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Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2491-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2491-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
Research article
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19 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2021

Dominant synoptic patterns associated with the decay process of PM2.5 pollution episodes around Beijing

Xiaoyan Wang, Renhe Zhang, Yanke Tan, and Wei Yu

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2491-2021-supplement

Data sets

Dataset for the decay process of PM$_2.5$ pollution episodes around Beijing (Version 1) Xiaoyan Wang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4415029

Reanalysis datasets/ERA5 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5

COST733 COST Action 733 http://cost733.met.no

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The physical mechanisms of synoptic patterns affecting the decay process of air pollution episodes are investigated in this work. Three dominant circulation patterns are identified, which usually decrease the ambient PM2.5 concentrations by 27%–41% after they arrive around Beijing. Emission reductions led to a 4.3–5.7 μg (m3 yr-1)-1 decrease in PM2.5 concentrations around Beijing during 2014 to 2020.
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