Characteristics of complex air pollution in typical cities of North China

• Published in: Atmospheric and oceanic science letters = Daqi-he-haiyang-kexue-kuaibao Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: TANG, Bin-Yan, XIN, Jin-Yuan, GAO, Wen-Kang, SHAO, Ping, SU, Hong-Juan, WEN, Tian-Xue, SONG, Tao, FAN, Guang-Zhou, WANG, Shi-Gong, WANG, Yue-Si
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Taylor & Francis 02.01.2018; KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: 2.5; Agglomeration; Air pollution; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration; complex air pollution; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; Summer; Suspended particulate matter; 京津冀城市群; 大气复合污染; Beijing China

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration is currently facing severe complex air pollution. In this paper, simultaneous observations conducted in 2014 show that the annual mean concentration of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) was 84 ± 70, 86 ± 60, and 118 ± 95 μg m −3 in Beijing, Tianjin, and...