Advances in Earth Science ›› 2010, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (5): 505-514. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2010.05.0505

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210Pb and 7Be as tracers for aerosol transfers at center Guizhou,China:II. The interpretation by monthly and yearly intervals

Wan Guojiang 1,Zheng Xiangdong 2,Lee H N 3,Bai Z G 4,Wan Enyuan 1,Wang Shilu 1,Yang Wei 1,Su Fei 5,Tang Jie 2,Wang Changsheng 1,Huang Ronggui 1, Liu Peng 6   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang  550002, China;
    2.Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing  100081, China;
    3.Environmental Measurements Laboratory, New York NY  10014-7447, USA;
    4.ISRIC-World Soil Information, Wageningen 6700 AJ, the Netherlands;
    5.Weather Bureau of Guizhou province,Guiyang  550002, China;
    6.China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory,Xining  810001,China
  • Received:2009-09-24 Revised:2010-03-29 Online:2010-05-10 Published:2010-05-10
  • Contact: Wan Guojiang E-mail:wanguojiang@vip.skleg.cn

Wan Guojiang,Zheng Xiangdong,Lee H N,Bai Z G,Wan Enyuan,Wang Shilu,Yang Wei. 210Pb and 7Be as tracers for aerosol transfers at center Guizhou,China:II. The interpretation by monthly and yearly intervals[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2010, 25(5): 505-514.

    The Weekly successive measurements of 210Pb and 7Be concentrations in surface air and depositional fluxes at Mt. Guanfeng/Guiyang since December of 2001 indicate that high 210Pb concentration is constrained by regional rainfall and air temperature, and shows U-pattern distribution; Seasonal variation of 7Be monthly mean concentration is influenced by amount of precipitation and downward stratospheric current; Ratio of 210Pb and 7Be monthly mean concentrations is determined by 210Pb variation and down flow of rich-7Be air mass. Ratio of 7Be concentration at Mt. Guanfeng/Guiyang and Mt. Waliguan fluctuates rapidly because of their latitudes and elevation, indicating an obvious influence of oceanic poor-7Be air mass invasion on Mt. Guanfeng. Annual mean concentration of 210Pb at Mt. Guanfeng/Guiyang during 2002-2008 is about 2.8 ± 0.6 mBq/m3, nearly 4 times of the average concentration of the highest concentrations of the global observations; 4.8 ± 0.6 mBq/m3 for 7Be, which is equivalent to the average concentration of the highest concentrations of the global observations and 1/3.8 times of the 7Be activity (18.0 mBq/m3) on the top of the troposphere at middle latitude of northern hemisphere; it is anticipated in the low latitude and high elevation area. In 2003, the ratio of annual mean 7Be concentration is 3.8 at both Mt. Waliguan and Mt. Guanfeng, which is consistent with the anticipated consequence of atmospheric transportation and mixture. Increasing trend of 7Be monthly mean concentration relates to decrease of sunspot number, the baseline of the influence for 7Be is about 4 mBq/m3; Increasing trend of 7Be annual mean concentration could also be influenced by sunspot number decrease. Volume-weighted concentrations of 7Be and 210Pb in rainfall at Mt. Guanfeng/Guiyang are 0.72 Bq/L and 0.27Bq/L, respectively; their annual depositional fluxes are 0.080 Bq/( cm2·a) and 0.031 Bq/( cm2·a), respectively. The numerical simulation shows global zonal distribution of 210Pb with mosaic areas of high air concentration and high fluxes, which confirms the simulated results of 210Pb and 7Be inventories in the sediments of Lake Hongfeng and Erhai.

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