Publications

Oh, SH; Kim, J; Shon, ZH; Bae, MS (2017). Assessing the Altitudinal Potential Source Contribution Function of Aerosol Optical Depth in the West Coast of Korean Peninsula during the DRAGON-KORUS-AQ Campaign. JOURNAL OF KOREAN SOCIETY FOR ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 33(1), 19-30.

Abstract
The altitudinal potential source contribution function (PSCFa) method was developed by considering topography and height of back trajectories. The PSCFa calculated on the contributions of trans-boundary transport to the hourly mean concentrations of aerosol optical depth (AOD) of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) in the Distributed Regional Aerosol Gridded Observation Networks (DRAGON) KORea-US Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) campaign from March 31 to July 1 in 2016. Eastern China (33 degrees N similar to 35 degrees N and 119 degrees E similar to 121 degrees E) can be the major source of trans-boundary pollution to the western area in South Korea resulted from PSCFa (0 similar to 700 m). In this study, AOD by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was compared to verify the source regions. Regionally, the effects of the long-range transport of pollutants from the eastern China on air quality in south Korea have become more significant over this period.

DOI:
10.5572/KOSAE.2017.33.1.019

ISSN:
1598-7132