Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4319-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4319-2017
Research article
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30 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 30 Mar 2017

Source attribution of black carbon and its direct radiative forcing in China

Yang Yang, Hailong Wang, Steven J. Smith, Po-Lun Ma, and Philip J. Rasch

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The source attributions of black carbon (BC) in China are quantified using the Community Earth System Model by source tagging. BC impacts neighboring regions greatly. Transport is important in increasing BC during regional polluted days. Emissions outside China contribute 35 % of BC direct radiative forcing in China. Efficiency analysis shows that reduction in BC emissions over eastern China could have a greater benefit for regional air quality in China, especially in the winter haze season.
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