Plume Particulate Nitrate Emissions Over North China, January and August 2019

Filterable and Condensable Particulate Nitrate Emissions from Plumes over North China quantifies primary nitrate emissions from industrial plumes. The dataset was created by Yuanzhe Ni and published on figshare in April 2026. It includes a source-profile database and inventory for nine anthropogenic sectors, with data for two months in 2019.

Use Cases

• Improving chemical transport model performance by incorporating condensable particulate matter emissions.
• Analyzing sector-specific contributions to primary nitrate emissions based on the compiled source-profile database.
• Calibrating Bayesian isotope models for nitrate source apportionment using the provided plume end-member data.
• Assessing the impact of plume primary nitrate on near-surface particulate nitrate concentrations in North China.

Strengths

• Includes a China-specific source-profile database for filterable primary nitrate.
• Contains a constructed inventory for condensable particulate matter across 9 anthropogenic sectors.
• Quantifies emissions for two distinct seasons (January and August 2019), allowing for seasonal comparison.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is limited to two months in 2019 and the North China region.

Provenance

Source

Yuanzhe Ni via figshare.

Collection Method

Integrated a sector-specific emissions framework, oxygen-isotope constraints, and WRF-CMAQ sensitivity simulations.

Time Range

January and August 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 18:36:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North China.