Articles | Volume 20, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9883-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9883-2020
Research article
 | 
26 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2020

Aerosol concentrations variability over China: two distinct leading modes

Juan Feng, Jianlei Zhu, Jianping Li, and Hong Liao

Related authors

Synergistic effects of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on dust activities in North China during the following spring
Falei Xu, Shuang Wang, Yan Li, and Juan Feng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 10689–10705, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10689-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10689-2024, 2024
Short summary
A sub-grid parameterization scheme for topographic vertical motion in CAM5-SE
Yaqi Wang, Lanning Wang, Juan Feng, Zhenya Song, Qizhong Wu, and Huaqiong Cheng
Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 6857–6873, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6857-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6857-2023, 2023
Short summary
Influence of the previous North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on the spring dust aerosols over North China
Yan Li, Falei Xu, Juan Feng, Mengying Du, Wenjun Song, Chao Li, and Wenjing Zhao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 6021–6042, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6021-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6021-2023, 2023
Short summary
Simulated coordinated impacts of the previous autumn North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and winter El Niño on winter aerosol concentrations over eastern China
Juan Feng, Jianping Li, Hong Liao, and Jianlei Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 10787–10800, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10787-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10787-2019, 2019
Short summary

Related subject area

Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Atmospheric Modelling and Data Analysis | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
Regional variability of aerosol impacts on clouds and radiation in global kilometer-scale simulations
Ross J. Herbert, Andrew I. L. Williams, Philipp Weiss, Duncan Watson-Parris, Elisabeth Dingley, Daniel Klocke, and Philip Stier
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 7789–7814, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7789-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7789-2025, 2025
Short summary
A novel method to quantify the uncertainty contribution of aerosol–radiation interaction factors
Bishuo He and Chunsheng Zhao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 7765–7776, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7765-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7765-2025, 2025
Short summary
Exploring the aerosol activation properties in coastal shallow convection using cloud- and particle-resolving models
Ge Yu, Yueya Wang, Zhe Wang, and Xiaoming Shi
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 7527–7542, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7527-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7527-2025, 2025
Short summary
Machine-learning-assisted inference of the particle charge fraction and the ion-induced nucleation rates during new particle formation events
Pan Wang, Yue Zhao, Jiandong Wang, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Jingkun Jiang, and Chenxi Li
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 7431–7446, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7431-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7431-2025, 2025
Short summary
Modeling CMAQ dry deposition treatment over the western Pacific: a distinct characteristic of mineral dust and anthropogenic aerosols
Steven Soon-Kai Kong, Joshua S. Fu, Neng-Huei Lin, Guey-Rong Sheu, and Wei-Syun Huang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 7245–7268, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7245-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7245-2025, 2025
Short summary

Cited articles

Aw, J. and Kleeman, M. J.: Evaluating the first-order effect of intra-annual temperature variability on urban air pollution, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 108, 4365, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002688, 2003. 
Chen, B. Q. and Yang, Y. M.: Remote sensing of the spatio-temporal pattern of aerosol over Taiwan Strait and its adjacent sea areas, Acta Scient. Circumstant., 28, 2597–2604, 2008. 
Cowan, T. and Cai, W. J.: The impact of Asian and non-Asian anthropogenic aerosols on 20th century Asian summer monsoon, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L11703, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL047268, 2011. 
Dawson, J. P., Adams, P. J., and Pandis, S. N.: Sensitivity of PM2.5 to climate in the Eastern US: a modeling case study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 4295–4309, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-4295-2007, 2007. 
Feng, J., Li, J. P., Zheng, F., Xie, F., and Sun, C.: Contrasting impacts of developing phases of two types of El Niño on southern China rainfall, J. Meteorol. Soc. Jpn., 94, 359–370, https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2016-019, 2016. 
Download
Short summary
This paper explores the month-to-month variability of aerosol concentrations (ACs) over China. The AC variability is dominated by the monopole mode and the meridional dipole mode. The associated dynamic and thermal impacts of the climate systems are examined to explain their contributions to the formation of the two modes. The result suggests the variations are originating from the tropical Pacific, and extratropical atmospheric systems contribute to the dominant variabilities of ACs over China.
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint