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Positive and negative influences of typhoons on tropospheric ozone over southern China
Zhixiong Chen
Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of
the Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal
University, Fuzhou, China
Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of
the Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal
University, Fuzhou, China
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Xugeng Cheng
Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of
the Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal
University, Fuzhou, China
Mengmiao Yang
Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of
the Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal
University, Fuzhou, China
Hong Wang
Fujian Meteorological Administration, Fuzhou, China
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Using a large ensemble of typhoons, we investigate the impacts of evolving typhoons on tropospheric ozone and address the linkages between typhoon-affected meteorological conditions and ozone variations. The influences of typhoon-induced stratospheric intrusions on lower-troposphere ozone are also quantified. Thus, the results obtained in this study have important implications for a full understanding of the multifaced roles of typhoons in modulating tropospheric ozone variation.
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