Different trends in extreme and median surface aerosol extinction coefficients over China inferred from quality-controlled visibility data

Li, Jing; Li, Chengcai; Zhao, Chunsheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3289-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3289-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3289-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

Research article

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07 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 07 Mar 2018

Different trends in extreme and median surface aerosol extinction coefficients over China inferred from quality-controlled visibility data

Jing Li, Chengcai Li, and Chunsheng Zhao

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RC1: 'Referess comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Prof Li, 01 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Interesting paper but clarifications are needed', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer 2', Prof Li, 01 Jan 2018

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Feb 2018) by Tuukka Petäjä

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Our study investigates the long-term trends of extreme aerosol pollution in China over the past ~ 30 years. In the 1980s, an overall positive trend is found throughout China with the extreme trend exceeding the mean trend, except for Northwest China and the North China Plain. In the 1990s, the extreme trends continued to dominate in the south while they yield to the mean trend in the north. After 2000, the extreme trend became weaker than the mean trend overall.