AAAR 36th Annual Conference October 16 - October 20, 2017 Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Application of Three Dimensional Source Contribution Function (3d-Pscf) for Air Pollutants from Biomass Fuel Burning Affecting the Air Quality in Seoul
IN SUN KIM, Dae Hyun Wee, Yong Pyo Kim, Ewha Womans University
Abstract Number: 711 Working Group: Aerosol Chemistry
Abstract The conventional potential source contribution function (2D-PSCF) cannot consider the emission and transport height of air pollutants. That missing information might be critical because injection height varies depending on the source type, such as with biomass burning. Kim et al. (2016) developed a simple algorithm to account for the height of trajectories with high concentrations and combined it with the 2D-PSCF to devise three-dimensional potential source contribution function (3D-PSCF). In this study, 3D-PSCF was conducted to determine the possible source areas of air pollutants from biomass fuel burning that were affecting the air quality in Seoul. 3D-PSCF was applied for concentrations at Seoul between 2006 and 2014.
This work would support the research for quantifying the impact of air pollutants emitted from biomass fuel burning in China and North Korea to air quality in Seoul.