Dust-wind interactions can intensify aerosol pollution over eastern China
Anthropogenic aerosol and calm conditions give rise to winter haze episodes in eastern China. Yanget al. show that these weak winds also decrease natural dust emissions, reducing the land–ocean temperature difference and associated winds, enhancing air stagnation and pollution in this region.
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Main Authors: | Yang Yang, Lynn M. Russell, Sijia Lou, Hong Liao, Jianping Guo, Ying Liu, Balwinder Singh, Steven J. Ghan |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/970f4cd1e31f4517ab4df8c5165c35be |
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