Simulations of organic aerosol concentrations during springtime in the
Guanzhong Basin, China

Feng, Tian; Li, Guohui; Cao, Junji; Bei, Naifang; Shen, Zhenxing; Zhou, Weijian; Liu, Suixin; Zhang, Ting; Wang, Yichen; Huang, Ru-jin; Tie, Xuexi; Molina, Luisa T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10045-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10045-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10045-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

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09 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 09 Aug 2016

Simulations of organic aerosol concentrations during springtime in the Guanzhong Basin, China

Tian Feng, Guohui Li, Junji Cao, Naifang Bei, Zhenxing Shen, Weijian Zhou, Suixin Liu, Ting Zhang, Yichen Wang, Ru-jin Huang, Xuexi Tie, and Luisa T. Molina

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'acp-2016-224', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 May 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Guohui Li, 14 Jul 2016
RC2: 'Interactive comment on Simulations of Organic Aerosol Concentrations during Springtime in the Guanzhong Basin, China, by Tian Feng et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 19 May 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #3', Guohui Li, 14 Jul 2016
RC3: 'Comments on “Simulations of Organic Aerosol Concentrations during Springtime in the Guanzhong Basin, China” by Tian et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 May 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Guohui Li, 14 Jul 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Guohui Li on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (15 Jul 2016) by Leiming Zhang

AR by Guohui Li on behalf of the Authors (18 Jul 2016)

Short summary

The springtime organic aerosol (OA) concentrations in the Guanzhong Basin, China are simulated using the WRF-Chem model with two secondary OA (SOA) modules. Model results are verified with near-surface observations. The non-traditional SOA module significantly improves SOA simulation. Oxidation and partitioning of primary OAs is the most important pathway in SOA formation. Residential emissions are the dominant anthropogenic OA source.