Evidence of lower-atmospheric ozone "sloshing" in an urbanized valley

被引:24
作者
Ellis, AW [1 ]
Hildebrandt, ML
Fernando, HJS
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Dept Geog, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
[2] So Illinois Univ, Dept Geog, Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA
[3] Arizona State Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
lower-atmospheric ozone; mountain-valley circulation; Phoenix;
D O I
10.1080/02723646.1999.10642694
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The objective of the research that is presented here was to reveal evidence of the complete diurnal process by which high concentrations of lower-atmospheric ozone are typically transported across the Phoenix (Arizona) Valley. The spatial and temporal patterns of diurnal ozone concentrations and the associated atmospheric flow patterns were examined on three spatial scales for a two-month period during summer 1998. On 11 study days marked by high ozone concentrations, ozone and atmospheric data on the micro- and mesoscales suggest the dominant ozone transport mechanism to have been a mountain-valley thermal circulation. During daytime hours an apparent anabatic wind effectively transported high concentrations of ozone from an area of high ground traffic south of the urban center northeastward toward higher terrain. On 6 of the 11 high ozone days the temporal patterns of ozone concentration and atmospheric flow indicate the nighttime return of the same ozone from the higher terrain as a result of downslope flow, or a katabatic wind. The synoptic-scale weather pattern provided a calm, clear background atmosphere. Taken together, the upslope and downslope transports of ozone produced a "sloshing" of the aerosol along the eastern side of the valley basin, affecting the eastern metropolitan population twice daily.
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页码:520 / 536
页数:17
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