Characterization and source apportionment of aerosol light scattering in a typical polluted city in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Chen, Dong; Zhao, Yu; Zhang, Jie; Yu, Huan; Yu, Xingna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-10193-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-10193-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-10193-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 17

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03 Sep 2020

Research article |

| 03 Sep 2020

Characterization and source apportionment of aerosol light scattering in a typical polluted city in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Dong Chen, Yu Zhao, Jie Zhang, Huan Yu, and Xingna Yu

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RC1: 'Review comments for "Characterization and source apportionment of aerosol light scattering in a typical polluted city in Yangtze River Delta, China"', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 May 2020
- AC1: 'Main revisions and response to reviewer#1’s comments', Yu Zhao, 08 Jul 2020
RC2: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 May 2020
- AC2: 'Main revisions and response to reviewer#2’s comments', Yu Zhao, 08 Jul 2020

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We studied the characteristics and sources of aerosol scattering for Nanjing. The method of aerosol scattering estimation was optimized based on field measurements, and the impacts of aerosol size and composition were quantified. To explore the reasons for the reduced visibility, source apportionment of aerosol scattering was conducted by pollution level. This work stressed the linkage between aerosols and visibility and improved the understanding of emissions and their role in air quality.