Observation and research on the typical atmosphere of beijing olympic games by optical remote sensing资料.pdf

7 Observation and Research on the Typical Atmosphere of Beijing Olympic Games by Optical Remote Sensing Wenqing Liu, Wei Huang, Pinhua Xie and Jianguo Liu State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Optical Monitoring Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, Anhui Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui P.R. China 1. Introduction The 29th Olympic and Paralympics Games were held from August 8th to September 17th, 2008 in China’s capital – Beijing. Air quality is a critical concern to China and the world. To ensure good air quality during the Olympic Games, Beijing Municipal Government and the Environmental Protection Agency of China launched a program called “Air Quality Guarantee Plan for the 29th Olympics in Beijing (AQGP)”. The period starting from July 1st, 2008 marked an intensified endeavour to improve Beijings air quality by shutting down heavy polluters. 3.3 million motor vehicles were removed from city streets on alternate days, depending on whether the license plate ended in an odd or even number during the period of July 20th to Sep. 20th, 2008 (the alternative day-driving scheme). At the same time, the adjacent cities and provinces also did their best to close major polluters that may have influence on the air quality of Beijing. The exceptional strict pollution control measures have hugely reduced the source emissions, making a green Olympic Games achievable. Bei