The interdecadal worsening of weather conditions affecting aerosol pollution in the Beijing area in relation to climate warming

Zhang, Xiaoye; Zhong, Junting; Wang, Jizhi; Wang, Yaqiang; Liu, Yanju

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5991-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5991-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5991-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

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27 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 27 Apr 2018

The interdecadal worsening of weather conditions affecting aerosol pollution in the Beijing area in relation to climate warming

Xiaoye Zhang, Junting Zhong, Jizhi Wang, Yaqiang Wang, and Yanju Liu

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RC1: 'Author Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Feb 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Xiao-Ye ZHANG, 11 Apr 2018
RC2: 'Comments on acp-2018-153', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Mar 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Xiao-Ye ZHANG, 11 Apr 2018

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AR by Xiao-Ye ZHANG on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Apr 2018) by Jianping Huang

AR by Xiao-Ye ZHANG on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2018)

Short summary

The relation between interdecadal changes in weather conditions and climate warming is uncertain. Here, the decadal worsening of meteorological conditions since the 1960s in the Beijing area was found to be partly attributed to climate warming, which is defined by more warming in the higher layers of the boundary layer (BL) than the lower layers. This worsening may also partly be related to the impact on the increasing aerosol pollution (particularly after 2010).