Articles | Volume 21, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10881-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10881-2021
Research article
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20 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 20 Jul 2021

Seasonal distribution and drivers of surface fine particulate matter and organic aerosol over the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Caterina Mogno, Paul I. Palmer, Christoph Knote, Fei Yao, and Timothy J. Wallington

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-69', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Mar 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-69', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Apr 2021
  • AC1: 'Response to all referees comments (RCs) on acp-2021-69', Caterina Mogno, 24 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Caterina Mogno on behalf of the Authors (24 May 2021)  Author's response 
EF by Natascha Töpfer (28 May 2021)  Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (18 Jun 2021) by Yves Balkanski
AR by Caterina Mogno on behalf of the Authors (21 Jun 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We use a 3-D atmospheric chemistry model to investigate how seasonal emissions sources and meteorological conditions affect the surface distribution of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and organic aerosol (OA) over the Indo-Gangetic Plain. We find that all seasonal mean values of PM2.5 still exceed safe air quality levels, with human emissions contributing to PM2.5 all year round, open fires during post- and pre-monsoon, and biogenic emissions during monsoon. OA contributes up to 30 % to PM2.5.
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