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First, the boundary layer heights (BLHs) of the haze events were calculated using the atmospheric refractive index structure constant, wind direction and speed, and these were verified against reanalysis data from ERA-Interim. Spatial\u2013temporal evolution and statistical characteristics of temperature, and relative humidity and horizontal wind during haze events, were then analyzed. Finally, the relationships between the BLH and AQI (air quality index) and PM2.5 during the haze events were analyzed. The results indicate that the average BLHs during haze events at Xianyang Airport were generally lower than 1000 m. Moreover, the average BLHs in December and January were distributed in the range of 200\u2013600 m, and lower than that in June and July, in a range of 500\u20131100 m. Furthermore, the maximum value of the average BLH appears at 13:00\u201315:00. When the temperature was low in the morning, the stratification difference was small and the sensible heat flux between ground and air was still weak, leading to a low BLH value. Meanwhile, when the air quality was poor, the relative humidity was relatively large, and the corresponding AQI and PM2.5 were very large. Subsequently, when the temperature gradually increased with time, the heat flux and the average BLH also gradually increased. Moreover, the relative humidity within the BL decreased, and the corresponding AQI and PM2.5 also gradually decreased, with the corresponding air quality improving accordingly. The results obtained herein provide a key reference for the preparedness of haze events.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15030641","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,23]],"date-time":"2023-01-23T04:19:22Z","timestamp":1674447562000},"page":"641","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Study on the Boundary Layer of the Haze at Xianyang Airport Based on Multi-Source Detection Data"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Hu","family":"Ming","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}]},{"given":"Minzhong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Urumqi 830002, China"}]},{"given":"Lianhui","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Northwest Regional Air Traffic Administration Bureau, CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China), Xi\u2019an 710082, China"}]},{"given":"Yijia","family":"Qian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Northwest Regional Air Traffic Administration Bureau, CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China), Xi\u2019an 710082, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7273-7499","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mingliang","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4193-6062","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdellah","family":"Chehri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"106315","DOI":"10.1016\/j.atmosres.2022.106315","article-title":"Atmospheric circulation anomaly over mid\u2013 and high\u2013 latitudes and its association with severe persistent haze events in Beijing","volume":"277","author":"Hua","year":"2022","journal-title":"Atmos. 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