Molecular characterization of organic aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: insights into primary and secondary sources

Wan, Xin; Kang, Shichang; Rupakheti, Maheswar; Zhang, Qianggong; Tripathee, Lekhendra; Guo, Junming; Chen, Pengfei; Rupakheti, Dipesh; Panday, Arnico K.; Lawrence, Mark G.; Kawamura, Kimitaka; Cong, Zhiyuan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2725-2019

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04 Mar 2019

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| 04 Mar 2019

Molecular characterization of organic aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: insights into primary and secondary sources

Xin Wan, Shichang Kang, Maheswar Rupakheti, Qianggong Zhang, Lekhendra Tripathee, Junming Guo, Pengfei Chen, Dipesh Rupakheti, Arnico K. Panday, Mark G. Lawrence, Kimitaka Kawamura, and Zhiyuan Cong

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RC1: 'Review comments for consideration: Molecular characterization of organic aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal:', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'Responses to Referee #1', Xin Wan, 02 Dec 2018
RC2: 'ACP-2018-704 Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Nov 2018
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AR by Xin Wan on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Dec 2018) by Kim Oanh Nguyen Thi

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jan 2019) by Kim Oanh Nguyen Thi

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ED: Publish as is (16 Feb 2019) by Kim Oanh Nguyen Thi

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The sources of primary and secondary aerosols in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau region are not well known. Organic molecular tracers are useful for aerosol source apportionment. The characterization of molecular tracers were first systemically investigated and the contribution from primary and secondary sources to carbonaceous aerosols was estimated in the Kathmandu Valley. Our results demonstrate that biomass burning contributed a significant fraction to OC in the Kathmandu Valley.