A modeling study of the nonlinear response of fine particles to air pollutant emissions in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region

Zhao, Bin; Wu, Wenjing; Wang, Shuxiao; Xing, Jia; Chang, Xing; Liou, Kuo-Nan; Jiang, Jonathan H.; Gu, Yu; Jang, Carey; Fu, Joshua S.; Zhu, Yun; Wang, Jiandong; Lin, Yan; Hao, Jiming

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12031-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12031-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12031-2017

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10 Oct 2017

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| 10 Oct 2017

A modeling study of the nonlinear response of fine particles to air pollutant emissions in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region

Bin Zhao, Wenjing Wu, Shuxiao Wang, Jia Xing, Xing Chang, Kuo-Nan Liou, Jonathan H. Jiang, Yu Gu, Carey Jang, Joshua S. Fu, Yun Zhu, Jiandong Wang, Yan Lin, and Jiming Hao

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RC1: 'Review comments on "A modeling study of the nonlinear response of fine particles to air pollutant emissions in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region" by Bin Zhao et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 26 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Response to the comments of referee #3', Shuxiao Wang, 12 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Review comments on acp-2017-428 titled "A modeling study of the nonlinear response of fine particles to air pollutant emissions in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region"', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Jul 2017
- AC2: 'Response to the comments of referee #2', Shuxiao Wang, 12 Aug 2017

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Using over 1000 chemical transport model simulations in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, we find that the emissions of primary inorganic PM_2.5 make the largest contribution to PM_2.5 concentrations and thus should be prioritized in PM_2.5 control strategies. Among the precursors, PM_2.5 concentrations are primarily sensitive to the emissions of NH₃, NMVOC+IVOC, and POA, and the sensitivities increase substantially for NH₃ and NH_x with the increase in emission reduction ratio.