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Opposite long-term trends in aerosols between low and high altitudes: a testimony to the aerosol–PBL feedback
Zipeng Dong
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource
Ecology and College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, 100875, China
Meteorological Institute of
Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710014, China
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource
Ecology and College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, 100875, China
Department of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Xing Yu
Meteorological Institute of
Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710014, China
Maureen Cribb
Department of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Xingmin Li
Meteorological Institute of
Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710014, China
Jin Dai
Meteorological Institute of
Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710014, China
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Opposite trends in aerosol loading between the lower and upper planetary boundary layer are found on a wide range of timescales and from different types of data acquired by various platforms in China. The reversal trend is consistent with the strong vertical gradients in the aerosol-induced atmospheric heating rate that unevenly modifies the atmospheric temperature profile and alters the stability differently. The findings have multiple implications in understanding and combating air pollution.
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