Abstract:

As one of the three plains in China, the North China Plain is prone to large-scale and long-term pollution processes during the heating season due to its special geographical location, large number of heavy industry enterprises and higher pollution emissions in the season. The PM_2.5 concentration in the North China Plain is significantly higher than that in the surrounding areas during the heating season. To better understand the impact of weather system and meteorological elements on urban air quality in the North China Plain during the heating season, 50 cities in the North China Plain (32° to 40° N and 114° to 120° E) were selected as the research objects to analyze the impact of meteorological conditions on large-scale high pollution processes during the heating seasons from 2015 to 2021. Results show that when high pollution occurred in the North China Plain, the curvature of 500 hPa circulation decreases and is straighter. Due to the increased probability of temperature inversion, the horizontal and vertical directions were more stable, and the diffusion ability of pollutants was weakened. Near the surface, the abnormal southerly winds in Henan and central and southern Shandong led to regional warming and humidification, which was conducive to the growth of particle moisture absorption and secondary transformation. The abnormal easterly or northeasterly winds in central and western Hebei led to the accumulation of pollutants on the east side of Taihang Mountain, causing widespread pollution processes in the piedmont. They also formed wind convergence with the abnormal southerly winds in Henan and central and southern Shandong, diffusion conditions were unfavorable. The analysis of a pollution process from January 20, 2021 to January 28, 2021 shows that the upper air circulation in the North China Plain during the pollution was relatively straighter., the ground was mainly controlled by the pressure equalization field, and the main type was calm wind, and the humidity was continuously high. Unfavorable diffusion conditions were the main cause of this pollution process.

Key words: PM_2.5, North China Plain, wind speed, humidity, 500 hPa circulation