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Effect of coal type on aerosol optical properties at Ulaanbaatar city

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, seasonal characteristics of aerosol optical properties at Ulaanbaatar station of the international network of SKYNET are investigated using ground-based skyradiometer from the years extending from 2017 to 2023. The aerosol optical thickness (AOT) at 500nm wavelength and Angstrom exponent (AE) were determined in winter to evaluate the decrease in air pollution in Ulaanbaatar since implementing the government's decision to use coal briquettes for household heating. During the study period, the monthly mean AOT at 500nm varied throughout the year, with the maximum value of 0.178±0.004 obtained in winter due to households burning large amounts of biomass, and the highest AOT (0.183) was obtained in February. The mean AOT was 0.21 in the winter of 2017-2019, which decreased by 15 per cent to 0.18 in the winter of 2019-2023.

Source: Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.5564/pmas.v64i02.3651

Authors: Narangarav Tumur-Uyal, Baatarchuluun Tsermaa, Tuvshinjargal Baldorj, Javzandolgor Bad, Daariimaa Badarch

Institutions: National University of Mongolia, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403848336

FWCI: 0.182

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