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Regional formation processes and controlling effects of air pollution before and during the Beijing Olympics: the results of CAREBEIJING
Special issues
Special issues
Regional formation processes and controlling effects of air pollution before and during the Beijing Olympics: the results of CAREBEIJING
Editor(s): D. Parrish, M. Gauss, T. Zhu, and U. Pöschl
Beijing as a megacity has experienced fast economical and social developments in the last decades. With the air pollution control efforts in recent years, the air quality in Beijing has been improved significantly. Yet this improvement was undermined by rapid increases in the number of vehicles and energy consumption in Beijing, and the regional transport of air pollutants from the surrounding heavy industrialized regions. For the 2008 Olympics, air pollution in Beijing was a serious concern.

In order to understand the transport and transformation processes of the regional air pollution in Beijing and surrounding region, and to formulate air pollution control strategies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Peking University initialized and organized an international collaborative project, CAREBEIJING (Campaigns of Air Quality Research in Beijing and Surrounding Regions). Field campaigns were conducted in 2006, 2007, and 2008, with the participation of more than 200 scientists and students from 21 research institutes.

The major findings of the CAREBEIJING studies about the transport and transformation processes of the regional air pollution in Beijing and surrounding region as well as air pollution controll results during the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be reported in this special issue.

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25 Jan 2013
Missing OH source in a suburban environment near Beijing: observed and modelled OH and HO2 concentrations in summer 2006
K. D. Lu, A. Hofzumahaus, F. Holland, B. Bohn, T. Brauers, H. Fuchs, M. Hu, R. Häseler, K. Kita, Y. Kondo, X. Li, S. R. Lou, A. Oebel, M. Shao, L. M. Zeng, A. Wahner, T. Zhu, Y. H. Zhang, and F. Rohrer
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 1057–1080, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1057-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1057-2013, 2013
28 Aug 2012
Summertime photochemistry during CAREBeijing-2007: ROx budgets and O3 formation
Z. Liu, Y. Wang, D. Gu, C. Zhao, L. G. Huey, R. Stickel, J. Liao, M. Shao, T. Zhu, L. Zeng, A. Amoroso, F. Costabile, C.-C. Chang, and S.-C. Liu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 7737–7752, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-7737-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-7737-2012, 2012
07 Jun 2012
The impact of circulation patterns on regional transport pathways and air quality over Beijing and its surroundings
J. P. Zhang, T. Zhu, Q. H. Zhang, C. C. Li, H. L. Shu, Y. Ying, Z. P. Dai, X. Wang, X. Y. Liu, A. M. Liang, H. X. Shen, and B. Q. Yi
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5031–5053, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5031-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5031-2012, 2012
22 May 2012
Size-resolved measurement of the mixing state of soot in the megacity Beijing, China: diurnal cycle, aging and parameterization
Y. F. Cheng, H. Su, D. Rose, S. S. Gunthe, M. Berghof, B. Wehner, P. Achtert, A. Nowak, N. Takegawa, Y. Kondo, M. Shiraiwa, Y. G. Gong, M. Shao, M. Hu, T. Zhu, Y. H. Zhang, G. R. Carmichael, A. Wiedensohler, M. O. Andreae, and U. Pöschl
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 4477–4491, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-4477-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-4477-2012, 2012
20 Dec 2011
Improvement of ozone forecast over Beijing based on ensemble Kalman filter with simultaneous adjustment of initial conditions and emissions
X. Tang, J. Zhu, Z. F. Wang, and A. Gbaguidi
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12901–12916, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12901-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12901-2011, 2011
15 Dec 2011
Evaluation on the role of sulfuric acid in the mechanisms of new particle formation for Beijing case
Z. B. Wang, M. Hu, D. L. Yue, J. Zheng, R. Y. Zhang, A. Wiedensohler, Z. J. Wu, T. Nieminen, and M. Boy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12663–12671, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12663-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12663-2011, 2011
12 Dec 2011
Emission controls versus meteorological conditions in determining aerosol concentrations in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games
Y. Gao, X. Liu, C. Zhao, and M. Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12437–12451, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12437-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12437-2011, 2011
22 Nov 2011
Using a mobile laboratory to characterize the distribution and transport of sulfur dioxide in and around Beijing
M. Wang, T. Zhu, J. P. Zhang, Q. H. Zhang, W. W. Lin, Y. Li, and Z. F. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11631–11645, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11631-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11631-2011, 2011
08 Nov 2011
Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) from fresh and aged air pollution in the megacity region of Beijing
S. S. Gunthe, D. Rose, H. Su, R. M. Garland, P. Achtert, A. Nowak, A. Wiedensohler, M. Kuwata, N. Takegawa, Y. Kondo, M. Hu, M. Shao, T. Zhu, M. O. Andreae, and U. Pöschl
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11023–11039, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11023-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11023-2011, 2011
02 Nov 2011
Chemical characteristics of inorganic ammonium salts in PM2.5 in the atmosphere of Beijing (China)
A. Ianniello, F. Spataro, G. Esposito, I. Allegrini, M. Hu, and T. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10803–10822, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-10803-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-10803-2011, 2011
23 Sep 2011
Photochemical production of ozone in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games
C. C.-K. Chou, C.-Y. Tsai, C.-C. Chang, P.-H. Lin, S. C. Liu, and T. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 9825–9837, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9825-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-9825-2011, 2011
03 Aug 2011
Measurements of gaseous H2SO4 by AP-ID-CIMS during CAREBeijing 2008 Campaign
J. Zheng, M. Hu, R. Zhang, D. Yue, Z. Wang, S. Guo, X. Li, B. Bohn, M. Shao, L. He, X. Huang, A. Wiedensohler, and T. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7755–7765, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7755-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-7755-2011, 2011
24 Jun 2011
A numerical study of contributions to air pollution in Beijing during CAREBeijing-2006
Q. Z. Wu, Z. F. Wang, A. Gbaguidi, C. Gao, L. N. Li, and W. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 5997–6011, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5997-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5997-2011, 2011
07 Oct 2010
Occurrence of gas phase ammonia in the area of Beijing (China)
A. Ianniello, F. Spataro, G. Esposito, I. Allegrini, E. Rantica, M. P. Ancora, M. Hu, and T. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 9487–9503, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-9487-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-9487-2010, 2010
24 Sep 2010
Highly time-resolved chemical characterization of atmospheric submicron particles during 2008 Beijing Olympic Games using an Aerodyne High-Resolution Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
X.-F. Huang, L.-Y. He, M. Hu, M. R. Canagaratna, Y. Sun, Q. Zhang, T. Zhu, L. Xue, L.-W. Zeng, X.-G. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang, J. T. Jayne, N. L. Ng, and D. R. Worsnop
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 8933–8945, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-8933-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-8933-2010, 2010
24 Aug 2010
The challenge of improving visibility in Beijing
Q. H. Zhang, J. P. Zhang, and H. W. Xue
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 7821–7827, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-7821-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-7821-2010, 2010
16 Aug 2010
Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: secondary pollutants and regional impact
T. Wang, W. Nie, J. Gao, L. K. Xue, X. M. Gao, X. F. Wang, J. Qiu, C. N. Poon, S. Meinardi, D. Blake, S. L. Wang, A. J. Ding, F. H. Chai, Q. Z. Zhang, and W. X. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 7603–7615, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-7603-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-7603-2010, 2010
02 Jul 2010
Variation of ambient non-methane hydrocarbons in Beijing city in summer 2008
B. Wang, M. Shao, S. H. Lu, B. Yuan, Y. Zhao, M. Wang, S. Q. Zhang, and D. Wu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 5911–5923, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-5911-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-5911-2010, 2010
28 May 2010
The roles of sulfuric acid in new particle formation and growth in the mega-city of Beijing
D. L. Yue, M. Hu, R. Y. Zhang, Z. B. Wang, J. Zheng, Z. J. Wu, A. Wiedensohler, L. Y. He, X. F. Huang, and T. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4953–4960, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4953-2010,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4953-2010, 2010
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