Impact of mixing states on aerosol radiative effects and feedback during winter haze episodes over the North China Plain

Key Points

• The aim is to understand how different aerosol mixing states influence radiative effects during haze episodes.
• Analyzed various aerosol mixing states including external, Maxwell-Garnett, core-shell, and homogeneous.
• Studied aerosol direct radiative effect (DRE) and feedback changes across these states.
• Focused on winter haze episodes specifically in the North China Plain.
• Identified significant variability in DRE and feedback changes based on mixing states.
• Found that certain mixing states lead to greater PM2.5 radiative effects during haze episodes.