Tropical modulation of East Asia air pollution

In this study, it is suggested that the daily PM10 level in East Asia is remotely controlled by the convection over the equatorial Indian Ocean and western Pacific. This tropical modulation explains up to 15% of daily PM10 variability in the region.

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Main Authors: Myung-Il Jung, Seok-Woo Son, Hyemi Kim, Deliang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33281-1
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description In this study, it is suggested that the daily PM10 level in East Asia is remotely controlled by the convection over the equatorial Indian Ocean and western Pacific. This tropical modulation explains up to 15% of daily PM10 variability in the region.
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spelling doaj.art-97492d87452240de8a3ceea2dc924f862022-12-22T03:48:02ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-09-011311810.1038/s41467-022-33281-1Tropical modulation of East Asia air pollutionMyung-Il Jung0Seok-Woo Son1Hyemi Kim2Deliang Chen3School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook UniversityDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of GothenburgIn this study, it is suggested that the daily PM10 level in East Asia is remotely controlled by the convection over the equatorial Indian Ocean and western Pacific. This tropical modulation explains up to 15% of daily PM10 variability in the region.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33281-1
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Tropical modulation of East Asia air pollution
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title Tropical modulation of East Asia air pollution
title_full Tropical modulation of East Asia air pollution
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