Dust-wind interactions can intensify aerosol pollution over eastern China

Yang Yang; Lynn M. Russell; Sijia Lou; Hong Liao; Jianping Guo; Ying Liu; Balwinder Singh; Steven J. Ghan

doi:10.1038/ncomms15333

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Dust-wind interactions can intensify aerosol pollution over eastern China

Yang Yang,
Lynn M. Russell,
Sijia Lou,
Hong Liao,
Jianping Guo,
Ying Liu,
Balwinder Singh,
Steven J. Ghan

Affiliations

Yang Yang: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Lynn M. Russell: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Sijia Lou: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Hong Liao: School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Jianping Guo: State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
Ying Liu: Atmospheric Science and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Balwinder Singh: Atmospheric Science and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Steven J. Ghan: Atmospheric Science and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15333
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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.

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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