OH reactivity in urban and suburban regions in Seoul, South Korea: an East Asian megacity in a rapid transition
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OH reactivity in urban and suburban regions in Seoul, South Korea : an East Asian megacity in a rapid transition. / Kim, Saewung; Sanchez, Dianne; Wang, Mark; Seco, Roger; Jeong, Daun; Hughes, Stacey; Barletta, Barbara; Blake, Donald R.; Jung, Jinsang; Kim, Deugsoo; Lee, Gangwoong; Lee, Meehye; Ahn, Joonyoung; Lee, Sang Deok; Cho, Gangnam; Sung, Min Young; Lee, Yong-Hwan; Kim, Dan Bi; Kim, Younha; Woo, Jung-Hun; Jo, Duseong; Park, Rokjin; Park, Jeong-Hoo; Hong, You-Deog; Hong, Ji-Hyung.
I: Faraday Discussions, Bind 189, 2016, s. 231-251.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - OH reactivity in urban and suburban regions in Seoul, South Korea
T2 - an East Asian megacity in a rapid transition
AU - Kim, Saewung
AU - Sanchez, Dianne
AU - Wang, Mark
AU - Seco, Roger
AU - Jeong, Daun
AU - Hughes, Stacey
AU - Barletta, Barbara
AU - Blake, Donald R.
AU - Jung, Jinsang
AU - Kim, Deugsoo
AU - Lee, Gangwoong
AU - Lee, Meehye
AU - Ahn, Joonyoung
AU - Lee, Sang Deok
AU - Cho, Gangnam
AU - Sung, Min Young
AU - Lee, Yong-Hwan
AU - Kim, Dan Bi
AU - Kim, Younha
AU - Woo, Jung-Hun
AU - Jo, Duseong
AU - Park, Rokjin
AU - Park, Jeong-Hoo
AU - Hong, You-Deog
AU - Hong, Ji-Hyung
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - South Korea has recently achieved developed country status with the second largest megacity in the world, the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). This study provides insights into future changes in air quality for rapidly emerging megacities in the East Asian region. We present total OH reactivity observations in the SMA conducted at an urban Seoul site (May-June, 2015) and a suburban forest site (Sep, 2015). The total OH reactivity in an urban site during the daytime was observed at similar levels (∼15 s-1) to those previously reported from other East Asian megacity studies. Trace gas observations indicate that OH reactivity is largely accounted for by NOX (∼50%) followed by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (∼35%). Isoprene accounts for a substantial fraction of OH reactivity among the comprehensive VOC observational dataset (25-47%). In general, observed total OH reactivity can be accounted for by the observed trace gas dataset. However, observed total OH reactivity in the suburban forest area cannot be largely accounted for (∼70%) by the trace gas measurements. The importance of biogenic VOC (BVOCs) emissions and oxidations used to evaluate the impacts of East Asian megacity outflows for the regional air quality and climate contexts are highlighted in this study.
AB - South Korea has recently achieved developed country status with the second largest megacity in the world, the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). This study provides insights into future changes in air quality for rapidly emerging megacities in the East Asian region. We present total OH reactivity observations in the SMA conducted at an urban Seoul site (May-June, 2015) and a suburban forest site (Sep, 2015). The total OH reactivity in an urban site during the daytime was observed at similar levels (∼15 s-1) to those previously reported from other East Asian megacity studies. Trace gas observations indicate that OH reactivity is largely accounted for by NOX (∼50%) followed by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (∼35%). Isoprene accounts for a substantial fraction of OH reactivity among the comprehensive VOC observational dataset (25-47%). In general, observed total OH reactivity can be accounted for by the observed trace gas dataset. However, observed total OH reactivity in the suburban forest area cannot be largely accounted for (∼70%) by the trace gas measurements. The importance of biogenic VOC (BVOCs) emissions and oxidations used to evaluate the impacts of East Asian megacity outflows for the regional air quality and climate contexts are highlighted in this study.
U2 - 10.1039/c5fd00230c
DO - 10.1039/c5fd00230c
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84978943559
VL - 189
SP - 231
EP - 251
JO - Faraday Discussions
JF - Faraday Discussions
SN - 1359-6640
ER -
ID: 234279727