquill F. The estimation of dispersion of wind-borne material. Meteorol Mag 1961, 90:33-49.
32. Peel M.C., Finlayson B.L., McMahon T.A. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 2007, 11:1633-1644.
33. Pruppacher H.R., Klett J.D. Microphysics of clouds and precipitation 1997, 954. Kluwer Acad, Norwell, Mass. 2nd ed.
34. Sani S. Suspended particulate air pollution and meteorology in Bangi. Tropical urban ecosystems studies 1987, 3:43-61. S. Sani (Ed.).
35. SEPA Determination of the concentration of airborne particulate matters. Technical guideline No. GB 6921/86 1986, China State Environmental Protection Administration, Beijing.
36. SEPA Air quality-determination of sulfur dioxide in ambient air-Tetrachloromercurate (TCM)-pararosaniline method. Technical guideline No. GB 8970/1988 1988, China State Environmental Protection Administration, Beijing.
37. SEPA Ambient air-determination of nitrogen dioxide-Saltzman method. Technical guideline No. GB/15435 1995, China State Environmental Protection Administration, Beijing.
38. SEPA Emission standard of air pollutants for coal-burning oil-burning gas-fired boiler. Technical guideline No. GB/13271 2001, China State Environmental Protection Administration, Beijing.
39. Staff Mestl H.E., Aunan K., Fang J.H., Seip H.M., Skjelvik J.M., Vennemo H. Cleaner production as climate investment-integrated assessment in Taiyuan City, China. J Cleaner Prod 2005, 13:57-70.
40. Sun X.T., Wang X., Si Y.B., Li X.P. Impact of meteorological conditions on air pollution in Hohhot. Inner Mongolia Environ Prot 2005, 17(1):17-23. [in Chinese].
41. Ta W., Wang T., Xiao H., Zhu X., Xiao Z. Gaseous and particulate air pollution in the Lanzhou Valley, China. Sci Total Environ 2004, 320:163-176.
42. Tayanc M. An assessment of spatial and temporal variation of sulfur dioxide levels over Istanbul, Turkey. Environ Pollut 2000, 107:61-69.
43. Tian H.Z., Hao J.M., Hu M.Y., Nie Y.F. Recent trends of energy consumption and air pollution in China. J Energy Eng 2007, 133(1):4-2.
44. Turner D.B. Relationships between 24-hour mean air quality measurements and meteorological factors in Nashville. J Air Pollut Control Assoc 1961, 11:483-489.
45. Turner D.B. A diffusion model for an urban area. J Appl Meteorol 1964, 3(1):83-91.
46. Urumqi Statistical Yearbook 2001-2007, Beijing, China Statistics Press.
47. Walter H., Lieth H. Klimadiagramm-Weltatlas 1967, Verlag Gustav Fischer, Jena.
48. Wang H.M. Clean coal use in Urumqi make intricate the pollution treatment step owing to its price People's daily (version 29 December), [in Chinese]. http://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/b/20051229/11072237372.shtml.
49. Wang J.X.L., Angell J.K. NOAA/Air Resources Laboratory atlas No. 1: air stagnation climatology for the United States (1948-1998) 1999, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Silver Spring.
50. Wang Q.J., Wang X.Z. Gas instead of oil" step to be hindered in five problems. Yazhou zhongxin shibao (han) 2006, 003. [27 April (in Chinese)].
51. Wang H., Bi J., Wheeler D., Wang J., Cao D., Lu G., et al. Enviromental performance rating and disclosure: China's GreenWatch program. J Environ Manage 2004, 71(2):123-133.
52. Wu Y. The temporal distribution features of pollutants concentration in Urumqi Region. Bimonthly Xinjiang Meteorol 2003, 26(1):16-17. [in Chinese].
53. Xia C.M. Improving and development of economize energy by building and thermoelectricity. Urumqi Science and Technology Bureau 2008, (version 11 January), [in Chinese]. http://www.ustb.gov.cn.
54. Xu M., Xu F. Discussion on the characteristic of major pollutant on heating season in Urumqi city. Arid Environ Monit 2004, 18(1):6-38. [in Chinese].
55. X in China. Fuel Process Technol 2000, 62:153-160.
56. Yi H.H., Hao J.M., Tang X.L. Atmospheric environmental protection in China: current status, developmental trend and research emphasis. Energy Policy 2007, 35:907-915.
57. Zhang J., Lin Z. Climate of China 1985, 603. Science and Technology Press of Shanghai, Shanghai, [in Chinese].
58. Zhang J., Liu X.L., Ren Z.X., Zhou Z. The countermeasures of control and the reason of air pollution in Urumqi. Environ Prot Xinjiang 2000, 22(2):65-70. [in Chinese].
59. Zhao H.M., Zhang X.B. Urumqi to put to stop "oil instead of gas" project China economic times (version 28 June), [in Chinese]. http://ccdv.people.com.cn/GB/66982/5922675.html.
60. Zhao G.R., Guo J., Wang J.G. Discussion dust pollution actuality and prevention and cure countermeasure in Urumqi. Arid Environ Monit 2005, 19(2):95-97. [in Chinese].
61. Zhao Y., Wang S., Duan L., Lei Y., Cao P., Hao J. Primary air pollutant emissions of coal-fired power plants in China: current status and future prediction. Atmos Environ 2008, 42:8442-8452.