Effect of the strengthened western Pacific subtropical high on summer visibility decrease over eastern China since 1973

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7142-7156

  Qu, Wenjun ^a   Wang, Jun ^b   Gao, Shanhong ^a   Wu, Tongwen ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; trend; visibility; Western Pacific subtropical high

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; TROPICS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; EASTERN CHINA; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS; TREND; WESTERN PACIFIC;

VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; METEOROLOGY; PREDICTION; SUMMER; TREND ANALYSIS;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL);

EID: 84880884005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50535     Document Type: Article

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