Articles | Volume 23, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4091-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4091-2023
Research article
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05 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2023

Analysis of new particle formation events and comparisons to simulations of particle number concentrations based on GEOS-Chem–advanced particle microphysics in Beijing, China

Kun Wang, Xiaoyan Ma, Rong Tian, and Fangqun Yu

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From 12 March to 6 April 2016 in Beijing, there were 11 typical new particle formation days, 13 non-event days, and 2 undefined days. We first analyzed the favorable background of new particle formation in Beijing and then conducted the simulations using four nucleation schemes based on a global chemistry transport model (GEOS-Chem) to understand the nucleation mechanism.
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