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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5699-2023
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Measurement report
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22 May 2023
Measurement report |
| 22 May 2023
| 22 May 2023
Measurement Report: Wintertime new particle formation in the rural area of the North China Plain – influencing factors and possible formation mechanism
Juan Hong
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Min Tang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Qiaoqiao Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Nan Ma
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Shaowen Zhu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Shaobin Zhang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Xihao Pan
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Linhong Xie
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Guo Li
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Uwe Kuhn
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Joint International Research
Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University,
Nanjing, China
Jiangchuan Tao
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Yao He
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Wanyun Xu
Hebei Gucheng, Agrometeorology, National Observation and Research
Station, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Runlong Cai
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
Yaqing Zhou
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, China
Zhibin Wang
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
Guangsheng Zhou
Hebei Gucheng, Agrometeorology, National Observation and Research
Station, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Yafang Cheng
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Critical role of amines in new particle formation under sea-land-atmosphere interactions: A modeling study in the interior North China Plain Q. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2025.00076
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Short summary
A comprehensive investigation of the characteristics of new particle formation (NPF) events was conducted at a rural site on the North China Plain (NCP), China, during the wintertime of 2018 by covering the particle number size distribution down to sub–3 nm. Potential mechanisms for NPF under the current environment were explored, followed by a further discussion on the factors governing the occurrence of NPF at this rural site compared with other regions (e.g., urban areas) in the NCP region.
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