Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-901-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-901-2020
Research article
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23 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 23 Jan 2020

Significant contribution of organics to aerosol liquid water content in winter in Beijing, China

Xiaoai Jin, Yuying Wang, Zhanqing Li, Fang Zhang, Weiqi Xu, Yele Sun, Xinxin Fan, Guangyu Chen, Hao Wu, Jingye Ren, Qiuyan Wang, and Maureen Cribb

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AR by Zhanqing Li on behalf of the Authors (06 Oct 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
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RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Nov 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Nov 2019) by Yafang Cheng
AR by Zhanqing Li on behalf of the Authors (21 Nov 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2019) by Yafang Cheng
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In this study the aerosol liquid water content (ALWC) is determined from aerosol hygroscopic growth factor (GF) measurement (ALWCHTDMA) and also simulated by the ISORROPIA II thermodynamic model (ALWCISO). We found that ALWC contributed by organics (ALWCOrg) accounts for 30 % ± 22 % of the total ALWC in winter in Beijing. A case study reveals that ALWCOrg plays an important role in the formation of secondary aerosols through multiphase reactions at the initial stage of a heavy-haze episode.
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