Vol. 33, issue 09, article # 5

Popovicheva O. B., Kobelev V. O., Sinitsky A. I., Sitnikov N. M., Chichaeva M. A., Hansen A. Urban emissions of black carbon in the Arctic region by observations near Salekhard city. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2020. V. 33. No. 09. P. 690–697. DOI: 10.15372/AOO20200905 [in Russian].
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Abstract:

Urban emissions of black carbon (BC) were studied, since BC is the most significant component of the polluted atmosphere of the Arctic region. Three-months continuous measurements of BC mass concentrations were carried out in April–August 2019 at the aerosol station near the Salekhard city with an AE33 seven-wavelength aethalometer. Using a concentration probability function for BC concentrations measured under different wind speed and direction, potential sources of emissions have been identified. In the north-west direction from the station, the sector of urban emissions was detected, where the range of BC concentrations was from 73 to 135 ng/m3. According to official data, transport and thermal power plants, which use diesel fuel, gasoline, and natural gas, are the major Salekhard urban emission sources. In April–May and June 2019, the average BC concentrations in urban emissions were 133 ± 80 and 105 ± 80 ng/m3. In July, during a period of intense forest fires on the Polar Circle, they attained 350 ± 120 ng/m3 and identified the contribution of smoke plumes to the aerosol loading and deterioration of the urban air.

Keywords:

urban emissions, black carbon, Arctic region, wildfires

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