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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3789-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3789-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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22 Mar 2022
Research article |
| 22 Mar 2022
| 22 Mar 2022
What caused a record high PM10 episode in northern Europe in October 2020?
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Wenche Aas
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Sabine Eckhardt
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Nikolaos Evangeliou
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Paul Hamer
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Mona Johnsrud
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Arve Kylling
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Stephen M. Platt
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Kerstin Stebel
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Hilde Uggerud
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Karl Espen Yttri
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
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Short summary
We investigate causes of a poor-air-quality episode in northern Europe in October 2020 during which EU health limits for air quality were vastly exceeded. Such episodes may trigger measures to improve air quality. Analysis based on satellite observations, transport simulations, and surface observations revealed two sources of pollution. Emissions of mineral dust in Central Asia and biomass burning in Ukraine arrived almost simultaneously in Norway, and transport continued into the Arctic.
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