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Distinct impacts on precipitation by aerosol radiative effect over three different megacity regions of eastern China
Yue Sun
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, and State Key
Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, China
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, and State Key
Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, China
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Using high-resolution multi-year warm season data, the influence of aerosol on precipitation time over the North China Plain (NCP), Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and Pearl River Delta (PRD) is investigated. Aerosol amount and type have significant influence on precipitation time: precipitation start time is advanced by 3 h in the NCP, delayed 2 h in the PRD, and negligibly changed in the YRD. Aerosol impact on precipitation is also influenced by precipitation type and meteorological conditions.
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