Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4561-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4561-2021
Measurement report
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24 Mar 2021
Measurement report |  | 24 Mar 2021

Measurement report: Exploring NH3 behavior in urban and suburban Beijing: comparison and implications

Ziru Lan, Weili Lin, Weiwei Pu, and Zhiqiang Ma

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Haze related to particulate matter has become a big problem in eastern China, and ammonia (NH3) plays an important role in secondary particulate matter formation. In this work, variations in the NH3 mixing ratio showed that the contributions of NH3 sources and sinks in urban and suburban areas were quite different, although the areas were under the influence of similar weather systems. This study furthers the understanding of the behavior of NH3 in a megacity environment.
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