Aerosol chemistry and particle growth events at an urban downwind site in North China Plain

Zhang, Yingjie; Du, Wei; Wang, Yuying; Wang, Qingqing; Wang, Haofei; Zheng, Haitao; Zhang, Fang; Shi, Hongrong; Bian, Yuxuan; Han, Yongxiang; Fu, Pingqing; Canonaco, Francesco; Prévôt, André S. H.; Zhu, Tong; Wang, Pucai; Li, Zhanqing; Sun, Yele

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14637-2018

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12 Oct 2018

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| 12 Oct 2018

Aerosol chemistry and particle growth events at an urban downwind site in North China Plain

Yingjie Zhang, Wei Du, Yuying Wang, Qingqing Wang, Haofei Wang, Haitao Zheng, Fang Zhang, Hongrong Shi, Yuxuan Bian, Yongxiang Han, Pingqing Fu, Francesco Canonaco, André S. H. Prévôt, Tong Zhu, Pucai Wang, Zhanqing Li, and Yele Sun

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RC1: 'Aerosol chemistry and particle growth events at an urban downwind site in the North China Plain', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Feb 2018
RC2: 'Comments on "Aerosol chemistry and particle growth events at an urban downwind site in the North China Plain" by Zhang et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Mar 2018
AC1: 'Reply to the two referees' comments', Yele Sun, 01 Jun 2018

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AR by Yele Sun on behalf of the Authors (01 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Jun 2018) by Hang Su

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Aug 2018) by Hang Su

AR by Yele Sun on behalf of the Authors (06 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Aug 2018) by Hang Su

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Sep 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Sep 2018) by Hang Su

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We have a comprehensive characterization of aerosol chemistry and particle growth events at a downwind site of a highly polluted city in the North China Plain. Aerosol particles at the urban downwind site were highly aged and mainly from secondary formation. New particle growth events were also frequently observed on both clean and polluted days. While both sulfate and SOA played important roles in particle growth during clean periods, SOA was more important than sulfate during polluted events.