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标题：Projected Changes in NOx Emissions from Lightning as a Result of 2000–2050 Climate Change
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作者：Jiang Hui ; Liao Hong
期刊名称：Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
印刷版ISSN：1674-2834
电子版ISSN：2376-6123
出版年度：2013
卷号：6
期号：5
页码：284-289
DOI：10.3878/j.issn.1674-2834.13.0042
语种：English
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Lightning is one of the most important natural sources of atmospheric NOx. The authors investigate the 2000-2050 changes in NOx emissions from lightning using the global three-dimensional Goddard Earth Observing System chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem) driven by meteorological fields from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) general circulation model (GCM) 3. Projected changes in climate over 2000-2050 are based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A1B scenario. The global NOx emission from lightning is simulated to be 4.8 Tg N in present day and to increase by about 16.7% over 2000-2050 as a result of the future climate change. The largest present-day emissions and climate-induced changes are found in the upper troposphere in the tropics. Regionally in eastern China (20-55°N, 98-125°E), NOx emissions from lighting is simulated to be 0.3 Tg N (6.3% of the global total emission) in present day and to increase by 26.7% over 2000-2050. The simulated changes in NOx from lightening correspond well with the projected future changes in convective precipitation.
关键词：NOx; lightning; climate change