Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets

<p>We investigate the temporal variations of ground-level ozone and balloon-based ozone profiles at Pohang (36.02<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> N, 129.23<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> E) in...

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Main Authors: J. Bak, E.-J. Song, H.-J. Lee, X. Liu, J.-H. Koo, J. Kim, W. Jeon, J.-H. Kim, C.-H. Kim
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/14177/2022/acp-22-14177-2022.pdf
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author J. Bak
E.-J. Song
E.-J. Song
H.-J. Lee
H.-J. Lee
X. Liu
J.-H. Koo
J. Kim
W. Jeon
W. Jeon
J.-H. Kim
C.-H. Kim
C.-H. Kim
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E.-J. Song
E.-J. Song
H.-J. Lee
H.-J. Lee
X. Liu
J.-H. Koo
J. Kim
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W. Jeon
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description <p>We investigate the temporal variations of ground-level ozone and balloon-based ozone profiles at Pohang (36.02<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> N, 129.23<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> E) in the Korean Peninsula. Satellite measurements and chemical reanalysis products are also intercompared to address their capability of providing consistent information on the temporal and vertical variability of atmospheric ozone. Sub-seasonal variations of the summertime lower-tropospheric ozone exhibit a bimodal pattern related to atmospheric weather patterns modulated by the East Asian monsoon circulation. The peak ozone abundances occur during the pre-summer monsoon with enhanced ozone formation due to favorable meteorological conditions (dry and sunny). Ozone concentrations reach their minimum during the summer monsoon and then re-emerge in autumn before the winter monsoon arrives. Profile measurements indicate that ground-level ozone is vertically mixed up to 400 hPa in summer, while the impact of the summer monsoon on ozone dilution is found up to 600 hPa. Compared to satellite measurements, reanalysis products largely overestimate ozone abundances in both the troposphere and stratosphere and give inconsistent features of temporal variations. Nadir-viewing measurements from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) slightly underestimate the boundary layer ozone but represent the bimodal peaks of ozone in the lower troposphere and the interannual changes in the lower-tropospheric ozone in August well, with higher ozone concentrations during strong El Niño events and low ozone concentrations during the 2020 La Niña event.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-d2dfd91aa67c4d3db77da96a5101decc2022-12-22T03:57:27ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242022-11-0122141771418710.5194/acp-22-14177-2022Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasetsJ. Bak0E.-J. Song1E.-J. Song2H.-J. Lee3H.-J. Lee4X. Liu5J.-H. Koo6J. Kim7W. Jeon8W. Jeon9J.-H. Kim10C.-H. Kim11C.-H. Kim12Institute of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaInstitute of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Koreacurrently at: Supercomputer Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, South KoreaInstitute of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaSmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA 02138, USADepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South KoreaDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Kongju National University, Kongju 32588, South KoreaInstitute of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaInstitute of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South KoreaDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea<p>We investigate the temporal variations of ground-level ozone and balloon-based ozone profiles at Pohang (36.02<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> N, 129.23<span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span> E) in the Korean Peninsula. Satellite measurements and chemical reanalysis products are also intercompared to address their capability of providing consistent information on the temporal and vertical variability of atmospheric ozone. Sub-seasonal variations of the summertime lower-tropospheric ozone exhibit a bimodal pattern related to atmospheric weather patterns modulated by the East Asian monsoon circulation. The peak ozone abundances occur during the pre-summer monsoon with enhanced ozone formation due to favorable meteorological conditions (dry and sunny). Ozone concentrations reach their minimum during the summer monsoon and then re-emerge in autumn before the winter monsoon arrives. Profile measurements indicate that ground-level ozone is vertically mixed up to 400 hPa in summer, while the impact of the summer monsoon on ozone dilution is found up to 600 hPa. Compared to satellite measurements, reanalysis products largely overestimate ozone abundances in both the troposphere and stratosphere and give inconsistent features of temporal variations. Nadir-viewing measurements from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) slightly underestimate the boundary layer ozone but represent the bimodal peaks of ozone in the lower troposphere and the interannual changes in the lower-tropospheric ozone in August well, with higher ozone concentrations during strong El Niño events and low ozone concentrations during the 2020 La Niña event.</p>https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/14177/2022/acp-22-14177-2022.pdf
spellingShingle J. Bak
E.-J. Song
E.-J. Song
H.-J. Lee
H.-J. Lee
X. Liu
J.-H. Koo
J. Kim
W. Jeon
W. Jeon
J.-H. Kim
C.-H. Kim
C.-H. Kim
Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
title Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
title_full Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
title_fullStr Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
title_full_unstemmed Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
title_short Temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the Korean Peninsula during the East Asian summer monsoon: insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
title_sort temporal variability of tropospheric ozone and ozone profiles in the korean peninsula during the east asian summer monsoon insights from multiple measurements and reanalysis datasets
url https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/14177/2022/acp-22-14177-2022.pdf
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