Abstract:The study is based on the hourly PM2.5 concentration data from January 2017 to December 2024 at the Anshan City environmental monitoring station, as well as the surface meteorological element values during the same period. By using surface wind field data and the HYSPLIT backward trajectory model, the study explores the regional transport impact mechanism and potential source distribution of PM2.5 concentrations in Anshan City. The results show that the annual PM2.5 concentration in Anshan City exhibits an overall fluctuating downward trend. The annual variation trend presents a double “U” shape, with the highest levels in winter and the lowest in summer, and the pollution trend in spring and winter is significantly worse than in summer and autumn. From January to August, the PM2.5 mass concentration decreases monthly, while from August to December, it increases monthly. The daily average concentration shows a “bimodal” pattern, with peaks generally occurring around 8 am and 10 pm, and troughs around 4 pm. The PM2.5 concentration in the Anshan area is significantly affected by regional transport. In spring, summer, and autumn, the surface winds from the southwest direction lift the observed PM2.5 concentration, while in winter, the northerly winds correspond to higher PM2.5 concentrations, with the maximum lift coming from the northerly direction. In spring and summer, the PM2.5 concentration in Anshan is mainly influenced by medium-distance air masses from the northern land and sea, in autumn by short-distance air mass transport from the southwest within the province, and in winter by medium-distance air mass transport from the northern land and short-distance airflow from the west within the province. The potential source areas of PM2.5 are mainly distributed in the northern part of Liaoning, the central urban agglomeration of Liaoning, the southern part of Liaoning, the Bohai Bay area, as well as the Xing’an League of Inner Mongolia, the southwestern part of Jilin, and the Yantai area near the Shandong?Peninsula.