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Projected changes in haze pollution potential in China: an ensemble of regional climate model simulations
Zhenyu Han
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration,
Beijing, China
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration,
Beijing, China
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science &
Technology, Nanjing, China
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration,
Beijing, China
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration,
Beijing, China
Ying Shi
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration,
Beijing, China
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Short summary
Based on the future projection of high-resolution regional climate simulations under the medium-low radiative forcing scenario, the haze pollution potential tends to increase almost over the whole of China except central China, and this increase would be generally aggravated over time. There would be a higher probability of pollution risk over Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei and Yangtze River Delta in winter, over Pearl River Delta in spring and summer, and over Northeast China throughout the whole year.
Based on the future projection of high-resolution regional climate simulations under the...
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