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DOI	10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.08.023
	The influence of wind speed on new particle formation events in an urban environment
	Pushpawela B.; Jayaratne R.; Morawska L.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0169-8095
起始页码	37
结束页码	41
卷号	215
英文摘要	New particle formation (NPF) is a common occurrence in urban environments where it is promoted by a ready supply of gaseous precursors such as sulfuric acid, ammonium and volatile organic compounds originating mainly from motor vehicle emissions. In this paper, we investigate the influence of wind speed on the occurrence of NPF events in a subtropical urban environment. The analysis was based on a large data set obtained with a neutral cluster and air ion spectrometer (NAIS) over 485 days of observations, out of which NPF events were observed on 213 days. Particles formation was most likely to occur during the morning hours and we observed NPF events between 8 am and noon on 123 of these days. In order to assess its influence, we estimated the mean wind speed between 8 and 9 am on these 123 days and on the days with no NPF. We found a statistically significant difference in average wind speeds during days with NPF (1.31 m s−1) and days with no NPF (1.84 m s−1) (p < 0.05). Several studies have shown that increasing wind speed enhances NPF in polluted megacities by removing pre-existing particles. Our observations indicate that this effect is less important in smaller cities, so that higher wind speeds can mitigate NPF by the removal of condensable gases. The wind speed does not affect the rate of NPF in clean environments. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
英文关键词	Atmospheric aerosols; New particle formation; Secondary particles; Wind speed
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Atmospheric aerosols; Speed; Urban planning; Volatile organic compounds; Clean environment; Gaseous precursors; Motor vehicle emissions; New particle formation; Secondary particles; Statistically significant difference; Urban environments; Wind speed; Wind; aerosol formation; ammonium; gas; megacity; particulate matter; sulfuric acid; urban atmosphere; volatile organic compound; wind velocity
来源期刊	Atmospheric Research
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/162195
作者单位	International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pushpawela B.,Jayaratne R.,Morawska L.. The influence of wind speed on new particle formation events in an urban environment[J],2019,215.
APA	Pushpawela B.,Jayaratne R.,&Morawska L..(2019).The influence of wind speed on new particle formation events in an urban environment.Atmospheric Research,215.
MLA	Pushpawela B.,et al."The influence of wind speed on new particle formation events in an urban environment".Atmospheric Research 215(2019).