Articles | Volume 20, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2755-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2755-2020
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05 Mar 2020
Research article |  | 05 Mar 2020

Street-scale air quality modelling for Beijing during a winter 2016 measurement campaign

Michael Biggart, Jenny Stocker, Ruth M. Doherty, Oliver Wild, Michael Hollaway, David Carruthers, Jie Li, Qiang Zhang, Ruili Wu, Simone Kotthaus, Sue Grimmond, Freya A. Squires, James Lee, and Zongbo Shi

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Ambient air pollution is a major cause of premature death in China. We examine the street-scale variation of pollutant levels in Beijing using air pollution dispersion and chemistry model ADMS-Urban. Campaign measurements are compared with simulated pollutant levels, providing a valuable means of evaluating the impact of key processes on urban air quality. Air quality modelling at such fine scales is essential for human exposure studies and for informing choices on future emission controls.
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