Characteristics and source apportionment of fine haze aerosol in Beijing during the winter of 2013

Shang, Xiaona; Zhang, Kai; Meng, Fan; Wang, Shihao; Lee, Meehye; Suh, Inseon; Kim, Daigon; Jeon, Kwonho; Park, Hyunju; Wang, Xuezhong; Zhao, Yuxi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2573-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2573-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2573-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

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21 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 21 Feb 2018

Characteristics and source apportionment of fine haze aerosol in Beijing during the winter of 2013

Xiaona Shang, Kai Zhang, Fan Meng, Shihao Wang, Meehye Lee, Inseon Suh, Daigon Kim, Kwonho Jeon, Hyunju Park, Xuezhong Wang, and Yuxi Zhao

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RC1: 'Comment on Shang et al. Characteristics and source apportionment of fine haze aerosol in Beijing during the winter of 2013', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jul 2017
- AC1: 'Correspondence to Review1', Meehye Lee, 27 Oct 2017
RC2: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Correspondence to Review 2', Meehye Lee, 27 Oct 2017

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AR by Meehye Lee on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2017) Manuscript

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ED: Publish as is (27 Nov 2017) by Steven Brown

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The main sources of PM_2.5 during the 2013–2014 winter period in Beijing were identified as soil dust, traffic emission, biomass combustion, industrial emission, and coal combustion. A red-alert haze was almost equally contributed by local traffic and transported coal combustion emissions from Beijing vicinities. This study emphasizes the role of weather condition in haze formation by building up stagnant condition that facilitates the transport of emissions from Beijing's neighboring cities.