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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1725-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1725-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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19 Feb 2015
Research article |
| 19 Feb 2015
The role of aerosol in altering North Atlantic atmospheric circulation in winter and its impact on air quality
F. S. R. Pausata
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra (VA), Italy
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm, Sweden
now at: Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm, Sweden
M. Gaetani
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra (VA), Italy
now at: LATMOS-IPSL, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
G. Messori
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm, Sweden
S. Kloster
Land in the Earth System, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
F. J. Dentener
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- Decrease of the spatial variability and local dimension of the Euro-Atlantic eddy-driven jet stream with global warming R. Noyelle et al. 10.1007/s00382-023-07022-z
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- Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs S. Fuzzi et al. 10.5194/acp-15-8217-2015
- Identification of smoke and polluted clouds based on polarized satellite images F. Xu et al. 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.11.019
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our study suggests that future aerosol abatement may be the primary driver of increased blocking events over the western Mediterranean. This modification of the atmospheric circulation over the Euro-Atlantic sector leads to more stagnant weather conditions that favour air pollutant accumulation especially in the western Mediterranean sector. Changes in atmospheric circulation should therefore be included in future air pollution mitigation assessments.
our study suggests that future aerosol abatement may be the primary driver of increased...
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