Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

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Analysis of Asian Dust Events in Korea between 1997 and 2005

  • Choi, Soon-Ho (Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Choi, Yongjoo (Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Ghim, Young Sung (Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
  • Received : 2013.03.22
  • Accepted : 2013.05.09
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The characteristics of Asian dust (AD) in Korea between 1997 and 2005 were investigated, focusing on peak 1-hour $PM_{10}$ concentrations during AD events at seven cities over the Korean Peninsula. The frequency of AD events decreased from Seoul to Busan, indicating the major pathway of AD in Korea was from northwest to southeast. AD events were most frequent in 2001 while peak concentrations during AD events were much higher in 2002. Recent works show that the trajectories from northerly directions increased during the 2000s and later (Chun, 2009; Kim, 2008). In this work, the fraction of trajectories from the northwest was the largest on the whole, although trajectories from each direction varied by city and year. It is presumed that high concentrations of $PM_{10}$ during AD events are generally associated with trajectories from the northwest rather than from the source region.

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