Diurnal variations of air quality due to the characteristic features of local weather phenomena over Kunsan, Taegu, and Pohang are analyzed using various synoptic wind fields and the characteristics of local weather during the period of 1990 to 1992.
The air pollutants analyzed are sulfur dioxide(SO_2), nitrogen dioxide(NO_2), and oxidants (O_3). The synoptic wind fields estimated at over the 850 hPa geopotential height are divided in terms of four wind directions and two wind speed categories for each season. The synoptic weather conditions are also classified into two categories depending on the total cloud amounts.
The present study shows that the SO_2 concentration over Kunsan, and Taegu was maximum at the two or three hours after sunrise and second primary was three or four hours after sunset. On the other hand, its concentration over Kunsan was maximum at 1900 LST or 2000 LST. The O_3 concentration over the three cities shows its maximum in the afternoon when the solar radiation is strong. The NO_2 concentration over Kunsan shows in reverse proportion to the 0_3 concentration over the Kunsan.

• 서기수(경북대학교 지구과학교육과) | Ki-Soo Seo (Dept. of Earth Science, Kyungpook National University)
• 윤일희(경북대학교 지구과학교육과) | III-Hee Yoon (Dept. of Earth Science, Kyungpook National University)
• 안병호(경북대학교 지구과학교육과) | Byung-Ho Ahn (Dept. of Earth Science, Kyungpook National University)
• 문영수(경산대학교 환경과학과) | Young-Soo Moon (Dept. of Environmental Science, Kyungsan University)