Measuring the Vertical Profiles of Aerosol Extinction in the Lower Troposphere 
by MAX-DOAS at a Rural Site in the North China Plain

Cheng, Siyang; Jin, Junli; Ma, Jianzhong; Xu, Xiaobin; Ran, Liang; Ma, Zhiqiang; Chen, Junming; Guo, Junrang; Yang, Peng; Wang, Yang; Wagner, Thomas

doi:10.3390/atmos11101037

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Measuring the Vertical Profiles of Aerosol Extinction in the Lower Troposphere by MAX-DOAS at a Rural Site in the North China Plain

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Wang, Yang
Satellite Remote Sensing, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Wagner, Thomas
Satellite Remote Sensing, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Cheng, S., Jin, J., Ma, J., Xu, X., Ran, L., Ma, Z., et al. (2020). Measuring the Vertical Profiles of Aerosol Extinction in the Lower Troposphere by MAX-DOAS at a Rural Site in the North China Plain. Atmosphere, 11(10): 1037. doi:10.3390/atmos11101037.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0007-710B-E

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Ground-based multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) measurements were performed during the summer (13 June–20 August) of 2014 at a rural site in North China Plain. The vertical profiles of aerosol extinction (AE) in the lower troposphere were retrieved to analyze the temporal variations of AE profiles, near-surface AE, and aerosol optical depth (AOD). The average AOD and near-surface AE over the period of study were 0.51 ± 0.26 and 0.33 ± 0.18 km−1 during the effective observation period, respectively. High AE events and elevated AE layers were identified based on the time series of hourly AE profiles, near-surface AEs and AODs. It is found that in addition to the planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) and relative humidity (RH), the variations in the wind field have large impacts on the near-surface AE, AOD, and AE profile. Among 16 wind sectors, higher AOD or AE occur mostly in the directions of the cities upstream. The diurnal variations of the AE profiles, AODs and near-surface AEs are significant and influenced mainly by the source emissions, PBLH, and RH. The AE profile shape from MAX-DOAS measurement is generally in agreement with that from light detection and ranging (lidar) observations, although the AE absolute levels are different. Overall, ground-based MAX-DOAS can serve as a supplement to measure the AE vertical profiles in the lower troposphere.