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| 20 Mar 2018
Observational analyses of dramatic developments of a severe air pollution event in the Beijing area
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Mingyu Zhou
National Marine Environment Forecast Center, Beijing, China
Zhigang Cheng
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Qingchun Li
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Xiaoyan Cao
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Jingjiang Zhang
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
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A rapid increase in the PM2.5 concentration in Beijing, China, on 30 November 2015 was found to be transported from south of Beijing by both turbulent mixing and advection processes. The nighttime relatively clean air was from the downslope flow northwest of Beijing; the rapid increase in the PM2.5 concentration in the morning resulted from the downward convective turbulent transfer of the polluted air that was rapidly advected over the nighttime stable boundary layer.
A rapid increase in the PM2.5 concentration in Beijing, China, on 30 November 2015 was found to...
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