Cloud ‘shrinking’ and ‘optical thinning’ in the ‘dimming’ period and a subsequent recovery in the ‘brightening’ period over China
There was a dramatic increase in aerosol loading in China after the 1960s due to rapid industrialization, followed by a gradual reduction due to improvements in air quality since the early 2000s. They are deemed to be the main cause of ‘dimming’ and ‘brightening’ in China, respectively. China, there...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdf89 |