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Synchronization of source and sink by boundary layer evolution: a key to new particle formation under varying ozone pollution
Yulin Wang
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC–FEMD), China Meteorological Administration Aerosol–Cloud and Precipitation Key Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Deyu Liu
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC–FEMD), China Meteorological Administration Aerosol–Cloud and Precipitation Key Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Honglei Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC–FEMD), China Meteorological Administration Aerosol–Cloud and Precipitation Key Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Shuangshuang Shi
School of Atmosphere and Remote Sensing, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, China
Qun Hu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Dongsheng Meteorological Bureau, Erdos 017000, China
Zihan Wang
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC–FEMD), China Meteorological Administration Aerosol–Cloud and Precipitation Key Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Zirui Liu
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Tianliang Zhao
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC–FEMD), China Meteorological Administration Aerosol–Cloud and Precipitation Key Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Lijuan Shen
School of Atmosphere and Remote Sensing, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, China
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Atmospheric new particles formation plays an important role in air quality and climate change, but it does not always appear even in the similar situation. Using ground measurements and vertical observations, we found this process occurs only when the source increases while the sink weakens at the same time, which is mainly controlled by the development of the boundary layer. The finding helps us better understand particle formation in complex atmospheric environments.
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