Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4439-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4439-2019
Research article
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05 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2019

Effects of urbanization on regional meteorology and air quality in Southern California

Yun Li, Jiachen Zhang, David J. Sailor, and George A. Ban-Weiss

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Mar 2019) by Robert Harley
AR by George Ban-Weiss on behalf of the Authors (10 Mar 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (11 Mar 2019) by Robert Harley
AR by George Ban-Weiss on behalf of the Authors (14 Mar 2019)
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In this study, we find that land surface changes via urbanization have caused reductions (increases) in air temperature and ventilation during the day (night) in Southern California. Changes in meteorology have consequently caused (a) increases in PM2.5 during the day, vice versa at night, and (b) increases in O3 for most times of day. These results suggest that all environmental systems should be taken into account when studying the influence of policies that impact the land surface in cities.
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