A 23-year nationwide study revealing aerosol-driven light rain shifts in China's emission control era

Zhang, Rou; Huang, Xiaoxiao; Wang, Pu; Liu, Guiquan; Liu, Mengyu; Zou, Songjian; Chen, Lu; Zhang, Fang

doi:10.5194/acp-25-18077-2025

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A 23-year nationwide study revealing aerosol-driven light rain shifts in China's emission control era

Rou Zhang, Xiaoxiao Huang, Pu Wang, Guiquan Liu, Mengyu Liu, Songjian Zou, Lu Chen, and Fang Zhang

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