Articles | Volume 20, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13023-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13023-2020
Research article
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07 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 07 Nov 2020

The promotion effect of nitrous acid on aerosol formation in wintertime in Beijing: the possible contribution of traffic-related emissions

Yongchun Liu, Yusheng Zhang, Chaofan Lian, Chao Yan, Zeming Feng, Feixue Zheng, Xiaolong Fan, Yan Chen, Weigang Wang, Biwu Chu, Yonghong Wang, Jing Cai, Wei Du, Kaspar R. Daellenbach, Juha Kangasluoma, Federico Bianchi, Joni Kujansuu, Tuukka Petäjä, Xuefei Wang, Bo Hu, Yuesi Wang, Maofa Ge, Hong He, and Markku Kulmala

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AR by Yongchun Liu on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Jun 2020) by John Liggio
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Jun 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (21 Jun 2020)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Jul 2020) by John Liggio
AR by Yongchun Liu on behalf of the Authors (25 Aug 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Sep 2020) by John Liggio
AR by Yongchun Liu on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Understanding of the chemical and physical processes leading to atmospheric aerosol particle formation is crucial to devising effective mitigation strategies to protect the public and reduce uncertainties in climate predictions. We found that the photolysis of nitrous acid could promote the formation of organic and nitrate aerosol and that traffic-related emission is a major contributor to ambient nitrous acid on haze days in wintertime in Beijing.
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