Particle number size distribution and new particle formation under the influence of biomass burning at a high altitude background site at Mt. Yulong (3410&thinsp;m), China

Shang, Dongjie; Hu, Min; Zheng, Jing; Qin, Yanhong; Du, Zhuofei; Li, Mengren; Fang, Jingyao; Peng, Jianfei; Wu, Yusheng; Lu, Sihua; Guo, Song

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15687-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15687-2018

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Study of ozone, aerosols and radiation over the Tibetan Plateau...

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15687-2018

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01 Nov 2018

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| 01 Nov 2018

Particle number size distribution and new particle formation under the influence of biomass burning at a high altitude background site at Mt. Yulong (3410 m), China

Dongjie Shang, Min Hu, Jing Zheng, Yanhong Qin, Zhuofei Du, Mengren Li, Jingyao Fang, Jianfei Peng, Yusheng Wu, Sihua Lu, and Song Guo

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Biomass burning (BB) activities have a great impact on the particle number size distribution in the upper troposphere of the Tibetan Plateau (TP), which could affect regional and global climate. We found that the cloud condensation nuclei concentration was 2–8 times higher during BB influenced periods than during clean periods on the TP. An unexpectedly low new particle formation frequency was found in clean atmosphere on the TP, due to low concentrations of anthropogenic precursors, i.e., SO₂.