Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1769-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1769-2023
Research article
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01 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 01 Feb 2023

Projected increases in wildfires may challenge regulatory curtailment of PM2.5 over the eastern US by 2050

Chandan Sarangi, Yun Qian, L. Ruby Leung, Yang Zhang, Yufei Zou, and Yuhang Wang

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2022-324', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2022-324', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Jul 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by chandan sarangi on behalf of the Authors (29 Sep 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Sep 2022) by Yuan Wang
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Oct 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 Oct 2022)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (20 Oct 2022) by Yuan Wang
AR by chandan sarangi on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Dec 2022) by Yuan Wang
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Dec 2022)
ED: Publish as is (19 Dec 2022) by Yuan Wang
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Short summary
We show that for air quality, the densely populated eastern US may see even larger impacts of wildfires due to long-distance smoke transport and associated positive climatic impacts, partially compensating the improvements from regulations on anthropogenic emissions. This study highlights the tension between natural and anthropogenic contributions and the non-local nature of air pollution that complicate regulatory strategies for improving future regional air quality for human health.
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