Research Article

The Influence of Climate Factors, Meteorological Conditions, and Boundary-Layer Structure on Severe Haze Pollution in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region during January 2013

Table 2

Summary of meteorological factors in January 2013 in different air quality levels over the BTH region.

Air quality levelsPressure (hPa)Wind speed (m/s)Temperature (°C)RH (%)Sunshine hour (h)Visibility (km)

All sites I&IIMean1002.93.4−11.841.57.9
SD46.82.35.411.50.6
III&IVMean997.52.1−7.464.85.6
SD45.71.24.716.63.3
V&VIMean994.71.7−5.7763.1
SD45.40.93.413.73.5

Plain sitesI&IIMean1031.23.1−940820.3
SD9.62.33.2110.76.1
III&IVMean1025.71.9−5.568.55.110.8
SD5.61.13.116.33.34.9
V&VIMean1022.81.8−4.282.11.44.3
SD4.70.92112.53.3

SD represents standard deviation.