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Vertical Characteristics of Winter Ozone Distribution within the Boundary Layer in Shanghai Based on Hexacopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform

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  • Qian Chen

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Dongsheng Wang

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Xiaobing Li

    (Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China)

  • Bai Li

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Ruifeng Song

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Hongdi He

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Zhongren Peng

    (Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems Applications Research, State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida, PO Box 115706, Gainesville, FL 32611-5706, USA
    China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

Abstract

Ozone is an important secondary air pollutant and plays different significant roles in regulating the formation of secondary organic aerosols. However, the characteristics of winter vertical ozone distributions have rarely been studied. In the winter of 2017, field experiments were performed in Shanghai, China using hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms. The vertical profiles of ozone were obtained from 0–1200 m above the ground level. Results show that the UAV observations were reliable to capture the vertical variations of ozone. Vertical ozone profiles in the winter are classified into four categories: (1) well-mixed profile, (2) altitudinal increasing profile, (3) stratification profile, and (4) spike profile. Results show that although the average surface ozone level was relatively low, strong ozone variability and high ozone concentrations occurred at the upper air. The maximum observed ozone concentration was 220 ppb. In addition, using meteorological profiles and backward trajectories, we found that the ozone elevation aloft can be attributed to the downward transport of air flow from higher altitudes. Furthermore, ozone accumulation in the winter could be influenced by the horizontal transport of air masses for the northern part of China. This study successfully used hexacopter UAV platforms to perform vertical observations within the boundary layer. This provides systematic classification of winter ozone distribution within the boundary layer.

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  • Qian Chen & Dongsheng Wang & Xiaobing Li & Bai Li & Ruifeng Song & Hongdi He & Zhongren Peng, 2019. "Vertical Characteristics of Winter Ozone Distribution within the Boundary Layer in Shanghai Based on Hexacopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-13, December.
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