Articles | Volume 16, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9675-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9675-2016
Research article
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02 Aug 2016
Research article |  | 02 Aug 2016

Impact of crop field burning and mountains on heavy haze in the North China Plain: a case study

Xin Long, Xuexi Tie, Junji Cao, Rujin Huang, Tian Feng, Nan Li, Suyu Zhao, Jie Tian, Guohui Li, and Qiang Zhang
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We studied the impact of crop field burning (CFB) on air pollution in North China Plain (NCP) using MODIS observations and the numerical model WRF-CHEM. The CFB plume emitted in southern NCP and went through a long-range transport to northern NCP. The long-range transport and the effect of mountains obviously enhanced the PM2.5 pollution in northern NCP. The prohibition of CFB should be strict not just in or around Beijing, but also on the ulterior crop growth areas of southern NCP.
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