Interannual increase of regional haze-fog in North China Plain in summer by intensified easterly winds and orographic forcing

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-162

  Cao, Ziqi ^a   Sheng, Lifang ^a,b   Liu, Qian ^a   Yao, Xiaohong ^a   Wang, Wencai ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Ocean Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Laboratory   (China)

Author keywords

ENSO; Haze fog; Interannual variation; Orographic forcing; Summer monsoon

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; LANTHANUM; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; STORMS; WIND;

EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; ENSO; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; OROGRAPHIC FORCING; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; SUMMER MONSOON; SYNOPTIC WEATHER CONDITIONS;

FOG;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANOMALY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTICYCLONE; EASTERLY WAVE; FOG; HAZE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; POLLUTANT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VORTICITY; WIND VELOCITY; ZONAL FLOW;

ARTICLE; CHINA; EAST ASIAN; FOG; HAZE; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; METEOROLOGY; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; WIND;

CHINA; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; TAIHANG MOUNTAINS; YAN SHAN;

EID: 84942257259     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.042     Document Type: Article

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