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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-347-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-347-2025
Research article
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09 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 09 Jan 2025

Opposing trends in the peak and low ozone concentrations in eastern China: anthropogenic and meteorological influences

Zhuang Wang, Chune Shi, Hao Zhang, Xianguang Ji, Yizhi Zhu, Congzi Xia, Xiaoyun Sun, Xinfeng Lin, Shaowei Yan, Suyao Wang, Yuan Zhou, Chengzhi Xing, Yujia Chen, and Cheng Liu

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This study attempts to explain the surface ozone background and typical and peak trends in eastern China by combining a large number of ground-based and satellite observations. We found diametrically opposed trends in peak (decreasing) and low (increasing) ozone concentrations. Anthropogenic emissions primarily drive trends in low and peak ozone concentrations in eastern China, though meteorological effects also play a role.
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