近日，课题组一篇题为“Source-Receptor Relationship of Transboundary Particulate Matter Pollution between China, South Korea and Japan: Approaches, Current Understanding and Limitations”的论文被SCI期刊《Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology》接收。《Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology》是中科院期刊分区表中环境科学与生态学领域的1区Top期刊，在科睿唯安（Clarivate Analytics）期刊引证报告（JCR）环境科学领域所有274本SCI期刊中排名第5。在该期刊排名之前的4个期刊分别是聚焦化学、材料、能源和环境的跨学科期刊《Energy & Environmental Science》，Nature子刊《Nature Climate Change》，Nature子刊《Nature Sustainability》，以及柳叶刀旗下聚焦星球健康和环境的跨学科期刊《Lancet Planetary Health》。《Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology》的期刊影响因子为12.561，剔除自引后的影响因子为12.085。这篇论文的合作者是中国科学院大气物理所李嘉伟副研究员和英国爱丁堡大学地球科学学院博士生姚飞。摘要见下文。

A paper titled “Source-Receptor Relationship of Transboundary Particulate Matter Pollution between China, South Korea and Japan: Approaches, Current Understanding and Limitations” is accepted for publication by Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is a highly respected journal in the field of environmental science with an impact factor of 12.561 (12.085 without self-citations). This paper is a research output of collaboration with Dr Jiawei Li from Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Mr Yao Fei from School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh.

The abstract of this paper is as follows:

Transboundary particulate matter (PM) pollution in Northeast Asia has raised tremendous concerns in China, South Korea, and Japan, leading to a proliferation of publications in recent years. This article summarizes the existing knowledge on the source-receptor relationship (SRR) of transboundary PM pollution between China, South Korea, and Japan with a focus on approaches, current understanding, and limitations. We found that eastern-, northern- and northeastern China are the most contributing source areas within China to PM pollution in both South Korea and Japan, but it remains debatable whether China contributes more PM pollution to South Korea or Japan than those countries themselves. Considerable differences have been reported in the estimations of China’s relative contributions to receptor countries, and higher estimations were usually obtained from studies that focused on short time periods, used outdated emission inventories, and had few or no international collaboration. China’s contributions range from 26% to 56% for South Korea and from 13.6% to 53.9% for Japan if the analysis periods are limited to one or several years and the receptors are limited to an entire country. We attributed these differences to the discrepancies in the analysis periods, analytical approaches, modelling settings, definitions of source and receptors, and international collaboration. We also demonstrated that current SRR studies face the challenges from data quality issues in PM measurement data and emission inventories, limited temporal and spatial scales in modelling, and limited analytical perspectives concerning the allocation of environmental responsibilities. Suggestions for future research are provided to address these challenges.