Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution

Chang Cao; Xuhui Lee; Shoudong Liu; Natalie Schultz; Wei Xiao; Mi Zhang; Lei Zhao

doi:10.1038/ncomms12509

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution

Chang Cao,
Xuhui Lee,
Shoudong Liu,
Natalie Schultz,
Wei Xiao,
Mi Zhang,
Lei Zhao

Affiliations

Chang Cao: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Xuhui Lee: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Shoudong Liu: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Natalie Schultz: School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Wei Xiao: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Mi Zhang: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Lei Zhao: Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment and Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12509
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The impact of locally-sourced aerosols on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect has been difficult to quantify due to opposing long and shortwave radiation effects. Here, using satellite observations and climate model simulations, the authors reveal that urban haze pollution intensifies the nighttime UHI in China.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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