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Interaction between aerosol and thermodynamic stability within the planetary boundary layer during wintertime over the North China Plain: aircraft observation and WRF-Chem simulation
Advanced Science and Technology of Atmospheric Physics Group (ASAG), School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China
Li Dong
School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of
Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Yichen Chen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Beijing Weather Modification Center, Beijing 100089, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Cloud, Precipitation and Atmospheric Water Resources (LCPW), Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing 100089, China
Yuefeng Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
Delong Zhao
Beijing Weather Modification Center, Beijing 100089, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Cloud, Precipitation and Atmospheric Water Resources (LCPW), Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing 100089, China
Mengyu Huang
Beijing Weather Modification Center, Beijing 100089, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Cloud, Precipitation and Atmospheric Water Resources (LCPW), Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing 100089, China
Deping Ding
Beijing Weather Modification Center, Beijing 100089, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Cloud, Precipitation and Atmospheric Water Resources (LCPW), Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing 100089, China
Jiayuan Liao
Advanced Science and Technology of Atmospheric Physics Group (ASAG), School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China
Tian Ma
Advanced Science and Technology of Atmospheric Physics Group (ASAG), School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China
Maohai Hu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of
Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Yong Han
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Advanced Science and Technology of Atmospheric Physics Group (ASAG), School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China
Key Laboratory of Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean System, Sun Yat-sen
University, Ministry of Education, Zhuhai 519082, China
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Aerosol–planetary boundary layer (PBL) interaction is a key mechanism for stabilizing the atmosphere and exacerbating surface air pollution. Using aircraft measurements and WRF-Chem simulations, we find that the aerosol–PBL interaction of different aerosols under contrasting synoptic patterns, PBL structures, and aerosol vertical distributions vary significantly. We attempt to determine which pollutants to target in different synoptic conditions to attain more precise air pollution control.
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