Articles | Volume 26, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-10115-2026
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-10115-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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21 Jul 2026
Research article | Highlight paper |
| 21 Jul 2026
| 21 Jul 2026
From continental to street scales: climate change impacts on atmospheric composition over Europe and London
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
Massimo Vieno
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK
Oliver Wild
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
Fiona M. O'Connor
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ, UK
Steven T. Turnock
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Metoffice@Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Christina M. Hood
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK
Jenny R. Stocker
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ, UK
Mathew R. Heal
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
Dwayne E. Heard
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Emma G. Sands
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
David J. Carruthers
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ, UK
Lisa K. Whalley
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Data sets
Dataset for "From Continental to Street Scales: Climate Change Impacts on Atmospheric Composition over Europe and London" [Data set]. In From Continental to Street Scales: Climate Change Impacts on Atmospheric Composition over Europe and London Ruth M. Doherty and Zhenze Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21133558
Editorial statement
This study employs a coupled and nested approach to quantify the role of key processes in shaping the responses of surface O3, PM2.5, and NO2 to 21st-century climate change across multiple spatial scales. This is important work showing the often neglected effect of climate change on air pollution levels locally.
This study employs a coupled and nested approach to quantify the role of key processes in...
Short summary
We use innovative coupled modelling to quantify how natural emissions, chemistry, deposition and transport influence climate change responses of air pollutants from continental to urban scales across Europe. We highlight uncertainties in climate-sensitive biogenic emissions as key to future projections of ozone and fine particulate matter. High resolution modelling is essential for evaluating the benefits and trade-offs of climate change for achieving WHO air quality targets and guidelines.
We use innovative coupled modelling to quantify how natural emissions, chemistry, deposition and...
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