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Possible Relationship of Weakened Aleutian Low with Air Quality Improvement in Seoul, South Korea

Author(s)
Oh, Hye-RyunHo, Chang-HoiPark, DOO-Sun R.Kim, JinwonSong, Chang-KeunHur, Sun-Kyong
Issued Date
2018-10
DOI
10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0308.1
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/25017
Fulltext
https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0308.1
Citation
JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, v.57, no.10, pp.2363 - 2373
Abstract
Cold-season air quality in Seoul, South Korea, has been improved noticeably between 2001 and 2015 with a near-50% decrease in the mean concentration of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters ≤10 μm (PM10). Like the change in mean concentration, the occurrence frequency and intensity of the extreme-high-PM10 episodes exceeding 100 μg m−3 has significantly decreased as well. In addition to the multilateral efforts of the South Korean government to reduce air pollutant emissions, this study proposes that large-scale circulation changes also could have contributed to the air quality improvements. Specifically, the recent weakening of the Aleutian low may have intensified the tropospheric westerlies around the Korean Peninsula, resulting in a shorter residence time of particulate matter over South Korea. Thus, despite constant governmental effort to reduce pollutant emissions, the improvement in air quality over South Korea may be delayed if the Aleutian low recovers its past strength in the future. This study emphasizes the importance of the meteorological field in determining the air quality over South Korea.
Publisher
AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC
ISSN
1558-8424
Keyword (Author)
Climate variabilityAir pollutionAir qualityAir quality trendsAtmospheric circulation
Keyword
PARTICULATE MATTERNORTH-AMERICAPOLLUTIONPOLLUTANTSTRANSPORTMODELOSCILLATIONVARIABILITYCIRCULATIONANOMALIES

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