Articles | Volume 17, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12327-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12327-2017
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17 Oct 2017
Research article |  | 17 Oct 2017

Aerosol surface area concentration: a governing factor in new particle formation in Beijing

Runlong Cai, Dongsen Yang, Yueyun Fu, Xing Wang, Xiaoxiao Li, Yan Ma, Jiming Hao, Jun Zheng, and Jingkun Jiang

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The governing factors for new particle formation (NPF) events in Beijing were analyzed. The roles of gaseous precursors and aerosol surface area were illustrated. It appears that the abundance of gaseous precursors in Beijing is high enough to have nucleation; however, it is aerosol surface area that determines the occurrence of NPF events in Beijing. Aerosol loading thresholds (in the form of aerosol surface area and PM2.5 concentration) for predicting NPF days in Beijing were suggested.
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