Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2675-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2675-2021
Research article
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23 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 23 Feb 2021

Changes in black carbon emissions over Europe due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Nikolaos Evangeliou, Stephen M. Platt, Sabine Eckhardt, Cathrine Lund Myhre, Paolo Laj, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, John Backman, Benjamin T. Brem, Markus Fiebig, Harald Flentje, Angela Marinoni, Marco Pandolfi, Jesus Yus-Dìez, Natalia Prats, Jean P. Putaud, Karine Sellegri, Mar Sorribas, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Stergios Vratolis, Alfred Wiedensohler, and Andreas Stohl

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AR by Nikolaos Evangeliou on behalf of the Authors (11 Dec 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Dec 2020) by Toshihiko Takemura
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (16 Jan 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jan 2021) by Toshihiko Takemura
AR by Nikolaos Evangeliou on behalf of the Authors (17 Jan 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (18 Jan 2021) by Toshihiko Takemura
AR by Nikolaos Evangeliou on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2021)  Manuscript 

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AA by Nikolaos Evangeliou on behalf of the Authors (16 Feb 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (16 Feb 2021) by Toshihiko Takemura
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Following the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to Europe, social distancing rules were introduced to prevent further spread. We investigate the impacts of the European lockdowns on black carbon (BC) emissions by means of in situ observations and inverse modelling. BC emissions declined by 23 kt in Europe during the lockdowns as compared with previous years and by 11 % as compared to the period prior to lockdowns. Residential combustion prevailed in Eastern Europe, as confirmed by remote sensing data.
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