Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17717-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17717-2018
Research article
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13 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2018

Contributions to the explosive growth of PM2.5 mass due to aerosol–radiation feedback and decrease in turbulent diffusion during a red alert heavy haze in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, China

Hong Wang, Yue Peng, Xiaoye Zhang, Hongli Liu, Meng Zhang, Huizheng Che, Yanli Cheng, and Yu Zheng

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AR by H. Wang on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2018)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Oct 2018) by Veli-Matti Kerminen
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Nov 2018) by Veli-Matti Kerminen
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Nov 2018) by Veli-Matti Kerminen
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The explosive growth (EG) of PM2.5 resulted in a PM2.5 maximum, which was generally underestimated by atmospheric chemical models due to the deficient description of the local turbulence intermittent. The aerosol–radiation feedback (AF) and decrease in turbulence diffusion (DTD) may reduce the underestimation of PM2.5 EG by 20–25% and 14–20%, respectively. The modeled EG stage PM2.5 error was decreased from −40 to −51% to −11 to 2% by the combined effects of AF and DTD in Jing–Jin–Ji.
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