Observations of aerosol optical properties at a coastal site in Hong Kong, South China

Wang, Jiaping; Virkkula, Aki; Gao, Yuan; Lee, Shuncheng; Shen, Yicheng; Chi, Xuguang; Nie, Wei; Liu, Qiang; Xu, Zheng; Huang, Xin; Wang, Tao; Cui, Long; Ding, Aijun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2653-2017

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22 Feb 2017

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| 22 Feb 2017

Observations of aerosol optical properties at a coastal site in Hong Kong, South China

Jiaping Wang, Aki Virkkula, Yuan Gao, Shuncheng Lee, Yicheng Shen, Xuguang Chi, Wei Nie, Qiang Liu, Zheng Xu, Xin Huang, Tao Wang, Long Cui, and Aijun Ding

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RC1: 'Review for “Observations of aerosol optical properties at a coastal site in Hong Kong, South China” by J.P. Wang et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Replies to reviewers' comments', J.P. Wang, 21 Jan 2017
RC2: 'Review comment on "Observations of aerosol optical properties at a coastal site in Hong Kong, South China "by Jiaping Wang et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Replies to reviewers' comments', J.P. Wang, 21 Jan 2017

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Short summary

Multi-year observations at a coastal station in Hong Kong reveals that aerosol optical properties showed clear temporal variations according to the dominant sources of aerosols. LPDM modeling and correlation analysis gave similar signals about the freshness of aerosols during different seasons. Fresh emissions of particles from nearby cities and ship exhausts affected light optical properties and particle size in summer and aged air mass in winter caused larger variability of light extinction.