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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9545-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9545-2025
Research article
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29 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2025

Rapid increases in ozone concentrations over the Tibetan Plateau caused by local and non-local factors

Chenghao Xu, Jintai Lin, Hao Kong, Junli Jin, Lulu Chen, and Xiaobin Xu

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We observed a strong increase in deseasonalized ozone at urban stations in the Tibetan Plateau from 2015 to 2019, far exceeding the trend at the baseline station Waliguan and the Tibetan Plateau average trend of four tropospheric ozone products. By combining multiple datasets and modeling approaches, we identified the main contributing factors as more frequent transport passing through the lower layers of high-emission regions and the increase in local and non-local anthropogenic emissions.
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