Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

Zhang, Y.-L.; Huang, R.-J.; El Haddad, I.; Ho, K.-F.; Cao, J.-J.; Han, Y.; Zotter, P.; Bozzetti, C.; Daellenbach, K. R.; Canonaco, F.; Slowik, J. G.; Salazar, G.; Schwikowski, M.; Schnelle-Kreis, J.; Abbaszade, G.; Zimmermann, R.; Baltensperger, U.; Prévôt, A. S. H.; Szidat, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1299-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1299-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1299-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

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06 Feb 2015

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| 06 Feb 2015

Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

Y.-L. Zhang, R.-J. Huang, I. El Haddad, K.-F. Ho, J.-J. Cao, Y. Han, P. Zotter, C. Bozzetti, K. R. Daellenbach, F. Canonaco, J. G. Slowik, G. Salazar, M. Schwikowski, J. Schnelle-Kreis, G. Abbaszade, R. Zimmermann, U. Baltensperger, A. S. H. Prévôt, and S. Szidat

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RC C9667: 'minor revisions', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Nov 2014
- AC C10894: 'AR by Zhang on behalf of the Authors', Yanlin Zhang, 06 Jan 2015
RC C9697: 'Anonymous Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Nov 2014
- AC C10897: 'AR by Zhang on behalf of the Authors', Yanlin Zhang, 06 Jan 2015
RC C9727: 'some concerns', Anonymous Referee #3, 01 Dec 2014
- AC C10898: 'AR by Zhang on behalf of the Authors', Yanlin Zhang, 06 Jan 2015
AC C10895: 'AR by Zhang on behalf of the Authors', Yanlin Zhang, 06 Jan 2015
- AC C10896: 'AR by Zhang on behalf of the Authors', Yanlin Zhang, 06 Jan 2015

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Source apportionment of fine carbonaceous aerosols using radiocarbon and other organic markers measurements during 2013 winter haze episodes was conducted at four megacities in China. Our results demonstrate that fossil emissions predominate EC with a mean contribution of 75±8%, whereas non-fossil sources account for 55±10% of OC; and the increment of TC on heavily polluted days was mainly driven by the increase of secondary OC from both fossil-fuel and non-fossil emissions.