Anthropogenic Emissions (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Anthropogenic Emissions

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Anthropogenic emissions generate aerosols and surface ozone. Ozone is detrimental to plant health while aerosol is beneficial for photosynthesis because it increases light availability of lower canopy through scattering. The net effect of ozone and aerosol is an inhibition of NPP in China.

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YUE Xu

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