Scattering and absorbing aerosols in the climate system

J Li, BE Carlson, YL Yung, D Lv, J Hansen… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Tropospheric anthropogenic aerosols contribute the second-largest forcing to climate
change, but with high uncertainty owing to their spatio-temporal variability and complicated …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 pandemic and air transportation: Successfully navigating the paper hurricane

X Sun, S Wandelt, C Zheng, A Zhang - Journal of Air Transport …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to analyze and understand the impact of the corona virus disease (COVID-
19) on aviation and also the role aviation played in the spread of COVID-19, by reviewing …

Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India

S Mahato, S Pal, KG Ghosh - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a nationwide lockdown is imposed in India initially for three
weeks from 24th March to 14th April 2020 and extended up to 3rd May 2020. Due to the …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Air quality and health co-benefits of China's carbon dioxide emissions peaking before 2030

R Tang, J Zhao, Y Liu, X Huang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent evidence shows that carbon emissions in China are likely to peak ahead of 2030.
However, the social and economic impacts of such an early carbon peak have rarely been …

Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns

Z Shi, C Song, B Liu, G Lu, J Xu, T Van Vu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 lockdowns led to major reductions in air pollutant emissions. Here, we
quantitatively evaluate changes in ambient NO2, O3, and PM2. 5 concentrations arising from …

The response in air quality to the reduction of Chinese economic activities during the COVID‐19 outbreak

X Shi, GP Brasseur - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
During the COVID‐19 outbreak that took place in early 2020, the economic activities in
China were drastically reduced and accompanied by a strong reduction in the emission of …

Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city

X Lian, J Huang, R Huang, C Liu, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of strict lockdown measures were implemented in the areas of China worst affected
by coronavirus disease 19, including Wuhan, to prevent the disease spreading. The …

[HTML][HTML] Ground-level gaseous pollutants (NO, SO, and CO) in China: daily seamless map** and spatiotemporal variations

J Wei, Z Li, J Wang, C Li, P Gupta… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Gaseous pollutants at the ground level seriously threaten the urban air quality environment
and public health. There are few estimates of gaseous pollutants that are spatially and …

Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, Y Qiu, L Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Surface ozone is a severe air pollution problem in the North China Plain, which is home to
300 million people. Ozone concentrations are highest in summer, driven by fast …