Analysis of a Haze Weather Process in Eastern China from November 11th to 17th, 2020

Abstract

This study mainly introduces a large-scale heavy haze weather process in northern China from November 11 to 17, 2020, and analyzes the weather process. Methods such as comparative analysis and data analysis were used in this study. The main reasons for the formation of smog are as follows. First, the relative humidity is high and the water vapor content is relatively high. Second, the atmosphere is in a static and stable state, and suspended particulate matter in the atmosphere is not easy to diffuse and dilute, so it will gradually accumulate in urban areas and suburban areas. Third, there is a temperature inversion in the vertical direction, and the suspended particles in the air are difficult to drift to high altitudes and are blocked at low altitudes and near the ground. Fourth, there must be cooling conditions. Meteorological factors are the external causes for the formation of smog. And inversion intensity has a negative correlation with visibility, which has some indicating importance in fog and haze predictions. Large-scale haze weather mainly occurs in the large-scale atmospheric circulation with weak cold air and good water vapor conditions, and wind near the ground is small. Due to the high humidity in haze weather, fog droplets provide adsorption and reaction sites, accelerating the conversion of gaseous pollutants to liquid particles. At the same time, particles are also easy to act as condensation nucleus to accelerate the generation of haze. When the two interact, the pollutants are not easy to diffuse outward, resulting in agglomeration effect, and the pollution is getting heavier.