Articles | Volume 20, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11423-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11423-2020
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06 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2020

Increases in surface ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2019: anthropogenic and meteorological influences

Ke Li, Daniel J. Jacob, Lu Shen, Xiao Lu, Isabelle De Smedt, and Hong Liao

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Surface summer ozone increased in China from 2013 to 2019 despite new governmental efforts targeting ozone pollution. We find that the ozone increase is mostly due to anthropogenic drivers, although meteorology also plays a role. Further analysis for the North China Plain shows that PM2.5 continued to decrease through 2019, while emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) stayed flat. This could explain the anthropogenic increase in ozone, as PM2.5 scavenges the radical precursors of ozone.
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