Abstract
Abstract
This work addresses the relationship between major dynamical forcings and variability in NO2 column measurements. The dominating impact in Northern Southeast Asia is due to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO); in Indonesia, Northern Australia and South America is due to Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD); and in Southern China Land and Sea, Populated Northern China, Siberia, Northern and Arctic Eurasia, Central and Southern Africa, and Western US and Canada is due to North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). That NO2 pollution in Indonesia is modulated by IOD contradicts previous work claiming that the emissions in Indonesia are a function of El Niño impacting upon Aerosol Optical Depth and Fire Radiative Power. Simultaneous impacts of concurrent and lagged forcings are derived using multi-linear regression, demonstrating ENSO impacts future NO2 variability, enhancing NO2 emissions 7–88 weeks in the future, while IOD and NAO in some cases increase the emissions from or the duration of the future burning season as measured by NO2. This impact will also extend to co-emitted aerosols and heat, which may impact the climate. In all cases, lagged forcings exhibit more impact than concurrent forcings, hinting at non-linearity coupling with soil moisture, water table, and other dynamical effects. The regression model formed demonstrates that dynamical forcings are responsible for over 45% of the NO2 emissions variability in most non-urban areas and over 30% in urban China and sub-arctic regions. These results demonstrate the significance of climate forcing on short-lived air pollutants.
Funder
Chinese National Young Thousand Talents Program
Chinese National Natural Science Foundation
Guangdong Provincial Young Talent Support Fund
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Environmental Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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