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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9339-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9339-2024
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27 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 27 Aug 2024

Observed and CMIP6-model-simulated organic aerosol response to drought in the contiguous United States during summertime

Wei Li and Yuxuan Wang

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Droughts immensely increased organic aerosol (OA) in the contiguous United States in summer (1998–2019), notably in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Southeast (SEUS). The OA rise in the SEUS is driven by the enhanced formation of epoxydiol-derived secondary organic aerosol due to the increase in biogenic volatile organic compounds and sulfate, while in the PNW, it is caused by wildfires. A total of 10 climate models captured the OA increase in the PNW yet greatly underestimated it in the SEUS.
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