Ozone Sensitivity Analysis and Ozone Formation Regimes Division in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Sources
2.1.1. TROPOMI HCHO/NO2
2.1.2. Surface Ozone Data
2.1.3. CLCD Land Cover Product
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Comparison of the Ozone Formation Regime between Urban and Non-Urban Areas
2.2.2. The Third-Order Polynomial Fitting Model
3. Results
3.1. Time Trends of Ozone Precursors and FNR
3.2. Interannual Variations in HCHO and NO2 Column Concentrations under Different Ground Features
3.3. Estimation of Transition Range of Ozone Formation Regime in the BTH Region
3.4. Spatial Distribution of O3 Formation Regimes
3.5. Change in the Ozone Generation Sensitivity Regime in the BTH Region
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Song, H.; Zhao, W.; Yang, X.; Hou, W.; Chen, L.; Ma, P. Ozone Sensitivity Analysis and Ozone Formation Regimes Division in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1637. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14111637
Song H, Zhao W, Yang X, Hou W, Chen L, Ma P. Ozone Sensitivity Analysis and Ozone Formation Regimes Division in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data. Atmosphere. 2023; 14(11):1637. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14111637
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Hanyang, Wenji Zhao, Xingchuan Yang, Wenxing Hou, Linhan Chen, and Pengfei Ma. 2023. "Ozone Sensitivity Analysis and Ozone Formation Regimes Division in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data" Atmosphere 14, no. 11: 1637. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14111637
APA StyleSong, H., Zhao, W., Yang, X., Hou, W., Chen, L., & Ma, P. (2023). Ozone Sensitivity Analysis and Ozone Formation Regimes Division in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data. Atmosphere, 14(11), 1637. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14111637