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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15101-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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07 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 07 Dec 2020
| 07 Dec 2020
Surface–atmosphere fluxes of volatile organic compounds in Beijing
W. Joe F. Acton
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
now at: School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, the
University of Birmingham,
Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Zhonghui Huang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of
Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
now at: State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk
Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment,
Guangzhou 510655, China
Brian Davison
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
Will S. Drysdale
Department of Chemistry, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York,
York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Pingqing Fu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Huayanli 40, Chaoyang District,
Beijing 100029, China
Michael Hollaway
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Library Ave, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4AP, UK
Ben Langford
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian,
EH26 0QB, UK
James Lee
Department of Chemistry, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York,
York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Yanhui Liu
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China
Stefan Metzger
National Ecological Observatory Network Program, Battelle, 1685 38th Street, Boulder,
CO 80301, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison,
1225 West DaytonStreet, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Neil Mullinger
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian,
EH26 0QB, UK
Eiko Nemitz
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian,
EH26 0QB, UK
Claire E. Reeves
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
Freya A. Squires
Department of Chemistry, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York,
York, YO10 5DD, UK
Adam R. Vaughan
Department of Chemistry, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York,
York, YO10 5DD, UK
Xinming Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of
Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Zhaoyi Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of
Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Oliver Wild
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
Qiang Zhang
Department of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth
System Modelling, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yanli Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of
Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
C. Nicholas Hewitt
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
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Short summary
Air quality in Beijing is of concern to both policy makers and the general public. In order to address concerns about air quality it is vital that the sources of atmospheric pollutants are understood. This work presents the first top-down measurement of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in Beijing. These measurements are used to evaluate the emissions inventory and assess the impact of VOC emission from the city centre on atmospheric chemistry.
Air quality in Beijing is of concern to both policy makers and the general public. In order to...
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