Secondary aerosol formation alters CCN activity in the North China Plain

Tao, Jiangchuan; Kuang, Ye; Ma, Nan; Hong, Juan; Sun, Yele; Xu, Wanyun; Zhang, Yanyan; He, Yao; Luo, Qingwei; Xie, Linhong; Su, Hang; Cheng, Yafang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7409-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7409-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7409-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

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17 May 2021

Research article |

| 17 May 2021

Secondary aerosol formation alters CCN activity in the North China Plain

Jiangchuan Tao, Ye Kuang, Nan Ma, Juan Hong, Yele Sun, Wanyun Xu, Yanyan Zhang, Yao He, Qingwei Luo, Linhong Xie, Hang Su, and Yafang Cheng

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RC1: 'Referee comment on "Secondary aerosol formation alters CCN activity in the North China Plain"', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jiangchuan Tao, 22 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Review of: Secondary aerosol formation alters CCN activity in the North China Plain', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Jiangchuan Tao, 22 Mar 2021

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AR by Jiangchuan Tao on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Mar 2021) by Markus Petters

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Apr 2021)

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (11 Apr 2021) by Markus Petters

AR by Jiangchuan Tao on behalf of the Authors (19 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (20 Apr 2021) by Markus Petters

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The mechanism of secondary aerosol (SA) formation can be affected by relative humidity (RH) and has different influences on the particle CCN activity under different RH conditions. In the North China Plain, we find different responses of CCN activity and enhancements of CCN number concentration to SA formation under different RH conditions. In addition, variations of aerosol mixing state due to SA formation contribute some of the largest uncertainties in predicting CCN number concentration.