Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8693-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8693-2021
Research article
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09 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 09 Jun 2021

Modeling the impact of COVID-19 on air quality in southern California: implications for future control policies

Zhe Jiang, Hongrong Shi, Bin Zhao, Yu Gu, Yifang Zhu, Kazuyuki Miyazaki, Xin Lu, Yuqiang Zhang, Kevin W. Bowman, Takashi Sekiya, and Kuo-Nan Liou

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We use the COVID-19 pandemic as a unique natural experiment to obtain a more robust understanding of the effectiveness of emission reductions toward air quality improvement by combining chemical transport simulations and observations. Our findings imply a shift from current control policies in California: a strengthened control on primary PM2.5 emissions and a well-balanced control on NOx and volatile organic compounds are needed to effectively and sustainably alleviate PM2.5 and O3 pollution.
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