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Trends and source apportionment of aerosols in Europe during 1980–2018
Yang Yang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and
Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric
Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and
Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology,
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Hailong Wang
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
Pinya Wang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and
Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric
Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and
Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology,
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Hong Liao
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and
Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric
Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and
Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology,
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Aerosol concentration decreased in Europe during 1980–2018, of which 7 % was induced by the changes in non-European emissions. Aerosols transported from other source regions are increasingly important to air quality in Europe. Contributions to the sulfate radiative forcing over Europe from both European and non-European emissions should decrease at a comparable rate in the next three decades. Future changes in non-European emissions are important in causing regional climate change in Europe.
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