Did the widespread haze pollution over China increase during the last decade? A satellite view from space

M Tao, L Chen, Z Wang, J Wang, J Tao… - Environmental …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Widespread haze layers usually cover China like low clouds, exerting marked influence on
air quality and regional climate. With recent Collection 6 MODIS Deep Blue aerosol data in …

Regional characteristics and causes of haze events in Northeast China

W Chen, S Zhang, Q Tong, X Zhang, H Zhao… - Chinese Geographical …, 2018 - Springer
Northeast China experiences severe atmospheric pollution, with an increasing occurrence
of heavy haze episodes. However, the underlying forces driving haze formation during …

Spatial and temporal variation of haze in China from 1961 to 2012

R Han, S Wang, W Shen, J Wang, K Wu, Z Ren… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to analyze the climatic characteristics and long-term spatial and
temporal variations of haze occurrence in China. The impact factors of haze trends are also …

An observation-based perspective of winter haze days in four major polluted regions of China

L Mao, R Liu, W Liao, X Wang, M Shao… - National Science …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
An observation-based approach is used to examine key characteristics of winter haze days
in four major polluted regions in China. Major findings in this study are: first, there was no …

Understanding the recent trend of haze pollution in eastern China: roles of climate change

HJ Wang, HP Chen - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
In this paper, the variation and trend of haze pollution in eastern China for winter of 1960–
2012 were analyzed. With the overall increasing number of winter haze days in this period …

Climate variability or anthropogenic emissions: which caused Beijing Haze?

L Pei, Z Yan, D Chen, S Miao - Environmental Research Letters, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Beijing Haze has been phenomenal, especially for winter, and widely considered a result of
the increasing anthropogenic emissions of atmospheric pollutants in the region. Since 2013 …

Haze days in North China and the associated atmospheric circulations based on daily visibility data from 1960 to 2012

H Chen, H Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Haze is a severe hazard that greatly influences traffic and daily life with great economic
losses and threats to human health. To enhance understanding of the haze occurrences …

Long-term trend and spatiotemporal variations of haze over China by satellite observations from 1979 to 2013

X Zhang, L Wang, W Wang, D Cao, X Wang… - Atmospheric Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
With the fast development of economy and industry in the past thirty years, many large cities
in the eastern and southwestern areas of China are experiencing increased haze events …

Satellite observation of regional haze pollution over the North China Plain

M Tao, L Chen, L Su, J Tao - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Haze clouds often form over the North China Plain (NCP) of eastern China, where large
amounts of aerosol particles and their precursors are emitted. To obtain general insights into …

Recent intensification of winter haze in China linked to foreign emissions and meteorology

Y Yang, H Wang, SJ Smith, R Zhang, S Lou, Y Qian… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Wintertime aerosol pollution in the North China Plain has increased over the past several
decades as anthropogenic emissions in China have increased, and has dramatically …