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The simulations of sulfuric acid concentration and new particle formation in an urban atmosphere in China |
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Z. B. Wang, M. Hu, D. Mogensen, D. L. Yue, J. Zheng, R. Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, B. Yuan, X. Li, M. Shao, L. Zhou, Z. J. Wu, A. Wiedensohler, M. Boy |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 13, no. 21 ; Nr. 13, no. 21 (2013-11-15), S.11157-11167 |
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250085816
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copernicus.org/acp-13-11157-2013.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Simulations of sulfuric acid concentration and new particle formation are
performed by using the zero-dimensional version of the model MALTE (Model to
predict new Aerosol formation in the Lower TropospherE) and measurements
from the Campaign of Air Quality Research in Beijing and Surrounding areas
(CAREBeijing) in 2008. Chemical reactions from the Master Chemical Mechanism
version 3.2 (MCM v3.2) are used in the model. High correlation (slope = 0.72, R = 0.74) between the modelled and observed sulfuric acid
concentrations is found during daytime (06:00–18:00). The aerosol dynamics
are simulated by the University of Helsinki Multicomponent Aerosol (UHMA)
model including several nucleation mechanisms. The results indicate that the
model is able to predict the on- and offset of new particle formation in an
urban atmosphere in China. In addition, the number concentrations of newly
formed particles in kinetic-type nucleation including homogenous
homomolecular (J=K[H2SO4]2) and homogenous heteromolecular
nucleation involving organic vapours
(J=Khet[H2SO4][Org]) are in satisfactory agreement with the
observations. However, the specific organic compounds that possibly participate
in the nucleation process should be investigated in further studies. For the
particle growth, only a small fraction of the oxidized total organics
condense onto the particles in polluted environments. Meanwhile, the OH and
O3 oxidation mechanism contribute 5.5% and 94.5% to the volume
concentration of small particles, indicating the particle growth is more
controlled by the precursor gases and their oxidation by O3. |
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