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Extreme ozone pollution events (EOPEs) are associated with synoptic weather patterns (SWPs) and pose severe health and ecological risks. However, a systematic investigation of the meteorological causes, transport pathways, and source contributions to historical EOPEs is still lacking. In this paper, the K-means clustering method is applied to identify six dominant SWPs during the warm season in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region from 2016 to 2022. It provides an integrated analysis of the meteorological factors affecting ozone pollution in Hefei under different SWPs. Using the WRF-FLEXPART model, the transport pathways (TPPs) and geographical sources of the near-surface air masses in Hefei during EOPEs are investigated. The results reveal that Hefei experienced the highest ozone concentration (134.77 ± 42.82 µg/m), exceedance frequency (46 days (23.23 %)), and proportion of EOPEs (21 instances, 47.7 %) under the control of peripheral subsidence of typhoon (Type 5). Regional southeast winds correlated with the ozone pollution in Hefei. During EOPEs, a high boundary layer height, solar radiation, and temperature; low humidity and cloud cover; and pronounced subsidence airflow occurred over Hefei and the broader YRD region. The East-South (E_S) patterns exhibited the highest frequency (28 instances, 65.11 %). Regarding the TPPs and geographical sources of the near-surface air masses during historical EOPEs. The YRD was the main source for land-originating air masses under E_S patterns (50.28 %), with Hefei, southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and northern Zhejiang being key contributors. These findings can help improve ozone pollution early warning and control mechanisms at urban and regional scales.
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