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Anthropogenic sulfate aerosol pollution in South and East Asia induces increased summer precipitation over arid Central Asia

Authors :
Xiaoning Xie
Gunnar Myhre
Drew Shindell
Gregory Faluvegi
Toshihiko Takemura
Apostolos Voulgarakis
Zhengguo Shi
Xinzhou Li
Xiaoxun Xie
Heng Liu
Xiaodong Liu
Yangang Liu
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

An equatorward shift in the Asian Westerly Jet Stream attributable to high levels of anthropogenic sulfate aerosol in South and East Asia favours the moisture supply from low-latitudes and moisture flux convergence over arid Central Asia, according to multi-model data analysis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fa04a91d288749309be58fe168f024b3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00660-x