A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China
Rapid industrialization and urbanization have caused frequent occurrence of haze in China during wintertime in recent years. The sulfate aerosol is one of the most important components of fine particles (PM<sub>2. 5</sub>) in the atmosphere, contributing significantly to the haze formati...
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| author | G. Li N. Bei J. Cao R. Huang J. Wu T. Feng Y. Wang S. Liu Q. Zhang X. Tie L. T. Molina |
| author_facet | G. Li N. Bei J. Cao R. Huang J. Wu T. Feng Y. Wang S. Liu Q. Zhang X. Tie L. T. Molina |
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| description | Rapid industrialization and urbanization have caused
frequent occurrence of haze in China during wintertime in recent years. The
sulfate aerosol is one of the most important components of fine particles
(PM<sub>2. 5</sub>) in the atmosphere, contributing significantly to the haze
formation. However, the heterogeneous formation mechanism of sulfate remains
poorly characterized. The relationships of the observed sulfate with
PM<sub>2. 5</sub>, iron, and relative humidity in Xi'an, China have been employed
to evaluate the mechanism and to develop a parameterization of the sulfate
heterogeneous formation involving aerosol water for incorporation into
atmospheric chemical transport models. Model simulations with the proposed
parameterization can successfully reproduce the observed sulfate rapid
growth and diurnal variations in Xi'an and Beijing, China. Reasonable
representation of sulfate heterogeneous formation in chemical transport
models considerably improves the PM<sub>2. 5</sub> simulations, providing the
underlying basis for better understanding the haze formation and supporting
the design and implementation of emission control strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38dcae6f7a22439ba5bdf1abe2e4a3b52022-12-22T01:01:34ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242017-03-011753301331610.5194/acp-17-3301-2017A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in ChinaG. Li0N. Bei1J. Cao2R. Huang3J. Wu4T. Feng5Y. Wang6S. Liu7Q. Zhang8X. Tie9L. T. Molina10Key Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaSchool of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaKey Lab of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, ChinaMolina Center for Energy and the Environment, La Jolla, CA, USARapid industrialization and urbanization have caused frequent occurrence of haze in China during wintertime in recent years. The sulfate aerosol is one of the most important components of fine particles (PM<sub>2. 5</sub>) in the atmosphere, contributing significantly to the haze formation. However, the heterogeneous formation mechanism of sulfate remains poorly characterized. The relationships of the observed sulfate with PM<sub>2. 5</sub>, iron, and relative humidity in Xi'an, China have been employed to evaluate the mechanism and to develop a parameterization of the sulfate heterogeneous formation involving aerosol water for incorporation into atmospheric chemical transport models. Model simulations with the proposed parameterization can successfully reproduce the observed sulfate rapid growth and diurnal variations in Xi'an and Beijing, China. Reasonable representation of sulfate heterogeneous formation in chemical transport models considerably improves the PM<sub>2. 5</sub> simulations, providing the underlying basis for better understanding the haze formation and supporting the design and implementation of emission control strategies.http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/3301/2017/acp-17-3301-2017.pdf |
| spellingShingle | G. Li N. Bei J. Cao R. Huang J. Wu T. Feng Y. Wang S. Liu Q. Zhang X. Tie L. T. Molina A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| title | A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China |
| title_full | A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China |
| title_fullStr | A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China |
| title_short | A possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in China |
| title_sort | possible pathway for rapid growth of sulfate during haze days in china |
| url | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/3301/2017/acp-17-3301-2017.pdf |
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