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Three dominant synoptic atmospheric circulation patterns influencing severe winter haze in eastern China
Shiyue Zhang
Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education,
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological
Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and
Environment Change (ILCEC), Nanjing University of Information Science and
Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Gang Zeng
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education,
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological
Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and
Environment Change (ILCEC), Nanjing University of Information Science and
Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Tijian Wang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Xiaoye Yang
Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education,
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological
Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and
Environment Change (ILCEC), Nanjing University of Information Science and
Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Vedaste Iyakaremye
Rwanda Meteorology Agency, Nyarugenge KN 96 St, Kigali, Rwanda
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Severe haze days in eastern China (HDEC) are affected by the atmospheric circulation variations on a synoptic scale, while the dominant atmospheric circulation patterns influencing HDEC and the differences between them are still unclear. This study obtains three dominant circulation types that could lead to severe HDEC and investigates the differences between them. The results provide a basis for establishing applicable haze prediction and management policies.
Severe haze days in eastern China (HDEC) are affected by the atmospheric circulation variations...
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