Sensitivity of US air quality to mid-latitude cyclone frequency and implications of 1980–2006 climate change
We show that the frequency of summertime mid-latitude cyclones tracking across eastern North America at 40°–50° N (the southern climatological storm track) is a strong predictor of stagnation and ozone pollution days in the eastern US. The NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, going back to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-12-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/7075/2008/acp-8-7075-2008.pdf |